Checklist of Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 17
72
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 11
59
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 11
59
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
43
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
43
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
| 1
5
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Aeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers | 5
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Ghana
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | | Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839 | | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 | Black Emperor | | Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865) | ⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | | Gynacantha africana Palisot de B..., 1805 | Giant Duskhawker | | Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891 | Black-kneed Dusk-hawker | | Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891 | Greater Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902 | Little Dusk-Hawker | | Gynacantha nigeriensis Gambles, 1956 | Yellow-legged Duskhawker | | Gynacantha sextans McLachlan, 1896 | Dark-rayed Duskhawker | | Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891 | Lesser Girdled Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893 | Black-banded Duskhawker | | Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | Vagrant Emperor |
Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Ghana
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