Gomphaeschna Explained

Gomphaeschna is a genus of pygmy darners in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. There are about nine described species in Gomphaeschna.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Gomphaeschna:

• Gomphaeschna antilope (Hagen, 1874) (taper-tailed darner)
• Gomphaeschna carinthiae Schädel & Lechner, 2017
• Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say, 1840) (harlequin darner)
• † Gomphaeschna danica Madsen & Nel, 1997
• † Gomphaeschna inferna Pritykina, 1977
• † Gomphaeschna miocenica Prokop & Nel, 2002
• † Gomphaeschna paleocenica Madsen & Nel, 1997
• † Gomphaeschna schrankii Lewis, 1988
• † Gomphaeschna sibirica Bechly & al., 2001

Further reading

• Book: Dragonflies of the World. 2001. Silsby. Jill. Smithsonian Institution Press. 978-1560989592. registration.
• Book: World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. 1997. Steinmann . Henrik. Wermuth . Heinz. Fischer . Maximilian. Walter de Gruyter. Das Tierreich. 111. 978-3-11-014934-0.
• Book: Dragonflies of North America. 2000. Needham . James G.. Westfall Jr. . Minter J. Jr.. May . Michael L.. Scientific Publishers. 978-0-945417-94-1.
• Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae. 2013. Kalkman . V. J.. Leiden University. 1887/22953. free. PhD.