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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Ophiogomphus |
| Species: | O. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004
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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
edit- ^ a b "Ophiogomphus smithi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Ophiogomphus smithi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Ophiogomphus smithi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Ophiogomphus smithi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Further reading
edit- 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.