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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
86
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
85
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
85
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
7
58
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
57
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
9
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
9 Genera with 21 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1909Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1897Aeshna3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Cephalaeschna Selys, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1896Duskhawkers3SpeciesTaxom
Gynacanthaeschna Fraser, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Periaeschna Martin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Polycanthagyna Fraser, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
21 Species
Aeshna petalura Martin, 1909
Anaciaeschna donaldi Fraser, 1922Donald's Hawker
Anaciaeschna jaspidea Burmeister, 1839Australasian Duskhawker
Anaciaeschna martini Selys, 1897
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842Fiery Emperor
Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942Elephant Emperor
Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915Blue-spotted Emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Cephalaeschna acutifrons Martin, 1909
Cephalaeschna klapperichi Schmidt, 1961
Cephalaeschna masoni Martin, 1909
Cephalaeschna orbifrons Selys, 1883
Cephalaeschna viridifrons Fraser, 1922
Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891Parakeet darner
Gynacantha incisura Fraser, 1935
Gynacantha khasiaca McLachlan, 1896
Gynacanthaeschna sikkima Karsch, 1891
Oligoaeschna martini Laidlaw, 1921
Periaeschna unifasciata Fraser, 1935
Polycanthagyna erythromelas McLachlan, 1896Tiger Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Nepal
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
3
9
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