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Checklist for Subfamily Aeshninae Rambur, 1842
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1908
11352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1276
7614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1159
7407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
16
490
3638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
15
489
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
5
97
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
77
627
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAeshninae
Rambur, 1842
5
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
5 Genera with 252 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 2016Aeshna Dragonfly125SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1882Emperors And Green Darners48SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1961Duskhawkers93SpeciesTaxom
Remartinia Navas, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 2003Three-spined Darners9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
252 Species and 27 Subspecies
Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002Blue-spotted Hawker
Aeshna brevistyla brevistyla Rambur, 1842
Aeshna absoluta (Calvert, 1952)⇒ Rhionaeschna absoluta Calvert, 1952
Aeshna acrodonta J. P. Chang, 2005
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna andancensi A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna antiqua Vander Linden, 1827
Aeshna athalia Needham, 1930
Aeshna bonariensis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Epicauta tenuicollis Pallas, 1782
Aeshna brasiliensis von Ellenrie..., 2002
Aeshna brevifrons (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Rhionaeschna brevifrons Hagen, 1861
Aeshna caerluea
Aeshna caerula
Aeshna caerulea Ström, 1783Azure hawker
Aeshna califonicaCalifornia Darner
Aeshna californica (Calvert, 1895)⇒ Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna cerdanica A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840Mottled darner
Aeshna coerulea Ström, 1783
Aeshna coluberculus (Harris, 1782)⇒ Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805
Aeshna confusa (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Epicauta testaceipes Fairmaire, 1882
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cornigera (Brauer, 1866)⇒ Epicauta tetragramma Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Aeshna cornigera cornigera (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Rhionaeschna cornigera Brauer, 1865
Aeshna cornigera planaltica (Calvert, 1952)⇒ Rhionaeschna planaltica Calvert, 1952
Aeshna crenata Hagen, 1856Pillwort
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna dido Hagen, 1863
Aeshna diffinis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Epicauta thailandica Dvorak, 1996
Aeshna draco (Rácenis, 1958)⇒ Epicauta thoracica Erichson, 1843
Aeshna dugesi (Calvert, 1905)⇒ Epicauta tibialis Waterhouse, 1871
Aeshna ellioti Kirby, 1896Elliot´s hawker
Aeshna ellioti usambarica Foerster, 1906
Aeshna elsia (Calvert, 1952)⇒ Rhionaeschna elsia Calvert, 1952
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna flavifrons Lichtenstein, 1976
Aeshna forficatum Y. J. Li, 2011
Aeshna formosus (Vander Linden, 1820)⇒ Anax imperator Leach, 1815
Aeshna furcillata Say, 1839
Aeshna galapagoensis (Currie, 1901)⇒ Rhionaeschna galapagoensis Currie, 1901
Aeshna ghiandonii G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna haarupi (Ris, 1900)⇒ Rhionaeschna haarupi Ris, 1908
Aeshna heterofasciata N. Theobald, 1937
Aeshna ignivora J. F. Zhang, 1989
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna interrupta interna (Walker, 1908)⇒ Epicauta emmerichi Pic, 1934
Aeshna interrupta interrupta Walker, 1908
Aeshna interrupta lineata (Walker, 1908)⇒ Epicauta emmerichi Pic, 1934
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Aeshna itatiaia Calvalho & S..., 2004
Aeshna jalapensis (Williamson, 1908)⇒ Rhionaeschna jalapensis Williamson, 1908
Aeshna janata Say, 1839
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna juncea juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna juncea mongolica Bartenef, 1929
Aeshna larvata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna lineata (Tillyard, 1916)⇒ Aeshna brevistyla Davies, 2002
Aeshna marchali (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Rhionaeschna marchali Rambur, 1842
Aeshna maritimus (Provancher, 1895)⇒ Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908
Aeshna meruensis (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Agrilus ussuricola Obenberger, 1924
Aeshna messiniana G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna miniscula McLachlan, 1896
Aeshna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna mixta mixta Latreille, 1805
Aeshna mixta soneharai Asahina, 1988
Aeshna multicellulata G. Gentilini, 1993
Aeshna multicolor (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861
Aeshna mutata (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861
Aeshna nigroflava (Martin, 1908)⇒ Apamea monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766
