Ophiogomphus, commonly known as snaketails, is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. Most of the species in the genus Ophiogomphus have beautifully marked green club-shaped abdomens, which are more noticeable in the males.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2][3]
Ophiogomphus, commonly known as snaketails, is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. Most of the species in the genus Ophiogomphus have beautifully marked green club-shaped abdomens, which are more noticeable in the males.
The genus contains the following species:
Ophiogomphus acuminatus Carle, 1981 – acuminate snaketail Ophiogomphus anomalus Harvey, 1898 – extra-striped snaketail Ophiogomphus arizonicus Kennedy, 1917 – Arizona snaketail Ophiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895 – brook snaketail Ophiogomphus australis Carle, 1992 – southern snaketail Ophiogomphus bellicosus Voronocovsky, 1909 Ophiogomphus bison Selys, 1873 – bison snaketail Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 – riffle snaketail Ophiogomphus caudoforcipus Yousuf & Yunus, 1977 Ophiogomphus cecilia (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) – green snaketail, green gomphid Ophiogomphus cerastis Selys, 1854 Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 – boreal snaketail Ophiogomphus edmundo Needham, 1951 – Edmund's snaketail Ophiogomphus howei Bromley, 1924 – pygmy snaketail Ophiogomphus incurvatus Carle, 1982 – Appalachian snaketail Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863 – Maine snaketail Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879 – Great Basin snaketail Ophiogomphus obscurus Bartenev, 1909 Ophiogomphus occidentis (Hagen, 1885) – Sinuous snaketail Ophiogomphus purepecha González & Villeda-Callejas, 2000 Ophiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898 Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862) – rusty snaketail Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 – pale snaketail Ophiogomphus sinicus (Chao, 1954) Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004 – Sioux snaketail Ophiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878 Ophiogomphus susbehcha Vogt & Smith, 1993 – St. Croix snaketail Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985 – Westfall's snaketail
