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Erpetogomphus Temporal range: Miocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Erpetogomphus designatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858

Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail. A fossil species are known from the Miocene Mexican amber

The genus contains the following species:

• Erpetogomphus agkistrodon Garrison, 1994
• Erpetogomphus boa Selys, 1859
• Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994 – one-striped ringtail
• Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – white-belted ringtail
• Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918 – knob-tipped ringtail
• Erpetogomphus cophias Selys, 1858
• Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) – yellow-legged ringtail
• Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – eastern ringtail
• Erpetogomphus elaphe Garrison, 1994
• Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858 – straight-tipped ringtail
• Erpetogomphus erici Novelo & Garrison, 1999
• Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905 – blue-faced ringtail
• Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994 – dashed ringtail
• Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918 – serpent ringtail
• Erpetogomphus leptophis Garrison, 1994 – dark-shouldered ringtail
• Erpetogomphus liopeltis Garrison, 1994
• Erpetogomphus ophibolus Calvert, 1905
• Erpetogomphus sabaleticus Williamson, 1918
• Erpetogomphus schausi Calvert, 1919
• Erpetogomphus sipedon Calvert, 1905
• Erpetogomphus tristani Calvert, 1912
• Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868

References

1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
2. Zheng, Daran; Nel, André; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Chang, Su-Chin; Zhang, Haichun; Wang, Bo (2019-01-02). "Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 43 (1): 157–164. Bibcode:2019Alch...43..157Z. doi:10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 134070211.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
4. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus bothrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T165051A5975649. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165051A5975649.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
6. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus constrictor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164984A5952895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164984A5952895.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus liopeltis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T165021A5965113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165021A5965113.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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