Arigomphus
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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.
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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.[1] Unlike other gomphids, they may emerge from artificial ponds.[2]
The genus is confined to North America.[1] It contains the following species:[3][4]
- 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[edit]
- ^ abPaulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ^Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
- ^Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ^"North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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