| Hemigomphus | |
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| Male Hemigomphus gouldii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Hemigomphus Selys, 18541 |
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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.34 They are commonly known as vicetails.
Species
The genus Hemigomphus includes the following species:25
- 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
Etymology
The genus name Hemigomphus is derived from the Greek ἡμι- (hēmi, "half"), combined with Gomphus, a genus name derived from the Greek γόμφος (gomphos, "peg" or "nail"), referring to the shape of the male abdomen. The name refers to the close relationship of the genus to Gomphus.16
References
References
- Selys-Longchamps, E. (1854). "Synopsis des Gomphines". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 21 (7): 23–112 [66] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Hemigomphus Selys, 1954". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.