Ceratogomphus
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| Ceratogomphus | |
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| Ceratogomphus pictus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Ceratogomphus Selys, 1854 |
Ceratogomphus, commonly known as thorntails, is a small genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae found in southern Africa. The genus contains only two species:[1]
- Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen in Selys, 1854 – common thorntail[2]
- Ceratogomphus triceraticus Balinsky, 1963 – cape thorntail[3]