Phanogomphus descriptus
Phanogomphus descriptus, the harpoon clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in eastern North America.[1][2]
| Phanogomphus descriptus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Odonata | 
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera | 
| Family: | Gomphidae | 
| Genus: | Phanogomphus | 
| Species: | P. descriptus  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Phanogomphus descriptus (Banks, 1896)  | |
Phanogomphus was formerly considered to be a subgenus of Gomphus, but phylogenetic studies have resulted in its promotion to genus rank.[3]
References
    
- "Phanogomphus descriptus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
 - "Odonata Central".
 - Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; Tennessen, Kenneth (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
 
Further reading
    
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
 - Ball-Damerow JE, Oboyski PT, Resh VH (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
 
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