Phanogomphus minutus, the cypress clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Phanogomphus minutus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus
Species:
P. minutus
Binomial name
Phanogomphus minutus
(Rambur, 1842)

Phanogomphus was formerly considered to be a subgenus of Gomphus, but phylogenetic studies have resulted in its promotion to genus rank.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Phanogomphus minutus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Odonata Central". Odonata Central, University of Alabama. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
  4. ^ Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim2, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; Tennessen, Kenneth (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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