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Macrogomphus

Macrogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:Macrogomphus abnormis Selys, 1884 Macrogomphus annulatus (Selys, 1854) Macrogomphus borikhanensis Fraser, 1933 Macrogomphus decemlineatus Selys, 1878 Macrogomphus guilinensis Chao, 1982 Macrogomphus keiseri Lieftinck, 1955 Macrogomphus kerri Fraser, 1932 Macrogomphus lankanensis Fraser, 1933 Macrogomphus matsukii Asahina, 1986 †Macrogomphus menatensis Nel & Jouhalt, 2022 Macrogomphus montanus Selys, 1869 Macrogomphus parallelogramma (Burmeister, 1839) Macrogomphus phalantus Lieftinck, 1935 Macrogomphus quadratus Selys, 1878 Macrogomphus rivularis Förster, 1914 Macrogomphus robustus (Selys, 1878) Macrogomphus seductus Fraser, 1926 Macrogomphus thoracicus McLachlan, 1884 Macrogomphus wynaadicus Fraser, 1924

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Length
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Source
Macrogomphus
Temporal range:
Macrogomphus wynaadicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Macrogomphus
Selys, 1858

Macrogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:1

  • Macrogomphus abnormis Selys, 1884
  • Macrogomphus annulatus (Selys, 1854)
  • Macrogomphus borikhanensis Fraser, 1933
  • Macrogomphus decemlineatus Selys, 1878
  • Macrogomphus guilinensis Chao, 1982
  • Macrogomphus keiseri Lieftinck, 1955
  • Macrogomphus kerri Fraser, 1932
  • Macrogomphus lankanensis Fraser, 1933
  • Macrogomphus matsukii Asahina, 1986
  • Macrogomphus menatensis Nel & Jouhalt, 2022 (fossil; Late Paleocene of France, Menat Formation)2
  • Macrogomphus montanus Selys, 1869
  • Macrogomphus parallelogramma (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Macrogomphus phalantus Lieftinck, 1935
  • Macrogomphus quadratus Selys, 1878
  • Macrogomphus rivularis Förster, 1914
  • Macrogomphus robustus (Selys, 1878)
  • Macrogomphus seductus Fraser, 1926
  • Macrogomphus thoracicus McLachlan, 1884
  • Macrogomphus wynaadicus Fraser, 1924
References

References

  1. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  2. Nel, André; Jouault, Corentin (2022). "The odonatan insects from the Paleocene of Menat, central France". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 67. doi:10.4202/app.00960.2021. ISSN 0567-7920.