Tauriphila

Tauriphila is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as Pasture Gliders.[1] The species are neotropical with two, the Garnet and Aztec Gliders reaching the southern USA.[1]

Tauriphila
Male garnet glider
Tauriphila australis, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Trameini
Genus: Tauriphila
W. F. Kirby, 1889

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Tauriphila australis (Hagen, 1867)Garnet Glider[3][1]South Florida, Central and South America
Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869)Arch-tipped glider[3][1]South America
Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906Aztec Glider[3][1]Central America and North America
Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896South America
Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913South America


References

  1. Dunkle, Sidney W. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 0-945417-23-3.
  2. 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.
  3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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