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Stylurus spiniceps

Stylurus spiniceps, the arrow clubtail, is a species of clubtail in the dragonfly family Gomphidae. It is found in North America.

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Stylurus spiniceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Stylurus
Species:
S. spiniceps
Binomial name
Stylurus spiniceps
(Walsh, 1862)

Stylurus spiniceps, the arrow clubtail, is a species of clubtail in the dragonfly family Gomphidae. It is found in North America.2314

The IUCN conservation status of Stylurus spiniceps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.156

Specimen of the Arrow Clubtail (Stylurus spiniceps)
Specimen of the Arrow Clubtail (Stylurus spiniceps) source ↗
References

References

  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Stylurus spiniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T165068A65830281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165068A65830281.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Stylurus spiniceps". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Stylurus spiniceps". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.