Biology:Tauriphila
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
| Tauriphila | |
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| Male garnet glider Tauriphila australis, Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Trameinae |
| Tribe: | Trameini |
| Genus: | Tauriphila W. F. Kirby, 1889 |
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]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869) | Arch-tipped Glider[3] | South America | |
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Tauriphila australis (Hagen, 1867) | Garnet Glider[3][1] | South Florida, Central and South America | |
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Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869) | Arch-tipped glider[3][1] | South America | |
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Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906 | Aztec Glider[3][1] | Central America and North America | |
| Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896 | South America | |||
| Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913 | South America |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dunkle, Sidney W. (1989). Dragonflies of the Florida peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. pp. 120. ISBN 0-945417-23-3.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/.
Wikidata ☰ Q150473 entry
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