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Genus of dragonflies
Erpetogomphus is a
genus of
dragonfly in the family
Gomphidae . They are commonly known as ringtails . Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail.
[1] A fossil species are known from the
Miocene
Mexican amber
[2]
The genus contains the following species:
[3]
Erpetogomphus agkistrodon Garrison, 1994
Erpetogomphus boa Selys, 1859
Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994 – one-striped ringtail
[4]
Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – white-belted ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918 – knob-tipped ringtail
[6]
Erpetogomphus cophias Selys, 1858
Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) – yellow-legged ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – eastern ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus elaphe Garrison, 1994
Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858 – straight-tipped ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus erici Novelo & Garrison, 1999
Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905 – blue-faced ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994 – dashed ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918 – serpent ringtail
[5]
Erpetogomphus leptophis Garrison, 1994 – dark-shouldered ringtail
[7]
Erpetogomphus liopeltis Garrison, 1994
Erpetogomphus ophibolus Calvert, 1905
Erpetogomphus sabaleticus Williamson, 1918
Erpetogomphus schausi Calvert, 1919
Erpetogomphus sipedon Calvert, 1905
Erpetogomphus tristani Calvert, 1912
Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868
References
^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West .
Princeton University Press .
ISBN
978-0-691-12281-6 .
^ Zheng, Daran; Nel, André; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Chang, Su-Chin; Zhang, Haichun; Wang, Bo (2019-01-02).
"Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber" . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology . 43 (1): 157–164.
Bibcode :
2019Alch...43..157Z .
doi :
10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562 .
ISSN
0311-5518 .
S2CID
134070211 .
^ 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 Mar 2023 .
^ Paulson, D. R. (2009).
"Erpetogomphus bothrops " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 : e.T165051A5975649.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165051A5975649.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017 .
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"North American Odonata" . University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from
the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010 .
^ Paulson, D. R. (2009).
"Erpetogomphus constrictor " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 : e.T164984A5952895.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164984A5952895.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017 .
^ Paulson, D. R. (2009).
"Erpetogomphus liopeltis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 : e.T165021A5965113.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165021A5965113.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017 .