Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 41
429
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 24
258
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 24
258
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 8
161
822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 8
161
822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
| 1
20
106 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Aeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers | 20
106 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
20 Genera with 106 Species | Acanthagyna Kirby, 1961 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aeschna Shaw and Hop..., 1839 | hawker dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshna Fabricius, 1861 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Afroaeschna Peters & The..., 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896 | Aeshna | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1885 | Emperors And Green Darners | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Austroaeschna Selys, 1909 | Dromaeschna | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiaeschna Selys, 1839 | Springtime Darner | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boyeria McLachlan, 1840 | Spotted Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachytron Evans, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caliaeschna Selys, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1952 | Pilot Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Fonscolombia Selys, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 1961 | Duskhawkers | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Heliaeschna Selys, 1896 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hemianax Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinheyschna Peters & The..., 1896 | Hawkers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1775 | Blue-eyed darners | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857 | Three-spined Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zosteraeschna Peters & The..., 1906 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
106 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acanthagyna immaculifrons | | | Acanthagyna nigeriensis (Gambles, 1956) | ⇒ Epicauta punjabensis Saha, 1979 | | Acanthagyna zuluensis Balinsky, 1961 | | | Aeschna dorsalis (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | | Aeschna ephippigera Burmeister, 1839 | Vagrant emperor | | Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002 | Blue-spotted Hawker | | Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820 | Blue-eyed hawker | | Aeshna bonariensis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Epicauta tenuicollis Pallas, 1782 | | Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 | Canada darner | | Aeshna confusa (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Epicauta testaceipes Fairmaire, 1882 | | Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764 | Blue hawker | | Aeshna diffinis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Epicauta thailandica Dvorak, 1996 | | Aeshna ellioti Kirby, 1896 | Elliot´s hawker | | Aeshna ellioti usambarica Foerster, 1906 | | | Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866 | Lake darner | | Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 | Variable darner | | Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767 | Green-eyed Hawker | | Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908) | ⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767 | | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Aeshna | | Aeshna meruensis (Sjöstedt, 1909) | ⇒ Agrilus ussuricola Obenberger, 1924 | | Aeshna miniscula McLachlan, 1896 | | | Aeshna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896) | ⇒ Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896 | | Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805 | Autumn Hawker | | Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856 | Paddle-tailed darner | | Aeshna rileyi (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002 | | Aeshna scotias Pinhey, 1952 | | | Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839 | Azure darner | | Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861 | Zigzag darner | | Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908 | Bog hawker | | Aeshna subpupillata (McLachlan, 1896) | ⇒ Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896 | | Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 | Shadow darner | | Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861 | Green-striped darner | | Afroaeschna scotias Pinhey, 1952 | Shadow Hawker | | Anaciaeschna (Aeshna) isosceles (Muller, 1767) | ⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767 | | Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896 | Evening Hawker | | Anax bangweuluensis Kimmins, 1955 | Swamp Emperor | | Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911 | Black-and-blue Emperor | | Anax congoliath Fraser, 1953 | Dark Emperor | | Anax congoliath lisomboae Pinhey, 1962 | | | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | | Anax ephippigera | | | Anax gladiator Dijkstra & K..., 2015 | Swordbearer Emperor | | Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839 | Blue-tailed green darner | | Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | Blue Emperor | | Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur, 1842 | | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Anax mauricianus (Leach, 1815) | ⇒ Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | | Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839 | Australian emperor | | Anax parthenope Selys, 1839 | Lesser Emperor | | Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839 | | | Anax rutherfordi (McLachlan, 1883) | ⇒ Epicauta indiana Kaszab, 1956 | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 | Black Emperor | | Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885 | | | Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) sigma Theischinger, 1982 | Sigma Darner | | Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 | Tasmania darner | | Austroaeschna (Pulchaeschna) pulchra Tillyard, 1909 | Forest Darner | | Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839 | Springtime Darner | | Boyeria irene Fonscolombe, 1838 | Western Spectre | | Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840 | Fawn Darner | | Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764 | Hairy dragonfly | | Caliaeschna microstigma Schneider, 1845 | Eastern Spectre | | Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | Blue-faced Darner | | Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865) | ⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | | Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952 | Mangrove Darner | | Fonscolombia toubkalensis Gavrilov-Zimin, 2016 | | | Gynacantha africana Palisot de B..., 1805 | Giant Duskhawker | | Gynacantha bispina Rambur, 1842 | | | Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891 | Black-kneed Dusk-hawker | | Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895 | | | Gynacantha comorensis Couteyen & P..., 2009 | Comoro Duskhawker | | Gynacantha congolica Dijkstra, 2015 | Congo Duskhawker | | Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891 | Greater Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha hova Fraser, 1956 | | | Gynacantha immaculifrons Fraser, 1956 | Plain Duskhawker | | Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902 | Little Dusk-Hawker | | Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842 | Twilight Darner | | Gynacantha nigeriensis Gambles, 1956 | Yellow-legged Duskhawker | | Gynacantha pupillata Dijkstra, 2015 | Spectacled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha radama Fraser, 1956 | | | Gynacantha sextans McLachlan, 1896 | Dark-rayed Duskhawker | | Gynacantha stylata Martin, 1896 | Seychelles Duskhawker | | Gynacantha usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | Eastern Duskhawker | | Gynacantha usambaricus | Usambara Dusk-Hawker | | Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891 | Lesser Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha victoriae (Pinhey, 1961) | ⇒ Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891 | | Gynacantha villosa Grünberg, 1902 | Brown duskhawker | | Gynacantha zuluensis (Balinsky, 1961) | ⇒ Gynacantha usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | | Heliaeschna cynthiae Fraser, 1939 | Blade-tipped Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893 | Black-banded Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna libyana (Fraser, 1928) | ⇒ Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893 | | Heliaeschna sembe Pinhey, 1962 | Hybrid Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna trinervulata Fraser, 1955 | Pale Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna ugandica McLachlan, 1896 | Uganda Duskhawker | | Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | Vagrant Emperor | | Pinheyschna meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909 | Meru Hawker | | Pinheyschna rileyi Calvert, 1892 | Bullseye Hawker | | Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896 | Stream Hawker | | Rhionaeschna bonariensis Rambur, 1842 | | | Rhionaeschna brevifrons Hagen, 1861 | | | Rhionaeschna confusa Rambur, 1842 | | | Rhionaeschna diffinis Rambur, 1842 | | | Rhionaeschna dugesi Calvert, 1905 | Arroyo Darner | | Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861 | Spatterdock Darner | | Rhionaeschna variegata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857 | Pale-green Darner | | Zosteraeschna elioti | Eliot´s Hawker | | Zosteraeschna ellioti Kirby, 1896 | Elliot´s Hawker | | Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896 | Friendly Hawker | | Zosteraeschna usambarica Förster, 1906 | Elliot's hawker |
Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Aeshnidae at artfakta.se
Aeshnidae at dyntaxa.se
Aeshnidae at gbif.org
Aeshnidae at irmng.org
Aeshnidae at itis.gov
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