Biology:Erpetogomphus

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies


Erpetogomphus
Temporal range: Miocene–Present
Eastern Ringtail - Erpetogomphus designatus, Claude Moore Park, Va. - 5971974765.jpg
Erpetogomphus designatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Erpetogomphus
Selys, 1858

Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail.[1] A fossil species are known from the Miocene Mexican amber[2]

The genus contains the following species:[3]

  • Erpetogomphus agkistrodon Garrison, 1994
  • Erpetogomphus boa Selys, 1859
  • Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994 – one-striped ringtail[4]
  • Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – white-belted ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918 – knob-tipped ringtail[6]
  • Erpetogomphus cophias Selys, 1858
  • Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) – yellow-legged ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – eastern ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus elaphe Garrison, 1994
  • Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858 – straight-tipped ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus erici Novelo & Garrison, 1999
  • Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905 – blue-faced ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994 – dashed ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918 – serpent ringtail[5]
  • Erpetogomphus leptophis Garrison, 1994 – dark-shouldered ringtail[7]
  • Erpetogomphus liopeltis Garrison, 1994
  • Erpetogomphus ophibolus Calvert, 1905
  • Erpetogomphus sabaleticus Williamson, 1918
  • Erpetogomphus schausi Calvert, 1919
  • Erpetogomphus sipedon Calvert, 1905
  • Erpetogomphus tristani Calvert, 1912
  • Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868

References

  1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6. 
  2. Zheng, Daran; Nel, André; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Chang, Su-Chin; Zhang, Haichun; Wang, Bo (2019-01-02). "Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber" (in en). Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 43 (1): 157–164. doi:10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. ISSN 0311-5518. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. 
  3. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  4. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus bothrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T165051A5975649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165051A5975649.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165051/5975649. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  6. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus constrictor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T164984A5952895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164984A5952895.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164984/5952895. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 
  7. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus liopeltis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T165021A5965113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165021A5965113.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165021/5965113. Retrieved 24 December 2017. 

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