Ophiogomphus occidentis

Ophiogomphus occidentis, the sinuous snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

Ophiogomphus occidentis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Ophiogomphus
Species:
O. occidentis
Binomial name
Ophiogomphus occidentis
(Hagen, 1885)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophiogomphus californicus Kennedy, 1917

The IUCN conservation status of Ophiogomphus occidentis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[5][6]

References

  1. "Ophiogomphus occidentis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Ophiogomphus occidentis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Ophiogomphus occidentis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Ophiogomphus occidentis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

  • Hagen, H. A. (1885). "Monograph of the earlier stages of the Odonata: Sub-families Gomphina and Cordulegastrina". Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 12: 249–291. doi:10.2307/25076459. JSTOR 25076459.
  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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