Stylurus
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| Stylurus | |
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| Female Stylurus flavipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Stylurus Needham, 1897 |
Stylurus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as hanging clubtails from their habit of hanging nearly vertically when they perch.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Stylurus amicus (Needham, 1930)
- Stylurus amnicola (Walsh, 1862) - Riverine Clubtail[3]
- Stylurus annulatus (Djakonov, 1926)
- Stylurus clathratus (Needham, 1930)
- Stylurus endicotti (Needham, 1930)
- Stylurus erectocornus Liu & Chao in Chao, 1990
- Stylurus falcatus Gloyd, 1944
- Stylurus flavicornis (Needham, 1931)
- Stylurus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825) - River Clubtail
- Stylurus gaudens (Chao, 1953)
- Stylurus gideon (Needham, 1941)
- Stylurus intricatus (Selys, 1858) - Brimstone Clubtail[4]
- Stylurus ivae Williamson, 1932 - Shining Clubtail[5]
- Stylurus kreyenbergi (Ris, 1928)
- Stylurus laurae Williamson, 1932 - Laura's Clubtail[4]
- Stylurus nagoyanus Asahina, 1951
- Stylurus nanningensis Liu, 1985
- Stylurus nobilis Liu & Chao in Chao, 1990
- Stylurus notatus (Rambur, 1842) - Elusive Clubtail[4]
- Stylurus occultus (Selys, 1878)
- Stylurus oculatus (Asahina, 1949)
- Stylurus olivaceus (Selys, 1873) - Olive Clubtail[4]
- Stylurus placidus Liu & Chao in Chao, 1990
- Stylurus plagiatus (Selys, 1854) - Russet-tipped Clubtail[6]
- Stylurus potulentus (Needham, 1942) - Yellow-sided Clubtail[7]
- Stylurus scudderi (Selys, 1873) - Zebra Clubtail[8]
- Stylurus spiniceps (Walsh, 1862) - Arrow Clubtail[9]
- Stylurus takashii (Asahina, 1966)
- Stylurus tongrensis Liu, 1991
- Stylurus townesi Gloyd, 1936 - Towne's Clubtail[10]