Biology:Hemigomphus
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Hemigomphus Selys, 1854[1] |
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Hemigomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae,[2] endemic to Australia.[3] The species are small with black and yellow markings.[3][4] They are commonly known as vicetails.
Species
The genus Hemigomphus includes the following species:[2][5]
- Hemigomphus atratus Watson, 1991 - black vicetail
- Hemigomphus comitatus (Tillyard, 1909) - zebra vicetail
- Hemigomphus cooloola Watson, 1969 - Wallum vicetail
- Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854) - southern vicetail
- Hemigomphus heteroclytus Selys, 1854 - stout vicetail
- Hemigomphus magela Watson, 1991 - Kakadu vicetail
- Hemigomphus theischingeri Watson, 1991 - rainforest vicetail
See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1854). "Synopsis des Gomphines" (in fr). Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique 21 (7): 23–112 [66]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36937591.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genus Hemigomphus Selys, 1954". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Hemigomphus.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 188. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2786365 entry
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