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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
88
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
50
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
50
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
38
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
38
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
6
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
6 Genera with 16 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1836Aeshna Dragonfly10SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Oplonaeschna Selys, 1861Riffle Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
16 Species
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836Green hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Oplonaeschna armata Hagen, 1861Riffle Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Central Alberta
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBrachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
2
2
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