Cannaphila

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
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Cannaphila
Kirby, 1889

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
  1. 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. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  4. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Cannaphila mortoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: 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. IUCN. 2009: e.T159082A5307506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T159082A5307506.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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