Maine Snaketail
Ophiogomphus mainensis Donnelly, 1987
Maine Snaketail: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/659
Synonyms
Tags
S1 (Highly state rare) Western MD only

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Status

Maine Snaketail (Ophiogomphus mainensis fastigiatus) is a primarily northern species restricted to higher elevations of Maryland, where it prefers rocky creeks and small rivers. The form that occurs in Maryland, fastigiatus, is now considered by Nick Donnelly to be probably specifically distinct from nominate mainensis. This clubtail is known from the Casselman River in Garrett, and from Town Creek in Allegany Co. (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). In Maryland, this species is rare, and is ranked as S1 (highly state rare).

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Ophiogomphus mainensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Ophiogomphus
Species:
O. mainensis
Binomial name
Ophiogomphus mainensis
Packard in Walsh, 1863

Ophiogomphus mainensis, the Maine snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The IUCN conservation status of Ophiogomphus mainensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[5][6]

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Ophiogomphus mainensis:

  • Ophiogomphus mainensis fastigiatus Donnelly, 1987 i c g
  • Ophiogomphus mainensis mainensis Packard, 1863 i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ophiogomphus mainensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ a b "Ophiogomphus mainensis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ a b "Ophiogomphus mainensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Ophiogomphus mainensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-21.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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