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Statistics of barcoding coverage
| Specimen Records: | 1,281 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 931 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 740 |
| Public Records: | 2 |
| Species: | 38 |
| Species With Barcodes: | 33 |
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Gomphidae
Gomphidae is an Odonata family that contains about 90 genera and 900 species. They are commonly referred to as clubtail dragonflies. The name refers to the clublike 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.
Clubtails have widely separated eyes, a trait they share with the Petaluridae and with damselflies. Adults are usually from 40 to 70 mm in length.
Most Gomphids breed in streams or rivers.
Pair of Yellow Striped Hunters mating
Gomphus vulgatissimus, showing the "clubbed" abdomen characteristic of the family.
Common Clubtail Ictinogomphus rapax
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Etymology
The name may be derived from latin gomphus or gond meaning hinge.
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