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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
109
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
74
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
74
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
56
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
56
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
7 Genera with 11 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1896Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Caliaeschna Selys, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1902Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Zosteraeschna Peters & The..., 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
11 Species
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Aeshna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Caliaeschna microstigma Schneider, 1845Eastern Spectre
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902Little Dusk-Hawker
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896Friendly Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
3
7
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