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Checklist of Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2962
5500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2961
5499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
58
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
41
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
41
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
3
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1896Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1842Emperors And Green Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pinheyschna Peters & The..., 1896Hawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Zosteraeschna Peters & The..., 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896
Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896Evening Hawker
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur, 1842
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896Stream Hawker
Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896Friendly Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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