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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Spiketails (Cordulegastridae) » Cordulegaster

Genus Cordulegaster

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Twin-spotted Spiketail larva - Cordulegaster maculata - male Delta-Spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops - male Anisopteran - Cordulegaster diastatops Twin-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua - female Pacific Spiketail--Cordulegaster dorsalis - Cordulegaster dorsalis - male Arrowhead Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua Arrowhead Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua Arrowhead Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)
Genus Cordulegaster
Numbers
Eight species in the genus.
Remarks
Common name refers to the female's long ovipositor.
Print References
(1), (2)
Internet References
Chemsistry and Biology Information Center: Spiketail Page

Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia: Discussion of Delta-Spotted versus Brown
Spiketails
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.
2.Field Guide to The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Algonquin Provincial Park and the Surrounding Area
Colin D. Jones, Andrea Kingsley, Peter Burke, and Matt Holder. 2008. Friends of Algonquin.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 21 October, 2004 - 10:41am
Additional contributions by BrendaVR
Last updated 27 November, 2017 - 10:33am

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