Erpetogomphus
Genus of dragonflies
| Erpetogomphus Temporal range: Miocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Erpetogomphus designatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ 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". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 43 (1): 157–164. Bibcode:2019Alch...43..157Z. doi:10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 134070211.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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