Cannaphila
Appearance
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 |
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]
Species include:[3]
- 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
- ^ a b 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. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Cannaphila mortoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: 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. 2009. IUCN: e.T159082A5307506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159082A5307506.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.