Phanogomphus

Phanogomphus
Phanogomphus lividus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus
Carle, 1986

Phanogomphus is a genus of clubtails in the family Gomphidae found in North America. There are about 17 described species in Phanogomphus.[1][2][3]

Phanogomphus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus, but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Stenogomphurus, Gomphurus and Hylogomphus.[4]

Species

These 17 species are members of the genus Phanogomphus.[4][5][2]

Why is Phanogomphus different

The reason why this is Phanogomphus is because of its genetic lineage, its habitat (Clear fast running river, and bodies of water.) and its abnormal tail (This tail being club like).

References

  1. ^ "Phanogomphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Odonata Central". Odonata Central, University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
  4. ^ a b Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim2, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; Tennessen, Kenneth (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.