Onychogomphus

<i>Onychogomphus</i>

Onychogomphus

Genus of dragonflies


Onychogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as pincertails.

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Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Onychogomphus acinaces Laidlaw, 1922
  • Onychogomphus aequistylus Selys, 1892
  • Onychogomphus annularis Selys, 1894
  • Onychogomphus assimilis Schneider, 1845 – Dark Pincertail[2]
  • Onychogomphus banteng Lieftinck, 1929
  • Onychogomphus boudoti Ferreira, Velo-Anton., Brochard, Vieira, Celio Alves, Thompson, Watts & Brito 2014[3]
  • Onychogomphus bwambae Pinhey, 1961
  • Onychogomphus cacharicus Martin, 1904
  • Onychogomphus castor Lieftinck, 1941
  • Onychogomphus cazuma 2020[4]
  • Onychogomphus choui (Chao & Liu, 1989)
  • Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885 – Faded Pincertail[5]
  • Onychogomphus dingavani Fraser, 1924
  • Onychogomphus emiliae Legrand, 1992
  • Onychogomphus flavifrons Selys, 1894
  • Onychogomphus flexuosus (Schneider, 1845)
  • Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Small Pincertail[5]
  • Onychogomphus grammicus (Rambur, 1842)
  • Onychogomphus kerri Fraser, 1933
  • Onychogomphus kitchingmani Pinhey, 1961
  • Onychogomphus lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842) – Pale Pincertail[6]
  • Onychogomphus maclachlani Selys, 1894
  • Onychogomphus macrodon Selys, 1887 – Levant Pincertail[7]
  • Onychogomphus maculivertex (Selys, 1891)
  • Onychogomphus malabarensis (Fraser, 1924)
  • Onychogomphus meghalayanus Lahiri, 1987
  • Onychogomphus nigrescens Pinhey, 1952
  • Onychogomphus nilgiriensis Fraser, 1922
  • Onychogomphus perplexus Lieftinck, 1935
  • Onychogomphus pilosus (Martin, 1911)
  • Onychogomphus pollux Lieftinck, 1941
  • Onychogomphus rappardi Lieftinck, 1937
  • Onychogomphus ridens Needham, 1930
  • Onychogomphus risi (Fraser, 1922)
  • Onychogomphus rossi Pinhey, 1966
  • Onychogomphus saundersii Selys, 1854
  • Onychogomphus schmidti Fraser, 1937
  • Onychogomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898
  • Onychogomphus seydeli (Schouteden, 1934)
  • Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961
  • Onychogomphus supinus Selys, 1854 – Gorge Claspertail[8]
  • Onychogomphus thienemanni Schmidt, 1934
  • Onychogomphus treadawayi Müller & Hämäläinen, 1993
  • Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840) – Large Pincertail[5]
  • Onychogomphus vadoni Paulian, 1961
  • Onychogomphus viridicostus (Oguma, 1926)

References

  1. 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 March 2023.
  2. Ferreira S., Velo-Anton G., Brochard C., Vieira C., Celio Alves P., Thompson D.J., Watts P.C. & Brito J.C. 2014 – A Critically Endangered new dragonfly species from Morocco: Onychogomphus boudoti sp. nov. (Odonata: Gomphidae). – Zootaxa, 3856 (3) : 349–365.
  3. López Estrada et al. 2020. Onychogomphus cazuma sp. nov. from Spain: Molecular and morphological evidence supports the discovery of a new European dragonfly species (Odonata: Gomphidae). Odonatologica 49(1/2) 2020: 125-154
  4. "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2010). "Onychogomphus supinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T59946A12176231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59946A12176231.en.



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