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in the United States, and across the border into Mexico. It is known only in one state in the United States (

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) and one state in Mexico (

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). ''Hylogomphus geminatus'' was recently considered a member of the genus ''Gomphus'', but in 2017 it became a member of the genus ''Gomphurus'' when ''Gomphurus'' was elevated from

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rank.

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