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Checklist for Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
91
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
83
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
83
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
40
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
40
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 11 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Agyrtacantha Lieftinck, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1849Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1867Duskhawkers3SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857Three-spined Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Agyrtacantha dirupta Karsch, 1889Trifid duskhawker
Agyrtacantha tumidula Lieftinck, 1937
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Anax selysii (Schlegel, 1849)⇒ Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839
Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898Slender Duskhawker
Gynacantha mocsaryi Förster, 1898Paddle-Tipped Duskhawker
Gynacantha rosenbergi Kaup, 1867Grey Duskhawker
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
4
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