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Checklist of Family Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 (Darners)
for Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5194
15507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5194
15507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
115
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
87
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
87
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
63
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
63
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
9
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
9 Genera with 30 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1952Aeshna Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Afroaeschna Peters & The..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1902Duskhawkers10SpeciesTaxom
Heliaeschna Selys, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Zosteraeschna Peters & The..., 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
30 Species
Aeshna ellioti Kirby, 1896Elliot´s hawker
Aeshna meruensis (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Agrilus ussuricola Obenberger, 1924
Aeshna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896
Aeshna rileyi (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002
Aeshna scotias Pinhey, 1952
Afroaeschna scotias Pinhey, 1952Shadow Hawker
Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896Evening Hawker
Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911Black-and-blue Emperor
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Gynacantha africana Palisot de B..., 1805Giant Duskhawker
Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891Black-kneed Dusk-hawker
Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891Greater Girdled Duskhawker
Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902Little Dusk-Hawker
Gynacantha nigeriensis Gambles, 1956Yellow-legged Duskhawker
Gynacantha sextans McLachlan, 1896Dark-rayed Duskhawker
Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891Lesser Girdled Duskhawker
Gynacantha victoriae (Pinhey, 1961)⇒ Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891
Gynacantha villosa Grünberg, 1902Brown duskhawker
Heliaeschna cynthiae Fraser, 1939Blade-tipped Duskhawker
Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893Black-banded Duskhawker
Heliaeschna libyana (Fraser, 1928)⇒ Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893
Heliaeschna trinervulata Fraser, 1955Pale Duskhawker
Heliaeschna ugandica McLachlan, 1896Uganda Duskhawker
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Zosteraeschna ellioti Kirby, 1896Elliot´s Hawker
Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896Friendly Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnidae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
3
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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