Checklist for Subfamily Aeshninae Rambur, 1842
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 16
105
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 14
99
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 14
99
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
69
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
69
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
| 1
10
29 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Aeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers | 10
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aeshninae
Rambur, 1842
| 3
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
3 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for Nigeria
19 Species | Aeshna scotias Pinhey, 1952 | | | Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911 | Black-and-blue Emperor | | Anax congoliath Fraser, 1953 | Dark Emperor | | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | | Anax ephippigera | | | Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | Blue Emperor | | Anax rutherfordi (McLachlan, 1883) | ⇒ Epicauta indiana Kaszab, 1956 | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 | Black Emperor | | Gynacantha africana Palisot de B..., 1805 | Giant Duskhawker | | Gynacantha bispina Rambur, 1842 | | | Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891 | Black-kneed Dusk-hawker | | Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891 | Greater Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902 | Little Dusk-Hawker | | Gynacantha nigeriensis Gambles, 1956 | Yellow-legged Duskhawker | | Gynacantha pupillata Dijkstra, 2015 | Spectacled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha sextans McLachlan, 1896 | Dark-rayed Duskhawker | | Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891 | Lesser Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha villosa Grünberg, 1902 | Brown duskhawker |
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