Checklist for Subfamily Aeshninae Rambur, 1842
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 28
159
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 18
136
498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 18
136
498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 6
90
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 6
90
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
| 1
11
41 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Aeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers | 11
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Aeshninae
Rambur, 1842
| 3
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
3 Genera with 27 Species
Species list for West Africa
27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeshna bonariensis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Epicauta tenuicollis Pallas, 1782 | | Aeshna confusa (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Epicauta testaceipes Fairmaire, 1882 | | Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764 | Blue hawker | | Aeshna diffinis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Epicauta thailandica Dvorak, 1996 | | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Aeshna | | 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 junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Anax parthenope Selys, 1839 | Lesser Emperor | | Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839 | | | 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 usambarica Sjöstedt, 1909 | Eastern Duskhawker | | Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891 | Lesser Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha villosa Grünberg, 1902 | Brown duskhawker |
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