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Gomphidae
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The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. 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.
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Gomphidae is a family of insects within the order Odonata. It belongs to the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Rambur in 1842 and holds an accepted status in biological classification. These organisms inhabit freshwater environments.
Specimens of this family have been recorded in the United States, Brazil, India, Costa Rica, and Liberia. Collections are held by institutions including LACM, UMNH, YPM, UAM, and VPI. A total of 957 records and 115 media items are associated with these collections. Additionally, 514,983 occurrences have been documented for the family.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyGomphidae
雄性Paragomphus lineatus 雌性Paragomphus lineatus 春蜓科（Gomphidae）是差翅亞目下的一個科，下含90屬900種蜻蜓。學名來自拉丁語gomphus或gond，意思是“樞紐”。 幼蟲生活在溪流中，成年體體長約40～70毫米（1.6～2.8英寸），複眼之間的距離很大。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 957
- With media
- 115
- Family
- Gomphidae
- Collections
- LACM, UMNH, YPM, UAM, VPI, MNA
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil, India, Costa Rica, Liberia, Saudi Arabia
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Characteristics
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- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Fossil genera
- References
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The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. 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.
== Etymology ==
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