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Clubtails
Gomphidae
The Gomphidae are a family in the Odonata commonly referred to as clubtail dragonflies; the family contains about 90 genera and 900 species; individual species may be found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.. The name refers to the club-like widening of the end of the abdomen (abdominal segments 7 through 9). However, this club is usually less pronounced in females and is entirely absent in some species.
60 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 1,015 known species
Phanogomphus Clubtails
genusPhanogomphus
Pincertails
genusOnychogomphus
Spiny-legged Clubtails
genusDromogomphus
Tigertails
genusIctinogomphus
Gomphurus
genusGomphurus
Snaketails
genusOphiogomphus
Pond Clubtails
genusArigomphus
Gomphus
genusGomphus
Hagenius
genusHagenius
Hanging Clubtails
genusStylurus
Ringtails
genusErpetogomphus
Hunters
genusAustrogomphus
Sanddragons
genusProgomphus
Greater Forceptails
genusAphylla
Hooktails
genusParagomphus
Leaftails
genusPhyllogomphoides
Hemigomphus
genusHemigomphus
Least Clubtails
genusStylogomphus
Hylogomphus
genusHylogomphus
Octogomphus
genusOctogomphus
Pygmy Clubtails
genusLanthus
Leptogomphus
genusLeptogomphus
Fingertails
genusGomphidia
Sinictinogomphus
genusSinictinogomphus
Sieboldius
genusSieboldius
Asiagomphus
genusAsiagomphus
Lindenia
genusLindenia
Trigomphus
genusTrigomphus
Lamelligomphus
genusLamelligomphus
Thorntails
genusCeratogomphus
Burmagomphus
genusBurmagomphus
Melligomphus
genusMelligomphus
Davidius
genusDavidius
Knobtails
genusEpigomphus
Heliogomphus
genusHeliogomphus
Anisogomphus
genusAnisogomphus
Macrogomphus
genusMacrogomphus
Austroepigomphus
genusAustroepigomphus
Stenogomphurus
genusStenogomphurus
Nihonogomphus
genusNihonogomphus
Merogomphus
genusMerogomphus
Lesser Forceptails
genusPhyllocycla
Scissortails
genusMicrogomphus
Talontails
genusCrenigomphus
Shaogomphus
genusShaogomphus
Gomphidictinus
genusGomphidictinus
Dragons
genusAntipodogomphus
Neogomphus
genusNeogomphus
Megalogomphus
genusMegalogomphus
Longlegs
genusNotogomphus
Zonophora
genusZonophora
Fukienogomphus
genusFukienogomphus
Fairytails
genusLestinogomphus
Euthygomphus
genusEuthygomphus
Nepogomphus
genusNepogomphus
Cyclogomphus
genusCyclogomphus
Cacoides
genusCacoides
Labrogomphus
genusLabrogomphus
Sinogomphus
genusSinogomphus
Leaftails
genusPhyllogomphus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51128.