Cannaphila
Cannaphila is a small Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called narrow-winged skimmers. One species, C. insularis, occurs in North America.[1] There are three species.[2]
Cannaphila | |
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Cannaphila insularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
Genus: | Cannaphila Kirby, 1889 |
Type species | |
Cannaphila insularis |
Species
Species include:[3]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 | gray-waisted skimmer | Texas south to Panama[1] | ||
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992 | Panama, Costa Rica[4] | |||
Cannaphila vibex (Hagen, 1861) | widespread from Mexico to Argentina.[5] | |||
References
- Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- Trapero-Quintana, A. D., & Cuéllar-Araújo, N. (2009). Description of the last instar larva of Cannaphila insularis funerea (Carpenter, 1897)(Anisoptera: Libellulidae), with notes on the habitat of the species. Zootaxa, 2034, 61-64.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Cannaphila mortoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T165076A5960045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165076A5960045.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Cannaphila vibex". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T159082A5307506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159082A5307506.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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