Hemigomphus
Genus of dragonflies
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Hemigomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae,[2] endemic to Australia.[3] The species are small with black and yellow markings.[3][4] They are commonly known as vicetails.
| Hemigomphus | |
|---|---|
| Male Hemigomphus gouldii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Hemigomphus Selys, 1854[1] |
Species
The genus Hemigomphus includes the following species:[2][5]
- Hemigomphus atratus Watson, 1991 - black vicetail
- Hemigomphus comitatus (Tillyard, 1909) - zebra vicetail
- Hemigomphus cooloola Watson, 1969 - Wallum vicetail
- Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854) - southern vicetail
- Hemigomphus heteroclytus Selys, 1854 - stout vicetail
- Hemigomphus magela Watson, 1991 - Kakadu vicetail
- Hemigomphus theischingeri Watson, 1991 - rainforest vicetail