Tauriphila

Tauriphila is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as Pasture Gliders. The species are neotropical with two, the Garnet and Aztec Gliders reaching the southern USA.

==Species== The genus contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || ||Tauriphila argo ||Arch-tipped Glider|| South America |- |120px || ||Tauriphila australis ||Garnet Glider||South Florida, Central and South America |- |120px || ||Tauriphila argo ||Arch-tipped glider||South America |- |120px || ||Tauriphila azteca ||Aztec Glider|| Central America and North America |- | || ||Tauriphila risi || ||South America |- | || ||Tauriphila xiphea || ||South America |- |}