| Gomphidae is an Odonata family that
contains about 90 genus and 900 species. They are commonly referred to
as clubtail dragonflies. The name refers to the clublike widening of the
end of the abdomen (abdominal segments 7 through 9). However, this club
is usually less pronounced in females and is entirely absent in some species.
Lamelligomphus is a genus under this
family, first established by Fraser in 1922, following Carle (1986), Chao
transferred many Chinese species, previously considered belonging to genus
Onychogomphus, to Lamelligomphus. The genus now contains 12 species of:
- Lamelligomphus biforceps (Selys, 1878)
- Lamelligomphus camelus (Martin, 1904)
- Lamelligomphus chaoi (Zhu, 1999)
- Lamelligomphus choui (Chao & Liu, 1989)
- Lamelligomphus formosanus (Matsumura in Oguma, 1926)
- Lamelligomphus hainanensis (Chao, 1954)
- Lamelligomphus hanzhongensis (Yang & Zhu, 2001)
- Lamelligomphus laetus (Yang & Davies, 1993)
- Lamelligomphus motuoensis (Chao, 1983)
- Lamelligomphus ringens (Needham, 1930)
- Lamelligomphus trinus (Navás, 1936)
- Lamelligomphus tutulus (Liu & Chao in Chao, 1990)
Lamelligomphus formosanus (Matsumura,
1926) is found Southern China, including Guangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Fujian,
and Taiwan. Length around 64-69 mm
Synonyms of the species include:
Leptogomphus formosanus (Matsumura in Oguma, 1926)
Onychogomphus micans (Needham, 1930)
Lamelligomphus jiuquensis (Liu, 1993)
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