Ophiogomphus smithi

Ophiogomphus smithi, known generally as Sioux snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. Other common names include the yellow-rayed lasthenium and sand snaketail.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

Ophiogomphus smithi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Ophiogomphus
Species:	O. smithi
Binomial name
Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004

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

References

1. "Ophiogomphus smithi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
2. "Ophiogomphus smithi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
3. "Ophiogomphus smithi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
4. "Ophiogomphus smithi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
5. "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
6. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-22.

Further reading

• Tennessen, K. J.; Vogt, T. E. (2004). "Ophiogomphus smithi n. sp. (Odonata: Gomphidae) from Wisconsin and Iowa". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 106 (3): 540–546. ISSN 0013-8797.
• Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.