Arigomphus
| Pond clubtails | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Jade Clubtail | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Arigomphus Needham, 1897 |
Arigomphus is a genus of dragonflies of the Gomphidae family. This group is commonly called the pond clubtails. The species are fairly plain and only the males have the club-shaped abdomen.[1] Unlike other gomphids, they may emerge from artificial ponds.[2]
The genus is confined to North America.[1] It contains the following species:[3][4]
- Arigomphus cornutus (Tough, 1900) – horned clubtail
- Arigomphus furcifer (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – lilypad clubtail
- Arigomphus lentulus (Needham, 1902) – stillwater clubtail
- Arigomphus maxwelli (Ferguson, 1950) – bayou clubtail
- Arigomphus pallidus (Rambur, 1842) – gray-green clubtail
- Arigomphus submedianus (Williamson, 1914) – jade clubtail
- Arigomphus villosipes (Selys, 1854) – unicorn clubtail
References
[edit]- 1 2 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ↑ Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ↑ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Arigomphus on BugGuide.Net