Cannaphila

Summary

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
Cannaphila insularis
Scientific classification Edit this 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 edit

Species include:[3]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
  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 edit

  1. ^ a b Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.