Brechmorhoga

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Clubskimmers
Pale-faced Clubskimmer Brechmorhoga mendax female 2008-11-06.jpg
Pale-faced clubskimmer
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Brechmorhoga
Kirby, 1894

Brechmorhoga is a genus of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. Members of this genus are commonly called clubskimmers because of the widening abdominal segments much like the clubtails.[1]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • (Donnelly, 1970)
  • Ris, 1913
  • Lacroix, 1920
  • (Martin, 1897)
  • Rácenis, 1954
  • González, 1999
  • Brechmorhoga mendax (Hagen, 1861) – pale-faced clubskimmer[3]
  • De Marmels, 1989
  • (Rambur, 1842)
  • (Hagen, 1861) – masked clubskimmer[3]
  • Brechmorhoga praecox (Hagen, 1861) – slender clubskimmer[3]
  • Calvert, 1909
  • Calvert, 1898
  • Calvert, 1908
  • Santos, 1946
  • Calvert, 1906

References[]

  1. ^ Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
  2. ^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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