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Gomphidae
Gomphidae is a family of dragonflies commonly known as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family is placed in the superfamily Gomphoidea, together with Petaluridae. The family comprises about 100 genera and about 1,000 species distributed across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. The common name clubtail refers to the club-like widening near the end of the abdomen, a feature that is more pronounced in males and absent in some species.
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Gomphidae is a family of dragonflies commonly known as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family is placed in the superfamily Gomphoidea, together with Petaluridae. The family comprises about 100 genera and about 1,000 species distributed across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. The common name clubtail refers to the club-like widening near the end of the abdomen, a feature that is more pronounced in males and absent in some species.
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