Progomphus is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are found in the Americas and are largely tropical.[1] They are one of the few Gomphids with coloured wings.
They are commonly called sanddragons. They are usually found on freshwater sandy beaches and pools.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2][3]
Progomphus is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are found in the Americas and are largely tropical. They are one of the few Gomphids with coloured wings.
They are commonly called sanddragons. They are usually found on freshwater sandy beaches and pools.
The genus contains the following species:
Progomphus abbreviatus Belle, 1973 Progomphus aberrans Belle, 1973 Progomphus adaptatus Belle, 1973 Progomphus alachuensis Byers, 1939 – tawny sanddragon Progomphus amarillus Tennessen, 1992 Progomphus amazonicus Belle, 1973 Progomphus angeloi Belle, 1994 Progomphus anomalus Belle, 1973 Progomphus approximatus Belle, 1966 Progomphus auropictus Ris, 1911 Progomphus australis Belle, 1973 Progomphus basalis Belle, 1994 Progomphus basistictus Ris, 1911 Progomphus bellei Knopf & Tennessen, 1980 – Belle's sanddragon Progomphus belyshevi Belle, 1991 Progomphus bidentatus Belle, 1994 Progomphus boliviensis Belle, 1973 – Bolivian sanddragon Progomphus borealis McLachlan in Selys, 1873 – gray sanddragon Progomphus brachycnemis Needham, 1944 Progomphus clendoni Calvert, 1905 Progomphus complicatus Selys, 1854 Progomphus conjectus Belle, 1966 Progomphus costalis Hagen in Selys, 1854 Progomphus delicatus Belle, 1973 Progomphus dorsopallidus Byers, 1934 Progomphus elegans Belle, 1973 Progomphus fassli Belle, 1973 Progomphus flinti Belle, 1975 Progomphus formalis Belle, 1973 Progomphus geijskesi Needham, 1944 Progomphus gracilis Hagen in Selys, 1854 Progomphus guyanensis Belle, 1966 Progomphus herrerae Needham & Etcheverry, 1956 Progomphus incurvatus Belle, 1973 Progomphus integer Hagen in Selys, 1878 Progomphus intricatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 Progomphus joergenseni Ris, 1908 Progomphus kimminsi Belle, 1973 Progomphus lambertoi Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2007 Progomphus lepidus Ris, 1911 Progomphus longistigma Ris, 1918 Progomphus maculatus Belle, 1984 Progomphus marcelae Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2007 Progomphus mexicanus Belle, 1973 Progomphus microcephalus Belle, 1994 Progomphus montanus Belle, 1973 Progomphus nervis Belle, 1973 Progomphus nigellus Belle, 1990 Progomphus obscurus (Rambur, 1842) – common sanddragon Progomphus occidentalis Belle, 1983 Progomphus perithemoides Belle, 1980 Progomphus perpusillus Ris, 1918 Progomphus phyllochromus Ris, 1918 Progomphus pijpersi Belle, 1966 Progomphus polygonus Selys, 1879 Progomphus pygmaeus Selys, 1873 Progomphus racenisi De Marmels, 1983 Progomphus recticarinatus Calvert, 1909 Progomphus recurvatus Ris, 1911 Progomphus risi Williamson, 1920 – Ris's sanddragon Progomphus serenus Hagen in Selys, 1878 – Hispaniolan sanddragon Progomphus superbus Belle, 1973 Progomphus tantillus Belle, 1973 Progomphus tennesseni Daigle, 1996 – bristle-tipped sanddragon Progomphus tibialis Belle, 1973 Progomphus victor St. Quentin, 1973 Progomphus virginiae Belle, 1973 Progomphus zephyrus Needham, 1941 – elusive sanddragon Progomphus zonatus Hagen in Selys, 1854
