Gomphus (dragonfly)
Gomphus is a genus of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.
As a result of phylogenetic studies, Gomphus subgenera Gomphurus, Hylogomphus, Phanogomphus, and Stenogomphurus were elevated in rank to genus in 2017. With the removal of their member species, Gomphus ended up with 11 of its previous 54 species, none of which are found in the Western Hemisphere.Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Gomphus:
- Gomphus acutus Bartenev, 1930
- Gomphus davidi Selys, 1887
- Gomphus epophtalmus Selys, 1872
- Gomphus flavipes
- Gomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842
- Gomphus kinzelbachi Schneider, 1984
- Gomphus lucasii Lucas, 1849
- Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840
- Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850
- Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840
- Gomphus vulgatissimus
These species formerly belonged to the genus Gomphus:
- Gomphurus crassus
- Gomphurus dilatatus
- Gomphurus externus
- Gomphurus fraternus
- Gomphurus gonzalezi
- Gomphurus hybridus
- Gomphurus lineatifrons
- Gomphurus lynnae
- Gomphurus modestus
- Gomphurus ozarkensis
- Gomphurus septima
- Gomphurus vastus
- Gomphurus ventricosus
- Hylogomphus abbreviatus
- Hylogomphus adelphus
- Hylogomphus apomyius
- Hylogomphus geminatus
- Hylogomphus parvidens
- Hylogomphus viridifrons
- Phanogomphus australis
- Phanogomphus borealis
- Phanogomphus cavillaris
- Phanogomphus descriptus
- Phanogomphus diminutus
- Phanogomphus exilis
- Phanogomphus graslinellus
- Phanogomphus hodgesi
- Phanogomphus kurilis
- Phanogomphus lividus
- Phanogomphus militaris
- Phanogomphus minutus
- Phanogomphus oklahomensis
- Phanogomphus quadricolor
- Phanogomphus sandrius
- Phanogomphus spicatus
- Phanogomphus westfalli
- Stenogomphurus consanguis
- Stenogomphurus rogersi
