Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Synonyms:  Gomphurus vastus Walsh
                                           (Louton 1982)

Also Reported As:
                    Gomphus consanguis Selys
                                              ( Williamson 1914)

1914 Williamson

1974 Westfall in Bayer 1975
1975 Bayer
1979 Young & Bayer

1982 Louton
1982 Williams

1992 Bayer et al.
1997 Abbott Stewart Moulton
[1998 Abbott & Stewart

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

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

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

-Westfall (1974) reports that G. consanguis reported by Williamson (1914) from Black Bayou were really G. vastus (Bayer 1975)

-nymphs in medium sized rivers or lakes on sand and gravel (Abbott 2005)