Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Synonyms: 

As Subspecies:
                   Erpetogomphus lampropeltis lampropeltis Kennedy
                                            (Abbott & Stewart 1998)
                   Erpetogomphus lampropeltis natrix Williamson & Williamson
                                           (Abbott 2007; NatureServe 2008)

1934 Tinkham

[1954 Needham & Westfall]

[1998 Abbott & Stewart]

[2000 ACDT web]
2005 Abbott
2007 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-First Texas Record reported by Tinkham (1934)

-nymphs in rivers and streams with swift current and rocky or cobble bottoms (Abbott 2005)