Gomphidia

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Gomphidia
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Gomphidia kodaguensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Gomphidia
Selys, 1854
Type species
Gomphidia t-nigrum
Selys, 1854 [1]

Gomphidia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species: [2]

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References

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