Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Larvae of congeners
are known to prefer muddy margins
of streams
and rivers
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Part
A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Gomphoidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Gomphidae
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Genus:
Asiagomphus
()
- Specific name:
pacificus
- (Chao, 1953)
- Scientific name: - Asiagomphus pacificus (Chao, 1953)
- Specific name:
pacificus
- (Chao, 1953)
- Genus:
Asiagomphus
(
- Family:
Gomphidae
(
- Superfamily:
Gomphoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Part
A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Described under the genus Gomphus Leach. Transferred to
Asiagomphus (Asahina, 1985).[1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Asiagomphus
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Further Reading
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- Asahina, S. 1985. A revisional study of Japanese and east Asian Gomphus species with the description of Asiagomphus gen. nov. Gekkan-Mushi 169: 6-17.
- Chao, H-F. 1953. Classification of Chinese dragonflies of the family Gomphidae (Odonata), I. Acta Entomologica Sinica 3(4): 375-434.
- Fellowes, J.R., Chan, B.P.L., Lau, M.W.N., Ng, S-C., Siu, G.L.P. and Lee, K.S. 2003. Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Nanling National Nature Reserve, Northwest Guangdong June-July 2000. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong.
- Hua, L.-Z. 2000. List of Chinese Insects. Zhongshan University Press, Guangzhou.
- IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
- Lieftinck, M.A., Lien, J.C. and Maa, T.C. 1984. Catalogue of Taiwanese Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata). Asian Ecological Society, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Wilson, K.D.P. and Reels, G.T. 2003. Odonata of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, China, Part I: Zygoptera. Odonatologica 32(3): 237-279.
- Zhao, X. 1990. The Gomphid Dragonflies of China (Odonata: Gomphidae). The Science and Technology Publishing House, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Release date: August 1, 2008
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Wilson, K. D. P. 2009. Asiagomphus pacificus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5045587
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-3914
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14184949
- IUCN ID: 192921
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3448782
Footnotes
- Wilson, K. D. P. 2009. Asiagomphus pacificus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
