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:
MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Gomphus davidi Selys, 1887Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
Gomphus epophtalmus Selys, 1872Russia
Gomphus flavipes yellow-legged clubtail, river clubtailFrance to eastern Siberia.
Gomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842pronged clubtailFrance, Portugal, and Spain
Gomphus kinzelbachi Schneider, 1984Iran and Iraq.
Gomphus lucasii Lucas, 1849Algeria and Tunisia.
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840western clubtailWestern Europe
Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850Turkish clubtailEurope
Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840yellow clubtailwestern Europe and the Maghreb
Gomphus vulgatissimus common clubtail, club-tailed dragonflyEurope

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''