Biology:Phanogomphus descriptus

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Phanogomphus descriptus
Harpoon Clubtail.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus
Species:
P. descriptus
Binomial name
Phanogomphus descriptus
(Banks, 1896)

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 was formerly considered to be a subgenus of Gomphus, but phylogenetic studies have resulted in its promotion to genus rank.[3]

References

  1. "Phanogomphus descriptus Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/40843. Retrieved 2018-02-06. 
  2. "Odonata Central". https://www.odonatacentral.org/. 
  3. 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. PMID 30147221. 

Further reading

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