Aeshna nubigena (De Marmels, 1989)⇒ Epicauta villipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Aeshna oligocenica A. Nel, 1994
Aeshna ollivieri A. Nel, 1986
Aeshna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Agrilus bifoveolatus Kerremans, 1895
Aeshna osiliensis Mierzejewski, 1913
Aeshna paleocyanea Nel, 1987
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna peralta (Ris, 1918)⇒ Rhionaeschna peralta Ris, 1918
Aeshna perampla Brodie, 1845
Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961Persephone's Darner
Aeshna petalura Martin, 1909
Aeshna petalura petalura Martin, 1908
Aeshna petalura taiyal Asahina, 1938
Aeshna polydore Heer, 1849
Aeshna psilus (Calvert, 1947)⇒ Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Aeshna punctata (Martin, 1908)⇒ Epicauta weixiensis Tan, 1992
Aeshna rileyi (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Agrilus ustus Curletti, 2002
Aeshna rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna scotias Pinhey, 1952
Aeshna separata Scudder, 1890
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839Azure darner
Aeshna serrana Carvalho & S..., 2004
Aeshna serrata Hagen, 1856Baltic hawker
Aeshna serrata osiliensis Mierzejewski, 1913
Aeshna shanwangensis Y. J. Li, 2011
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna solida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna spectabilis (Eversmann, 1841)⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785
Aeshna stavropolensis A. Nel, 2005
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Aeshna subarctica elisabethae Djakonov, 1922
Aeshna subarctica interlineata Djakonov, 1922
Aeshna subarctica subarctica Walker, 1908
Aeshna subpupillata (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896
Aeshna theobaldi L. Piton, 1935
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Aeshna turoliana B. Riou, 1995
Aeshna tyche O. Heer, 1849
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Aeshna umbrosa occidentalis (Walker, 1912)⇒ Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908
Aeshna umbrosa umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow Darner
Aeshna undulata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aeshna juncea juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Aeshna variegata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Rhionaeschna variegata Fabricius, 1775
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861Green-striped darner
Aeshna vigintipunctata (Ris, 1918)⇒ Epicauta xanthocephala Klug, 1825
Aeshna vinosa Say, 1839
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836Green hawker
Aeshna voesendorfensis A. Papp, 1951
Aeshna walkeri Kennedy, 1917Walker's Darner
Aeshna williamsoniana Calvert, 1905Williamson's Darner
Aeshna yemenensis (Waterston, 1985)⇒ Agrilus utens Kerremans, 1897
Aeshna zlatkokvaceki Prokop & al., 2016
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Anax bangweuluensis Kimmins, 1955Swamp Emperor
Anax buchii H. Hagen, 1848
Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911Black-and-blue Emperor
Anax concolor Brauer, 1865Blue-Spotted Comet
Anax congoliath Fraser, 1953Dark Emperor
Anax congoliath lisomboae Pinhey, 1962
Anax criptus G. Gentilini, 1993
Anax cryptus Gentilini & ..., 1993
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax ephippigera
Anax fumosus Hagen, 1867
Anax fumosus fumosus Hagen, 1867
Anax georgius Selys, 1872Kimberley Emperor
Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842Green Emperor
Anax gladiator Dijkstra & K..., 2015Swordbearer Emperor
Anax goliathus (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842Fiery Emperor
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax imperator imperator Leach, 1815
Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur, 1842
Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942Elephant Emperor
Anax junia Drury, 1770
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861Comet Darner
Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898
Anax magnus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839
Anax marginope (Baijal & al., 1956)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax mauricianus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Anax imperator Leach, 1815
Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915Blue-spotted Emperor
Anax nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915
Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus Fraser, 1935
Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867Island Emperor
Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839Australian emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Anax parthenope julius Brauer, 1865
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Anax piraticus Kennedy, 1934
Anax pugnax Lieftinck, 1942
Anax quttatus Burmeister, 1839
Anax rutherfordi (McLachlan, 1883)⇒ Epicauta indiana Kaszab, 1956
Anax selysii (Schlegel, 1849)⇒ Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867Giant Hawaiian Darner
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885
Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882Giant Darner
