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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
47
181
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
32
138
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
32
138
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
64
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
64
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
18
67
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
18
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cenozoic
18 Genera with 67 Species
Aeschna Shaw and Hop..., 1849hawker dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Aeschnophlebia Selys, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 2016Aeshna Dragonfly22SpeciesTaxom
Alloaeschna Wighton & Wi..., 19863SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1996Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschna Selys, 1988Pygmy Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1849Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Heliaeschna Selys, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Huncoaeshna Petruleviciu..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Jagoria Karsch, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Kvacekia Prokop & Nel, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Merlax Prokop & Nel, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Necracantha Martynov, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 20149SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Oplonaeschna Selys, 1916Riffle Darners3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
67 Species
Aeschna eudore Heer, 1849
Aeschnophlebia andreasi A. Nel, 2005
Aeschnophlebia miocenica A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna andancensi A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna cerdanica A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna dido Hagen, 1863
Aeshna forficatum Y. J. Li, 2011
Aeshna ghiandonii G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna heterofasciata N. Theobald, 1937
Aeshna ignivora J. F. Zhang, 1989
Aeshna larvata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna messiniana G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna multicellulata G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna oligocenica A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna ollivieri A. Nel, 1986
Aeshna paleocyanea Nel, 1987
Aeshna shanwangensis Y. J. Li, 2011
Aeshna solida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna stavropolensis A. Nel, 2005
Aeshna theobaldi L. Piton, 1935
Aeshna turoliana B. Riou, 1995
Aeshna tyche O. Heer, 1849
Aeshna voesendorfensis A. Papp, 1951
Aeshna zlatkokvaceki Prokop & al., 2016
Alloaeschna marklae D. C. Wighton, 1986
Alloaeschna paskapooensis D. C. Wighton, 1986
Alloaeschna quadrata D. C. Wighton, 1986
Anax criptus G. Gentilini, 1993
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Boyeria europaea A. Nel, 1996
Epiaeschna gossi H. Campion, 1916
Epiaeschna lucida J. F. Zhang, 1989
Epiaeschna magnifica Martynov, 1929
Epiaeschna matutina J. F. Zhang, 1989
Epiaeschna pseudoheros A. Nel, 2010
Epiaeschna stauropolitana A. V. Martynov, 1927
Gomphaeschna danica H. O. R. Madsen, 1997
Gomphaeschna miocenica J. Prokop, 2002
Gomphaeschna paleocenica H. O. R. Madsen, 1997
Gomphaeschna schrankii S. E. Lewis, 1988
Gynacantha polydore Heer, 1849
Heliaeschna parallela A. V. Martynov, 1927
Huncoaeshna corrugata J. F. Petrul..., 2010
Jagoria sinica J. F. Zhang, 1989
Kvacekia infuscata J. Prokop, 2002
Merlax bohemicus J. Prokop, 2000
Necracantha composita Martynov, 1929
Necracantha proxima A. V. Martynov, 1929
Oligaeschna ashutasica Martynov, 1929
Oligaeschna bulgariensis Nel & al., 2016
Oligaeschna jungi L. Piton, 1939
Oligaeschna kvaceki J. Prokop, 2007
Oligaeschna lapidaria T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Oligaeschna palaeocoerulea J. Timon-David, 1946
Oligaeschna saurai E. Peñalver, 1996
Oligaeschna separata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Oligaeschna wedmanni A. Nel, 2014
Oligoaeschna anglica T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oligoaeschna conjuncta A. V. Martynov, 1929
Oligoaeschna needhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Oligoaeschna oligocenica Nel, 1983
Oplonaeschna metis O. Heer, 1849
Oplonaeschna staurophlebioides Henriksen, 1922
Oplonaeschna vectensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1916

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Cenozoic
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
4
14
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