Ophiogomphus

Ophiogomphus

Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854

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.^[1]

The genus contains the following species:^[2]^[3]

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,^[4] Green Gomphid^[5]
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

References

^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691122814.
^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
^ "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.
^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ Malikova, E. (2007). "Ophiogomphus cecilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15364. Retrieved 08 October 2010.