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Taxonomy
Gomphidae was named by Rambur (1842). It is extant.
It was assigned to Odonata by Bode (1953) and Zhang (1989); to Anisoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Cowley (1942) and Carpenter (1992); and to Gomphida by Bechly (2007).
It was assigned to Odonata by Bode (1953) and Zhang (1989); to Anisoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Cowley (1942) and Carpenter (1992); and to Gomphida by Bechly (2007).
Subtaxa
Aeschna perampla, Auroradraco, Austrogomphinae, Diastatomma, Erpetogomphus, Gomphidae, Gomphinae, Gomphoides occulta, Huaxiagomphus (syn. Sinogomphus), Ilerdaegomphus, Jibeigomphus, Lanthus wuluogongensis, Libellula valga, Lindeniinae, Liogomphus, Lithogomphus, Octogomphinae, Pheugothemis, Sieboldius
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1842 | Gomphidae Rambur |
1856 | Gomphoides occulta Hagen p. 81 |
1862 | Libellula valga Hagen p. 107 |
1890 | Gomphoides occulta Kirby p. 168 |
1906 | Gomphidae Handlirsch p. 471 |
1942 | Gomphidae Cowley p. 77 |
1953 | Gomphidae Bode |
1984 | Lanthus wuluogongensis Hong p. 17 fig. 7 |
1985 | Lanthus wuluogongensis Hong p. 1417 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2 |
1989 | Gomphidae Zhang p. 37 |
1989 | Gomphus wuluogongensis Zhang p. 37 fig. 20 |
1992 | Gomphidae Carpenter p. 81 |
2007 | Gomphidae Bechly |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Gomphidae Rambur 1842 [clubtail dragonfly]
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Subfm. Austrogomphinae Carle 1986
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G. Diastatomma Burmeister 1839
G. †Gomphidae Handlirsch 1906
G. †Huaxiagomphus Hong 1988
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†Huaxiagomphus taushanensis Hong 1982
Invalid names: Sinogomphus Hong 1982 [replaced]
G. †Ilerdaegomphus Martínez-Delclòs 1989
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†Ilerdaegomphus pallerolae Gomez Pallerola 1979
†Ilerdaegomphus torcae Martínez-Delclòs and Nel 1994
Subfm. Lindeniinae Selys 1854
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G. Ictinogomphus Cowley 1934
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†Ictinogomphus engelorum Nel et al. 2020
†Ictinogomphus hassleri Schädel and Lechner 2017
Invalid names: Ictinus Rambur 1842 [replaced]
Invalid names: Lindeniini Selys 1854 [empty], Petalura acutipennis Hagen 1859 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. Octogomphinae Carle and Cook 1984
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Invalid names: Aeschna perampla Brodie 1845 [nomen dubium], Gomphoides occulta Hagen 1856 [nomen vanum], Lanthus wuluogongensis Hong 1985 [nomen dubium], Libellula valga Hagen 1862 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available