Gomphus geminatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	GOMPHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Gomphus geminatus

Species Authority:

Carle, 1979

Common Name/s:

English

–

Twin-striped Clubtail

Synonym/s:

Hylogomphus geminatus Carle, 1979

Taxonomic Notes:

Transferred from the genus Hylogomphus to Gomphus as the former is now a subgenus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2007

Assessor/s:

Abbott, J.C.

Reviewer/s:

Donnelly, N., Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (Odonata Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
G. geminatus is endemic to the United States, where it is known from 15 streams in three states. There are probably hundreds to thousands on each stream. The area of occupancy is estimated at less than 2,000 km² and the species occurs in few locations. Current threats are habitat loss due to development and forestry.

History:

1996	–	Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to the United States. Known from 10 counties within the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Countries:	Native: United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia)
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Population [top]

Population:	Current population is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Clean, sand-bottomed streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Development and forestry.

Major Threat(s):

Development and forestry.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In Florida, large form probably occurs in The Nature Conservancy's Apalachicola Bluffs Sanctuary, smaller form has fair protection in Blackwater River State Forest and Pine Log State Forest.

Conservation Actions:

In Florida, large form probably occurs in The Nature Conservancy's Apalachicola Bluffs Sanctuary, smaller form has fair protection in Blackwater River State Forest and Pine Log State Forest.

Citation:	Abbott, J.C. 2007. Gomphus geminatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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