Gomphus abbreviatus

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].

Ecology: This species is found in clean sandy or rocky streams and also rivers with muck (a type of soil mostly made up from humus from drained swampland) deposits.[1].

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.4     Forest - Temperate   
  
•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Hylogomphus abbreviatus (Hagen in Selys

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008

Similar Species

Members of the genus Gomphus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 42 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. abbreviatus (Spine-Crowned Clubtail) · G. adelphus (Mustached Clubtail) · G. apomyius (Banner Clubtail) · G. australis (Clearlake Clubtail) · G. borealis (Beaverpond Clubtail) · G. cavillaris (Sandhill Clubtail) · G. consanguis (Cherokee Clubtail) · G. crassus (Handsome Clubtail) · G. davidi (Levant Clubtail) · G. descriptus (Harpoon Clubtail) · G. dilatatus (Blackwater Clubtail) · G. diminutus (Diminutive Clubtail) · G. exilis (Lancet Clubtail) · G. externus (Plains Clubtail) · G. fraternus (Midland Clubtail) · G. geminatus (Twin-Striped Clubtail) · G. gonzalezi (Tamaulipan Clubtail) · G. graslinellus (Pronghorn Clubtail) · G. graslinii (Pronged Clubtail) · G. hodgesi (Hodges' Clubtail) · G. hybridus (Cocoa Clubtail) · G. kurilis (Pacific Clubtail) · G. lineatifrons (Splendid Clubtail) · G. lividus (Ashy Clubtail) · G. lynnae (Columbia Clubtail) · G. militaris (Sulphur-Tipped Clubtail) · G. minutus (Cypress Clubtail) · G. modestus (Gulf Coast Clubtail) · G. oklahomensis (Oklahoma Clubtail) · G. ozarkensis (Ozark Clubtail) · G. parvidens (Piedmont Clubtail) · G. parvidens parvidens (Piedmont Clubtail) · G. pulchellus (Western Clubtail) · G. quadricolor (Rapids Clubtail) · G. rogersi (Sable Clubtail) · G. sandrius (Tennessee Clubtail) · G. septima (Septima's Clubtail) · G. spicatus (Dusky Clubtail) · G. vastus (Cobra Clubtail) · G. ventricosus (Skillet Clubtail) · G. viridifrons (Green-Faced Clubtail) · G. westfalli (Westfall's Clubtail)

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Further Reading

• A handbook of the dragonflies of North America, by James G. Needham and Hortense Butler Heywood, assisted by specialists in certain groups. Sringfield, Ill., Baltimore, Md., C.C. Thomas, 1929. url p. 89.
• Annual report / New York State Museum. Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, c1904-1920. url p. 444.
• Annual report of the Regents / Albany: J.B. Lyon, State Printer, 1890-1903. url p. 431, p. 448.
• Bulletin - New York State Museum. Albany: New York State Education Dept. url p. 431, p. 444, p. 444, p. 448.
• Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia[Entomological Rooms of the Academy of Natural Sciences] url p. 11, p. 11, p. 241, p. 92, p. 92, p. 92.
• Guide to the insects of Connecticut, prepared under the direction of Wilton Everett Britton. .. Hartford, Printed for The State Geological and Natural History Survey, 1911-27. url p. 148, p. 149, p. 298.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url , p. 664.
• Reports on aquatic insects. Albany, New York, Univ. of the State of N.Y., 1901-1905. url p. 431, p. 448.
• The Ohio journal of science. Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University and the Ohio Academy of Science url p. 13, p. 62, p. 96.
• Transactions of the American Entomological Society Philadelphia: The Society, 1890- url p. 267.

Notes

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.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• 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
• Paulson, D. R. 2009. Gomphus abbreviatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• 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.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2633633
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-3960
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 101671
• IUCN ID: 211773
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO08410
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15460

Footnotes

1. Paulson, D. R. 2009. Gomphus abbreviatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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