Les Gomphidae Fossiles. Un Inventaire Critique (Odonata: Gomphidae)

Abstract

A critical list of fossil Gomphidae is proposed. Fossil Gomphids are less abundant than other Odonata. Gomphidae are already well differenciated during Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous but many Mesozoic (and Cenozoic) taxa aren't well defined. Phylogenetic relations between Cordulagomphinae and other Gomphidae are uncertain. Araripegomphus cretacicus gen. n., sp. n., from the Lower Creta- ceous of Brazil , presents a Gomphid-like venation but its position within the "stem-group" of Gomphidae + Cordulegastridae (sensu Pfau, 1991) is uncertain.