''Arigomphus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

dragonflies A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

of the

Gomphidae The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The name refers ...

family. This group is commonly called the pond clubtails. The species are fairly plain and only the males have the club-shaped

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal ...

. Unlike other gomphids, they may emerge from artificial ponds. The genus is confined to North America. It contains the following species: *'' Arigomphus cornutus'' – horned clubtail *'' Arigomphus furcifer'' – lilypad clubtail *'' Arigomphus lentulus'' – stillwater clubtail *'' Arigomphus maxwelli'' – bayou clubtail *'' Arigomphus pallidus'' – gray-green clubtail *'' Arigomphus submedianus'' – jade clubtail *'' Arigomphus villosipes'' – unicorn clubtail

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Arigomphus
on BugGuide.Net Gomphidae Taxa named by James George Needham Anisoptera genera {{Gomphidae-stub