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Checklist of Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
268
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
191
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
191
779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
113
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
7
112
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
17
70
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
17
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
17 Genera with 70 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly14SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1897Aeshna5SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners15SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalaeschna Selys, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers17SpeciesTaxom
Gynacanthaeschna Fraser, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Heliaeschna Selys, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Periaeschna Martin, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Petaliaeschna Fraser, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Planaeschna McLachlan, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Polycanthagyna Fraser, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Tetracanthagyna Selys, 18982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
70 Species and 9 Subspecies
Aeshna caerulea Ström, 1783Azure hawker
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840Mottled darner
Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856Pillwort
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna flavifrons Lichtenstein, 1976
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna juncea mongolica Bartenef, 1929
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna mixta mixta Latreille, 1805
Aeshna petalura Martin, 1909
Aeshna petalura petalura Martin, 1908
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Anaciaeschna donaldi Fraser, 1922Donald's Hawker
Anaciaeschna jaspidea Burmeister, 1839Australasian Duskhawker
Anaciaeschna kashimirensis Singh & Baijal, 1954
Anaciaeschna martini Selys, 1897
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842Green Emperor
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842Fiery Emperor
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax imperator imperator Leach, 1815
Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942Elephant Emperor
Anax marginope (Baijal & al., 1956)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915Blue-spotted Emperor
Anax nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915
Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus Fraser, 1935
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Cephalaeschna acanthifrons Joshi & Kunte, 2017
Cephalaeschna acutifrons Martin, 1909
Cephalaeschna klapperichi Schmidt, 1961
Cephalaeschna masoni Martin, 1909
Cephalaeschna orbifrons Selys, 1883
Cephalaeschna viridifrons Fraser, 1922
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Gynacantha albistyla Fraser, 1927
Gynacantha apicalis Fraser, 1924
Gynacantha arnaudi Asahina, 1984
Gynacantha bainbriggei Fraser, 1922
Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891Parakeet darner
Gynacantha biharica Fraser, 1927
Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck, 1960Brown darner
Gynacantha furcata Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha incisura Fraser, 1935
Gynacantha khasiaca McLachlan, 1896
Gynacantha millardi (Fraser, 1920)⇒ Epicauta nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Gynacantha nigripes (Martin, 1909)⇒ Epicauta platycera Fairmaire, 1876
Gynacantha odoneli Fraser, 1922
Gynacantha rammohani Mitra & Lahiri, 1975
Gynacantha rotundata Navas, 1930
Gynacantha subinterrupta Rambur, 1842Dingy Dusk-hawker
Gynacanthaeschna sikkima Karsch, 1891
Heliaeschna crassa Krüger, 1899
Heliaeschna uninervulata Martin, 1909
Heliaeschna uninervulata uninervulata Martin, 1909
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Oligoaeschna andamani Chhotani, La..., 1983
Oligoaeschna khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968)⇒ Agrilus vestitus Deyrolle, 1864
Oligoaeschna martini Laidlaw, 1921
Oligoaeschna speciosa (Karube, 1998)⇒ Agrilus viettei Descarpentri..., 1963
Periaeschna flinti Asahina, 1978
Periaeschna flinti assamensis (Asahina, 1981)⇒ Agrilus clairvillei Obenberger, 1933
Periaeschna lebasi Navas, 1930
Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909
Periaeschna nocturnalis Fraser, 1927
Periaeschna unifasciata Fraser, 1935
Petaliaeschna flavipes Karube, 1999
Petaliaeschna flecheri
Petaliaeschna pinratanai (Yeh, 1999)⇒ Petaliaeschna flavipes Karube, 1999
Planaeschna intersedens Martin, 1909
Planaeschna poumai Joshi & Kunte, 2017
Polycanthagyna erythromelas McLachlan, 1896Tiger Hawker
Polycanthagyna ornithocephala McLachlan, 1896
Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861Spatterdock Darner
Tetracanthagyna waterhousei McLachlan, 1898Giant River Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
3
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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