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Encyclopedia > Gomphidae
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Gomphidae
Austrogomphus guerini
Austrogomphus guerini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexapoda
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genera

Antipodogomphus
Austrogomphus
Hemigomphus
Ictinogomphus
Odontogomphus Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1067x1600, 178 KB) Yellow striped hunter, Austrogomphus guerini File links The following pages link to this file: Dragonfly User:Fir0002/FPCandidates Wikipedia:Featured pictures candidates/April-2006 Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dragonfly ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa Radiata Cnidaria Ctenophora - Comb jellies Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes - Flatworms Nemertina - Ribbon worms Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida - Jawed worms Micrognathozoa Rotifera - Rotifers Acanthocephala Priapulida Kinorhyncha Loricifera Entoprocta Nematoda - Roundworms Nematomorpha - Horsehair worms Cycliophora Mollusca - Mollusks Sipuncula - Peanut worms Annelida - Segmented... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Classes & Orders Class Insecta (insects) Unplaced orders:    Order Diplura    Order Collembola (springtails)    Order Protura The subphylum Hexapoda constitutes the largest (in terms of number of species) grouping of arthropods and includes the insects as well as a few much smaller groups of wingless arthropods closely related to insects: Collembola, Protura... Suborders Epiprocta(dragonflies), including infraorder Anisoptera(true dragonflies) Zygoptera(damselflies) Reference: ITIS 101593 as of 2002-07-26 Odonata is an order in the class Insecta, encompassing those insects commonly known as dragonflies (either when referring to the group as a whole, or for the species in the suborder Epiprocta...

Gomphidae is an Odonata family that contains about 90 genera and 900 species. They are commonly referd to as clubtail dragonflies. This name is derived from the defined lump on the end of the tail, often resembling a club. Adults are usually from 40 to 70 mm in length. Suborders Epiprocta(dragonflies), including infraorder Anisoptera(true dragonflies) Zygoptera(damselflies) Reference: ITIS 101593 as of 2002-07-26 Odonata is an order in the class Insecta, encompassing those insects commonly known as dragonflies (either when referring to the group as a whole, or for the species in the suborder Epiprocta... In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ... Families Aeshnidae Austropetaliidae Cordulegastridae Corduliidae Gomphidae Libellulidae Neopetaliidae Petaluridae The dragonfly is an insect belonging to the Order Odonata, Suborder Anisoptera and characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...


They can be distingushed by the enlarged tip of the abdomen and the widly spaced eyes.


External links

  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
  • More information about clubtail dragonflies
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