Subspecies
The Asian taxon ubadschii (=lineatus) is often treated as a subpecies of
the present species. However, I adopt here the notion by
Dijkstra and Lewington (2006) that ubadschii is a separate species, especially because the taxa show differences in genital morphology.
Dijkstra and Lewington (2006) still place ubadschii in Gomphus, but based on the study by
Ware et al. 2017 (see also next chapter), the correct combination is Stylurus ubadschii.
Synonyms
Gomphus flavipes (De Charpentier, 1825)
Stylurus flavipes (De Charpentier, 1825)
The morphological characters of the present species are quite different
from typical Gomphus species and therefore several authors have
previously placed this species in the genus Stylurus, but this has not
been generally accepted. However, in a recent study by
Ware et al. (2017)
there is now also strong support from molecular phylogenetics that the
taxon flavipes is not a member of Gomphus, but is placed in Stylurus
with significant statistical support. Therefore I adopt here the
combination proposed by
Ware et al. (2017).
Additional English name: Yellow-legged Clubtail.
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