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Ophiogomphus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Ophiogomphus

Higher classification
  
Gomphidae

Order
  
Odonate

Family
  
Gomphidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Ophiogomphus BioNet Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Lower classifications
  
Ophiogomphus cecilia

Ophiogomphus cecilia repce


Ophiogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. The species mostly have beautifully marked green club-shaped abdomens, more noticeable in the males.

Ophiogomphus Rusty Snaketail Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis BugGuideNet

The genus contains the following species:

  • Ophiogomphus acuminatus Carle, 1981 – acuminate snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus anomalus Harvey, 1898 – extra-striped snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus arizonicus Kennedy, 1917 – Arizona snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895 – brook snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus australis Carle, 1992 – southern snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus bellicosus Voronocovsky, 1909
  • Ophiogomphus bison Selys, 1873 – bison snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 – riffle snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus caudoforcipus Yousuf & Yunus, 1977
  • Ophiogomphus cecilia (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) – green snaketail, green gomphid
  • Ophiogomphus cerastis Selys, 1854
  • Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 – boreal snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus edmundo Needham, 1951 – Edmund's snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus howei Bromley, 1924 – pygmy snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus incurvatus Carle, 1982 – Appalachian snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863 – Maine snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879 – Great Basin snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus obscurus Bartenev, 1909
  • Ophiogomphus occidentis (Hagen, 1885) – Sinuous snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus purepecha González & Villeda-Callejas, 2000
  • Ophiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898
  • Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862) – rusty snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 – pale snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus sinicus (Chao, 1954)
  • Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004 – Sioux snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878
  • Ophiogomphus susbehcha Vogt & Smith, 1993 – St. Croix snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985 – Westfall's snaketail

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    References

    Ophiogomphus Wikipedia
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