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Gomphaeschna

Gomphaeschna is a genus of pygmy darners in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. There are two extant species in Gomphaeschna, both native to eastern North America. In addition, multiple fossil species are known from Eurasia and western North America. Some authorities treat it as belonging to its own family, Gomphaeschnidae, due to its ancient origins.

Species
These two species belong to the genus Gomphaeschna: • Gomphaeschna antilope (Hagen, 1874) (taper-tailed darner) • Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say, 1840) (harlequin darner) In addition, the following fossil species are known: • †Gomphaeschna carinthiae Schädel & Lechner, 2017 (middle Miocene of Austria) • †?Gomphaeschna danica Madsen & Nel, 1997 (late Paleocene/early Eocene of Denmark) • †Gomphaeschna inferna Pritykina, 1977 (earliest Cretaceous of Buryatia, Russia) • †Gomphaeschna miocenica Prokop & Nel, 2002 (early Miocene of the Czech Republic) • †Gomphaeschna paleocenica Madsen & Nel, 1997 (late Paleocene/early Eocene of Denmark) • †Gomphaeschna schrankii Lewis, 1988 (mid-late Paleocene of North Dakota, US) • †Gomphaeschna sibirica Bechly et al., 2001 (Barremian to Aptian of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia and Mongolia) ==References==
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