| Subfamily | Aeshninae
Rambur, 1842
| 5
537 | Genera
Species |
| Subfamily | Brachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
| 6
51 | Genera
Species |
| Genus | Acanthaeschna
Selys, 1883
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Acanthaeshna ⇒ Acanthaeschna
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Acanthagyna
Kirby, 1890 ⇒ Gynacantha
| 5 | Species |
| Genus | Adversaeschna
Watson, 1992 ⇒ Aeshna
Blue Spotted Hawker, Blue-spotted hawker | 3 | Species |
| Genus | Aeschna
Shaw and Hopkins, 1977 ⇒ Aeshna
Hawker dragonfly | 183 | Species |
| Genus | Aeschnophlebia
Selys, 1883
| 7 | Species |
| Genus | Aesthna
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Afroaeschna
Peters & Theischinger, 2011
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Agyrtacantha
Lieftinck, 1937
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Alloaeschna ♰
Wighton & Wilson, 1986
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Allopetalia
Selys, 1873
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Alopetalia
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Amphiaeschna
Selys, 1871
| 7 | Species |
| Genus | Anaciaeschna
Selys, 1878
Aeshna, Green-eyed Hawker, Norfolk Hawker | 22 | Species |
| Genus | Anaciaeshna
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Anaxsperatus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Andaeschna
De Marmels, 1994
| 5 | Species |
| Genus | Anex
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Antipodophlebia
Fraser, 1960
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Antiquiala
Archibald & Cannings, 2019
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Austroaeschna
Selys, 1883
Dromaeschna, Green-Striped Darner, Ochre-Tipped Darner | 31 | Species |
| Genus | Austroaeshna
| 6 | Species |
| Genus | Austrogynacantha
Tillyard, 1908
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Austrogyncantha
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Austrophlebia
Tillyard, 1916
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Brachytron
Evans, 1845
| 8 | Species |
| Genus | Calaeschna
Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905 ⇒ Caliaeschna
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Caliaeschna
Selys, 1883
| 7 | Species |
| Genus | Castoraeschna
Calvert, 1952
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Cephalaeschna
Selys, 1883
| 33 | Species |
| Genus | Coryphaeschna
Williamson, 1903
Pilot Darners | 20 | Species |
| Genus | Cretalloaeschna ♰
Jarzembowski & Nel, 1996
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Cyrthosoma
Pirotta, 1879 ⇒ Hemianax
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Dendroaeschna
Tillyard, 1916
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Dromaeschna
Förster, 1908 ⇒ Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna)
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Eoshna
Archibald & Cannings, 2019
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Epacantha ♰
Martynov, 1929
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Epiaeshna
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Fonscolombia
Selys, 1883 ⇒ Boyeria
| 16 | Species |
| Genus | Gynacanthaeschna
Fraser, 1921
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Heliaeschna
Selys, 1882
| 25 | Species |
| Genus | Helioaeschna
Selys, 1882
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Hemianax
Selys, 1883
| 6 | Species |
| Genus | Hoplonaeschna
Karsch, 1891 ⇒ Oplonaeschna
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Huncoaeshna ♰
Petrulevicius & al., 2010
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Idemlinea
Archibald & Cannings, 2019
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Indaeschna
Fraser, 1926
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Indophlebia
Fraser, 1935
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Jagoria
Karsch, 1889
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Karschia
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891 ⇒ Plattycantha
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Kishenehna
Archibald & Cannings, 2022
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Kvacekia ♰
Prokop & Nel, 2002
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Limnetron
Förster, 1907
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Linaeschna
Martin, 1908
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Mediaeschna
Zhang, 1989 ⇒ Epiaeschna
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Merlax ♰
Prokop & Nel, 2000
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Merlebachia ♰
Waterlot, 1934
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Nasiaechna
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Necracantha ♰
Martynov, 1929
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Neoligaeschna ♰
Carpenter, 1986
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Neuraeschna
Hagen, 1867
| 22 | Species |
| Genus | Notoaeschna
Tillyard, 1916
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Notoaeshna
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Oeshna
Lamarck, 1817 ⇒ Aeshna
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Oligaeschna
Piton & Théobald, 1939
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Oligoaeschna
Selys, 1889
| 38 | Species |
| Genus | Oreaeschna
Lieftinck, 1937
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Palaeaeschna
Meunier, 1914
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Paleoaeschna
Meunier, 1914
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Parabaissaeshna
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Periaeschna
Martin, 1908
| 19 | Species |
| Genus | Petaliaeschna
Fraser, 1927
| 8 | Species |
| Genus | Pinheyschna
Peters & Theischinger, 2011
Hawkers | 7 | Species |
| Genus | Planaeschna
McLachlan, 1896
| 46 | Species |
| Genus | Plattacantha
Martin, 1908
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Plattycantha
Förster, 1908
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Platycantha
Ris, 1913 ⇒ Plattycantha
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Polycanthagyna
Fraser, 1933
| 6 | Species |
| Genus | Protoaeschna
Förster, 1908
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Pulchaeschna
Peters & Theischinger, 2007 ⇒ Austroaeschna
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Racenaeschna
Calvert, 1958
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Rhionaeschna
Förster, 1909 ⇒ Aeshna
Blue-eyed darners, Mosaic Darners | 45 | Species |
| Genus | Sarasaeschana
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Sarasaeschna
Karube & Yeh, 2001
| 18 | Species |
| Genus | Schizuraeschna
Calvert, 1952
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Selysiophlebia
Förster, 1904
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Spinaeschna
Theischinger, 1982
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Staurophlebia
Brauer, 1865
| 12 | Species |
| Genus | Subaeschna
Martin, 1909 ⇒ Gynacantha
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Sundaeschna
Kiyoshi & Katatani, 2018
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Taoaeschna
Fraser, 1933
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Telephlebia
Selys, 1883
| 19 | Species |
| Genus | Tetracanthagyna
Selys, 1883
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Toaeschna
Förster, 1905
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Triaeschna ♰
Campion, 1916
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Tricanthagyna
Three-spined Darners | 2 | Species |
| Genus | Valdaeshna ♰
Jarzembowski, 1988
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Ypshna
Archibald & Cannings, 2019
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Zosteraeschna
Peters & Theischinger, 2011
| 4 | Species |
