Tauriphila
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Male garnet glider Tauriphila australis, Panama | |
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Genus: | Tauriphila W. F. Kirby, 1889
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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]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869) - Arch-tipped Glider[3]
- Tauriphila australis (Hagen, 1867) - Garnet Glider[3][1]
- Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906 - Aztec Glider[3][1]
- Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896
- Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913
References
- ^ a b c d Dunkle, Sidney W. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 0-945417-23-3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.