Lanthus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Aeshnoidea

Familia: Gomphidae
Subfamilia: Gomphinae
Tribus: Octogomphini
Genus: Lanthus
Species: L. fujiacus – L. parvulus – L. vernalis
Name
Lanthus Needham, 1897

Lanthus is a genus of club-tailed dragonflies found in North America, commonly called pygmy clubtails. They are found in Japan and North America.[1] The species are clear winged with black bodies and yellow markings.[2]

This genus includes the following species:[3]

Lanthus fujiacus (Fraser, 1936)
Lanthus parvulus (Selys, 1854) – northern pygmy clubtail[4]
Lanthus vernalis Carle, 1980 – southern pygmy clubtail[4]

References

Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia von; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly genera of the New World : an illustrated and annotated key to the Anisoptera. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
May, James G. Needham, Minter J. Westfall, Jr., Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America (Rev. ed.). Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2.
Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
"North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.