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Gomphurus

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Gomphurus
Blackwater clubtail, Gomphurus dilatatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Gomphurus
Needham, 1901
Gomphus vastus, cobra clubtail

Gomphurus is a genus of clubtails in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. There are about 13 described species in Gomphurus.[1][2][3]

Gomphurus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus, but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Phanogomphus, Stenogomphurus and Hylogomphus.[2]

Species

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These 13 species belong to the genus Gomphurus:[1][4][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gomphurus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. ^ a b Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; et al. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
  3. ^ a b "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

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