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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
103
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
75
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
75
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
48
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
48
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 10 Species
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1922Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1920Duskhawkers3SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
10 Species
Anaciaeschna donaldi Fraser, 1922Donald's Hawker
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842Fiery Emperor
Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942Elephant Emperor
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck, 1960Brown darner
Gynacantha furcata Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha millardi (Fraser, 1920)⇒ Epicauta nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
2
8
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