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Onychogomphus macrodon
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Onychogomphus
Species:	O. macrodon
Binomial name
Onychogomphus macrodon Selys, 1887

Onychogomphus macrodon, also known as the Levant pincertail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae.

Etymology

Onychogomphus macrodon was first described in 1887 by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in Beirut. Its common name, Levant pincertail, references the geographic region in which it is found, the Levant.

Geographic range and habitat

Onychogomphus macrodon is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitat is wetlands and freshwater rivers. Due to contemporary increases in the development of energy production and water management infrastructure, it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ Kalkman, V.J. (2006). "Onychogomphus macrodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T15336A4514812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T15336A4514812.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Schneider, Thomas; Schneider, Jacob (28 February 2013). "Occurrence, behaviour, and habitat preference of the Levant Pincertail, Onychogomphus macrodon Selys, 1887 in Turkey". Zoology in the Middle East. 49 (1): 79–88. doi:10.1080/09397140.2010.10638393. S2CID 86226687.
3. "Levant Pincertail - Onychogomphus macrodon". Observation.org. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
4. "ADW: Onychogomphus macrodon: CLASSIFICATION". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
5. Steinmann, Henrik (1997). World Catalogue of Odonata. Vol. 110. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 176. ISBN 9783110149340.

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