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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14426
72608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
771
14397
72445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
46
181
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
29
104
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
27
102
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
54
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
54
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
10
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
10 Genera with 31 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1922Aeshna Dragonfly17SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1767Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1838Spotted Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1895Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Palaeaeschna Meunier, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 2004Blue-eyed darners2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna caerulea Ström, 1783Azure hawker
Aeshna cerdanica A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856Pillwort
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna ghiandonii G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna juncea juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna messiniana G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna multicellulata G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna subarctica elisabethae Djakonov, 1922
Anaciaeschna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Anax criptus G. Gentilini, 1993
Anax cryptus Gentilini & ..., 1993
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Boyeria irene Fonscolombe, 1838Western Spectre
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Oligaeschna saurai E. Peñalver, 1996
Palaeaeschna pallerolae Gomez Pallerola, 1979
Palaeaeschna vidali Meunier, 1914
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna serrania Carvalho & S..., 2004

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in South Europe
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
3
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachytroninae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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