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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
152
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
128
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
128
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
9
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 23 Species
Adversaeschna Watson, 1842Blue Spotted Hawker1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Agyrtacantha Lieftinck, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1949Aeshna2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1849Emperors And Green Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Austrogynacantha Tillyard, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1952Pilot Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1927Duskhawkers6SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857Three-spined Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adversaeschna brevistyla Rambur, 1842Blue Spotted Hawker
Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002Blue-spotted Hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Agyrtacantha dirupta Karsch, 1889Trifid duskhawker
Agyrtacantha tumidula Lieftinck, 1937
Anaciaeschna jaspidea Burmeister, 1839Australasian Duskhawker
Anaciaeschna melanostoma Lieftinck, 1949
Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842Green Emperor
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Anax selysii (Schlegel, 1849)⇒ Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839
Austrogynacantha heterogena Tillyard, 1908Australian duskhawker
Coryphaeschna ingens Rambur, 1842Regal Darner
Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952Mangrove Darner
Gynacantha dobsoni Fraser, 1951Lesser Duskhawker
Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898Slender Duskhawker
Gynacantha mocsaryi Förster, 1898Paddle-Tipped Duskhawker
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Gynacantha rosenbergi Kaup, 1867Grey Duskhawker
Gynacantha stevensoni Fraser, 1927
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
4
15
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