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 | |
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Male garnet glider Tauriphila australis, Panama | |
Scientific 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 |
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 | ||
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, 1906 | Aztec Glider[3][1] | Central America and North America | ||
Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896 | South America | |||
Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913 | South America |