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Checklist of Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
for North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1132
30009
212597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1126
29956
212492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
60
412
2265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
34
249
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
26
227
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
7
138
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
7
138
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
25
113
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
25
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
25 Genera with 113 Species
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Aeschna Shaw and Hop..., 1917hawker dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1905Aeshna Dragonfly47SpeciesTaxom
Alloaeschna Wighton & Wi..., 19863SpeciesTaxom
Amphiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1882Emperors And Green Darners13SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner2SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1952Pilot Darners9SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Fonscolombia Selys, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschna Selys, 1988Pygmy Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1909Duskhawkers9SpeciesTaxom
Heliaeschna Selys, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaechna1SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neuraeschna Hagen, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oplonaeschna Selys, 1998Riffle Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Remartinia Navas, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1986Blue-eyed darners11SpeciesTaxom
Staurophlebia Brauer, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1842Three-spined Darners7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
113 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aeschna dugesi (Calvert, 1905)⇒ Rhionaeschna dugesi Calvert, 1905
Aeschna larvata Scudder, 1890
Aeschna lobata (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Rhionaeschna punctata Martin, 1908
Aeschna serrata Hagen, 1856
Aeschna solida Scudder, 1890
Aeschna walkeri (Kennedy, 1917)⇒ Aeshna walkeri Kennedy, 1917
Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002Blue-spotted Hawker
Aeshna brevistyla brevistyla Rambur, 1842
Aeshna caerulea Ström, 1783Azure hawker
Aeshna califonicaCalifornia Darner
Aeshna californica (Calvert, 1895)⇒ Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840Mottled darner
Aeshna coerulea Ström, 1783
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna dugesi (Calvert, 1905)⇒ Epicauta tibialis Waterhouse, 1871
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna interrupta interna (Walker, 1908)⇒ Epicauta emmerichi Pic, 1934
Aeshna interrupta interrupta Walker, 1908
Aeshna interrupta lineata (Walker, 1908)⇒ Epicauta emmerichi Pic, 1934
Aeshna jalapensis (Williamson, 1908)⇒ Rhionaeschna jalapensis Williamson, 1908
Aeshna janata Say, 1839
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna juncea juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna larvata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna lineata (Tillyard, 1916)⇒ Aeshna brevistyla Davies, 2002
Aeshna maritimus (Provancher, 1895)⇒ Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna multicolor (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861
Aeshna mutata (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961Persephone's Darner
Aeshna psilus (Calvert, 1947)⇒ Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Aeshna rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna separata Scudder, 1890
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839Azure darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna solida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Aeshna subarctica subarctica Walker, 1908
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Aeshna umbrosa occidentalis (Walker, 1912)⇒ Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908
Aeshna umbrosa umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow Darner
Aeshna undulata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aeshna juncea juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861Green-striped darner
Aeshna vinosa Say, 1839
Aeshna walkeri Kennedy, 1917Walker's Darner
Aeshna williamsoniana Calvert, 1905Williamson's Darner
Alloaeschna marklae D. C. Wighton, 1986
Alloaeschna paskapooensis D. C. Wighton, 1986
Alloaeschna quadrata D. C. Wighton, 1986
Amphiaeschna ampla ampla Rambur, 1842
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Anax concolor Brauer, 1865Blue-Spotted Comet
Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842Green Emperor
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junia Drury, 1770
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861Comet Darner
Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839Australian emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867Giant Hawaiian Darner
Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882Giant Darner
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861Blue-faced Darner
Coryphaeschna apeora Paulson, 1994
Coryphaeschna diapyra Paulson, 1994
Coryphaeschna ingens Rambur, 1842Regal Darner
Coryphaeschna luteipennis (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Remartinia luteipennis Burmeister, 1839
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Coryphaeschna secreta Calvert, 1952
Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952Mangrove Darner
Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798Swamp Darner
Fonscolombia yuccae (Ferris, 1919)⇒ Spiroporococcus yuccae Ferris, 1919
Gomphaeschna antilope Hagen, 1874Taper-tailed Darner
Gomphaeschna furcillata Say, 1840Harlequin Darner
Gomphaeschna schrankii S. E. Lewis, 1988
Gynacantha auricularis Martin, 1909
Gynacantha bifida Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Gynacantha helenga Williamson &..., 1930
Gynacantha laticeps Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868Bar-sided Darner
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Gynacantha tenuis Martin, 1909
Heliaeschna parallela A. V. Martynov, 1927
Nasiaechna pentacanthaCyrano Darner
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner
Neuraeschna maya Belle, 1989
Oligaeschna lapidaria T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Oligaeschna separata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Oligoaeschna needhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Oplonaeschna armata Hagen, 1861Riffle Darner
Oplonaeschna lapidaria Cockerell & ..., 1913
Oplonaeschna magna Gonzalez & N..., 1998
Remartinia luteipennis Burmeister, 1839Malachite Darner
Remartinia secreta Calvert, 1952
Rhionaeschna brevifrons Hagen, 1861
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Rhionaeschna confusa Rambur, 1842
Rhionaeschna dugesi Calvert, 1905Arroyo Darner
Rhionaeschna jalapensis Williamson, 1908
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861Spatterdock Darner
Rhionaeschna psilus Calvert, 1947Turquoise-tipped Darner
Rhionaeschna punctata Martin, 1908
Rhionaeschna vazquezae González, 1986
Staurophlebia gigantula Martin, 1909
Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923Caribbean Darner
Triacanthagyna dentata Geijskes, 1943
Triacanthagyna ditzleri Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Triacanthagyna satyrus Martin, 1909
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner
Triacanthagyna trifida Rambur, 1842Phantom Darner

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
5
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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