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Arigomphus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Anisoptera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gomphidae

Rank
  
Genus

Arigomphus

Similar
  
Horned clubtail, Odonate, Jade clubtail, Dromogomphus spinosus, Erpetogomphus

Horned clubtail arigomphus cornutus


Arigomphus is a genus of dragonflies of the Gomphidae family. This group is commonly called the pond clubtails. The species are fairly plain and only the males have the club-shaped abdomen. Unlike other gomphids, they may emerge from artificial ponds.

The genus is confined to North America. It contains the following species:

  • Arigomphus cornutus (Tough, 1900) – horned clubtail
  • Arigomphus furcifer (Hagen in Selys, 1878) – lilypad clubtail
  • Arigomphus lentulus (Needham, 1902) – stillwater clubtail
  • Arigomphus maxwelli (Ferguson, 1950) – bayou clubtail
  • Arigomphus pallidus (Rambur, 1842) – gray-green clubtail
  • Arigomphus submedianus (Williamson, 1914) – jade clubtail
  • Arigomphus villosipes (Selys, 1854) – unicorn clubtail
  • References

    Arigomphus Wikipedia