''Hylogomphus'' is a genus of clubtails in the family of dragonflies known as
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 ...
. There are about six described species in ''Hylogomphus''.
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''Hylogomphus'' was formerly considered a subgenus of '' Gomphus'', but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with '' Phanogomphus'', '' Stenogomphurus'' and '' Gomphurus''.][
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Species
These six species belong to the genus ''Hylogomphus'':[
* '' Hylogomphus abbreviatus'' (Hagen in Selys, 1878) (spine-crowned clubtail)
* '' Hylogomphus adelphus'' (Selys, 1858) (mustached clubtail)
* '' Hylogomphus apomyius'' (Donnelly, 1966) (banner clubtail)
* '' Hylogomphus geminatus'' (Carle, 1979) (twin-striped clubtail)
* '' Hylogomphus parvidens'' (Currie, 1917) (Piedmont clubtail)
* '' Hylogomphus viridifrons'' (Hine, 1901) (green-faced clubtail)
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Gomphidae
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