Gomphus (dragonfly)
Gomphus is a genus of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.
As a result of phylogenetic studies, Gomphus subgenera Gomphurus, Hylogomphus, Phanogomphus, and Stenogomphurus were elevated in rank to genus in 2017. With the removal of their member species, Gomphus ended up with 11 of its previous 54 species, none of which are found in the Western Hemisphere.
Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Gomphus:| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| Gomphus davidi Selys, 1887 | Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. | |||
| Gomphus epophtalmus Selys, 1872 | Russia | |||
| Gomphus flavipes | yellow-legged clubtail, river clubtail | France to eastern Siberia. | ||
| Gomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842 | pronged clubtail | France, Portugal, and Spain | ||
| Gomphus kinzelbachi Schneider, 1984 | Iran and Iraq. | |||
| Gomphus lucasii Lucas, 1849 | Algeria and Tunisia. | |||
| Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840 | western clubtail | Western Europe | ||
| Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850 | Turkish clubtail | Europe | ||
| Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840 | yellow clubtail | western Europe and the Maghreb | ||
| Gomphus vulgatissimus | common clubtail, club-tailed dragonfly | Europe |
These species formerly belonged to the genus Gomphus:Gomphurus crassus Gomphurus dilatatus Gomphurus externus Gomphurus fraternus Gomphurus gonzalezi Gomphurus hybridus Gomphurus lineatifrons Gomphurus lynnae Gomphurus modestus Gomphurus ozarkensis Gomphurus septima Gomphurus vastus Gomphurus ventricosus Hylogomphus abbreviatus Hylogomphus adelphus Hylogomphus apomyius Hylogomphus geminatus Hylogomphus parvidens Hylogomphus viridifrons Phanogomphus australis Phanogomphus borealis Phanogomphus cavillaris Phanogomphus descriptus Phanogomphus diminutus Phanogomphus exilis Phanogomphus graslinellus Phanogomphus hodgesi Phanogomphus kurilis Phanogomphus lividus Phanogomphus militaris Phanogomphus minutus Phanogomphus oklahomensis Phanogomphus quadricolor Phanogomphus sandrius Phanogomphus spicatus Phanogomphus westfalli Stenogomphurus consanguis
- ''Stenogomphurus rogersi''