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Orientogomphus

Orientogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae and subfamily Onychogomphinae, erected by Chao Zhao Xiufu and Xu Jianfei in 1987. Species have been recorded from China, Indochina and western Malesia.

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Orientogomphus
Orientogomphus indicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Gomphoidea
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Orientogomphus
Chao & Xu, 1987
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Orientogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae and subfamily Onychogomphinae, erected by Chao Zhao Xiufu and Xu Jianfei in 1987.1 Species have been recorded from China, Indochina and western Malesia.2

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:2

  1. Orientogomphus aemulus (Lieftinck, 1937)
  2. Orientogomphus armatus Chao & Xu, 1987
  3. Orientogomphus circularis (Selys, 1894)
  4. Orientogomphus earnshawi (Fraser, 1924)
  5. Orientogomphus indicus (Lahiri, 1987)
  6. Orientogomphus minor (Laidlaw, 1931)
  7. Orientogomphus naninus (Förster, 1905)
References

References

  1. Chao Zhao Xiufu, Xu Jianfei (1987) J Fujian Agric. Coll. 16 (4).
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Orientogomphus Chao & Xu, 1987 (retrieved 1 December 2024)
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