genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Gomphidae
The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The name refers ...
.
They are medium to large, yellow and black with clear wings. Species occur in
Africa
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,
Asia
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and
Australia
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Ictinogomphus angulosus
''Ictinogomphus'' is a genus of dragonfly, dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.
They are medium to large, yellow and black with clear wings. Species occur in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Species
The genus ''Ictinogomphus'' includes the followi ...
Ictinogomphus rapax
''Ictinogomphus rapax'', the common clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Indomalayan region.
Description and habitat
It is a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. T ...
Jules Rambur originally described this genus as ''Ictinus'' in 1842.
However, at the time there already existed a genus of beetle also named ''Ictinus'' described by François Laporte in 1834.
In 1934, John Cowley, an English entomologist, renamed this species to ''Ictinogomphus'' in deference to Rambur's original name. Cowley is now regarded as the authority, and this genus can be formally written as: ''Ictinogomphus'' .
Up until recently, species of ''Ictinogomphus'' were sometimes considered to be in the family
Lindeniidae
Up until recently, Lindeniidae was considered a Family (biology), family of Dragonfly, dragonflies occurring in Australia. It is no longer recognised.
Genera
The family included the following genus which has now been assigned to the family Gomp ...
. Lindeniidae is no longer recognised as a family, and ''Ictinogomphus'' is now found in the family,
Gomphidae
The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The name refers ...