Gynacantha adela Martin, 1909
Gynacantha africana Palisot de B..., 1805Giant Duskhawker
Gynacantha albistyla Fraser, 1927
Gynacantha alcathoe Lieftinck, 1961
Gynacantha apicalis Fraser, 1924
Gynacantha arnaudi Asahina, 1984
Gynacantha arsinoe Lieftinck, 1948
Gynacantha arthuri Lieftinck, 1953
Gynacantha auricularis Martin, 1909
Gynacantha bainbriggei Fraser, 1922
Gynacantha bartai Paulson & Vo..., 2005
Gynacantha basiguttata Selys, 1882
Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891Parakeet darner
Gynacantha bifida Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Gynacantha biharica Fraser, 1927
Gynacantha bispina Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891Black-kneed Dusk-hawker
Gynacantha calliope Lieftinck, 1953
Gynacantha cattienensis Kompier & Ho..., 2017
Gynacantha caudata Karsch, 1891
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Gynacantha comorensis Couteyen & P..., 2009Comoro Duskhawker
Gynacantha congolica Dijkstra, 2015Congo Duskhawker
Gynacantha constricta Hämäläinen, 1991
Gynacantha convergens Förster, 1908
Gynacantha corbeti Lempert, 1999
Gynacantha croceipennis Martin, 1897
Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891Greater Girdled Duskhawker
Gynacantha demeter Ris, 1911
Gynacantha dobsoni Fraser, 1951Lesser Duskhawker
Gynacantha dohrni Krüger, 1899
Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck, 1960Brown darner
Gynacantha dryadula Neiss & De M..., 2017
Gynacantha ereagris Gundlach, 1888
Gynacantha francesca Martin, 1909
Gynacantha furcata Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha gracilis Burmeister, 1839
Gynacantha helenga Williamson &..., 1930
Gynacantha hova Fraser, 1956
Gynacantha hyalina Selys, 1882Hyaline Dusk-hawker
Gynacantha immaculifrons Fraser, 1956Plain Duskhawker
Gynacantha incisura Fraser, 1935
Gynacantha interioris Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Gynacantha japonica Bartenev, 1910Blue-spotted Dusk-hawker
Gynacantha jessei Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Gynacantha khasiaca McLachlan, 1896
Gynacantha kirbyi Krüger, 1898Slender Duskhawker
Gynacantha klagesi Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Gynacantha laticeps Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Gynacantha limbalis Karsch, 1892
Gynacantha litoralis Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Gynacantha lyttoni (Fraser, 1926)⇒ Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
Gynacantha maclachlani Förster, 1899
Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902Little Dusk-Hawker
Gynacantha membranalis Karsch, 1891
Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868Bar-sided Darner
Gynacantha millardi (Fraser, 1920)⇒ Epicauta nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Gynacantha mocsaryi Förster, 1898Paddle-Tipped Duskhawker
Gynacantha musa Karsch, 1892
Gynacantha nausicaa Ris, 1915
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Gynacantha nigeriensis Gambles, 1956Yellow-legged Duskhawker
Gynacantha nigripes (Martin, 1909)⇒ Epicauta platycera Fairmaire, 1876
Gynacantha nourlangie Theischinger..., 1991Cave Duskhawker
Gynacantha odoneli Fraser, 1922
Gynacantha pasiphae Lieftinck, 1948
Gynacantha phaeomeria Lieftinck, 1960
Gynacantha polydore Heer, 1849
Gynacantha pupillata Dijkstra, 2015Spectacled Duskhawker
Gynacantha radama Fraser, 1956
Gynacantha rammohani Mitra & Lahiri, 1975
Gynacantha remartinia Navas, 1934
Gynacantha risi Laidlaw, 1931
Gynacantha rolandmuelleri Hämäläinen, 1991
Gynacantha rosenbergi Kaup, 1867Grey Duskhawker
Gynacantha rotundata Navas, 1930
Gynacantha ryukyuensis Asahina, 1962
Gynacantha saltatrix Martin, 1909Little Dusk-hawker
Gynacantha sextans McLachlan, 1896Dark-rayed Duskhawker
Gynacantha stenoptera Lieftinck, 1934
Gynacantha stevensoni Fraser, 1927
Gynacantha stylata Martin, 1896Seychelles Duskhawker
Gynacantha subinterrupta Rambur, 1842Dingy Dusk-hawker
Gynacantha tenuis Martin, 1909
Gynacantha tibiata Karsch, 1891
Gynacantha trifida Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909Eastern Duskhawker
Gynacantha usambaricusUsambara Dusk-Hawker
Gynacantha vargasi Haber, 2019
Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891Lesser Girdled Duskhawker
Gynacantha victoriae (Pinhey, 1961)⇒ Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891
Gynacantha villosa Grünberg, 1902Brown duskhawker
Gynacantha zuluensis (Balinsky, 1961)⇒ Gynacantha usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909
Remartinia luteipennis Burmeister, 1839Malachite Darner
Remartinia restricta Carvalho, 1992
Remartinia rufipennis Kennedy, 1941
Remartinia secreta Calvert, 1952
Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923Caribbean Darner
Triacanthagyna dentata Geijskes, 1943
Triacanthagyna ditzleri Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Triacanthagyna nympha Navas, 1933
Triacanthagyna obscuripennis Blanchard, 1847
Triacanthagyna satyrus Martin, 1909
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner
Triacanthagyna trifida Rambur, 1842Phantom Darner
Triacanthagyna williamsoni von Ellenrie..., 2003