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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
74
292
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
56
221
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
49
209
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
10
114
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
10
114
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
3
28
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
25
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
25 Genera with 61 Species
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Adversaeschna Watson, 1842Blue Spotted Hawker1SpeciesTaxom
Aeschnophlebia Selys, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1839Aeshna Dragonfly21SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1767Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Austroaeschna Selys, 1909Dromaeschna8SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1907Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1842Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Cretalloaeschna Jarzembowski..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschna Selys, 1840Pygmy Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1895Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Karschia Brunner von ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oplonaeschna Selys, 1916Riffle Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners2SpeciesTaxom
Telephlebia Selys, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857Three-spined Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Triaeschna Campion, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Valdaeshna Jarzembowski, 19882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
61 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adversaeschna brevistyla Rambur, 1842Blue Spotted Hawker
Aeschnophlebia andreasi A. Nel, 2005
Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002Blue-spotted Hawker
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna caerulea Ström, 1783Azure hawker
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840Mottled darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna furcillata Say, 1839
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna perampla Brodie, 1845
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861Green-striped darner
Aeshna vinosa Say, 1839
Anaciaeschna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839Australian emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) hardyi Tillyard, 1917Lesser Tasmanian Darner
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) ingrid Theischinger, 2008Grampians darner
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) multipunctata Martin, 1901Multi-Spotted Darner
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) parvistigma Selys, 1883Swamp Darner
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) subapicalis Theischinger, 1982Conehead Darner
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) tasmanica Tillyard, 1916Tasmania darner
Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) unicornis Martin, 1901Unicorn Darner
Austroaeschna (Pulchaeschna) pulchra Tillyard, 1909Forest Darner
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Coryphaeschna ingens Rambur, 1842Regal Darner
Cretalloaeschna cliffordae E. A. Jarzem..., 1996
Epiaeschna gossi H. Campion, 1916
Gomphaeschna antilope Hagen, 1874Taper-tailed Darner
Gomphaeschna furcillata Say, 1840Harlequin Darner
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Karschia talcophila
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner
Oligaeschna wedmanni A. Nel, 2014
Oligoaeschna anglica T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oplonaeschna vectensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Telephlebia brevicauda Tillyard, 1916Southern evening darner
Telephlebia godeffroyi godeffroyi Selys, 1883
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner
Triaeschna gossi Campion, 1916
Valdaeshna andressi G. Bechly, 2001
Valdaeshna surreyensis E. A. Jarzem..., 1988

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
4
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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