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Checklist for Superfamily Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
147
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
50
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
50
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
9
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
1 Family width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 20 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1896Aeshna Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1902Duskhawkers2SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pinheyschna Peters & The..., 1896Hawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1775Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Zosteraeschna Peters & The..., 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna ellioti usambarica Foerster, 1906
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna minuscula (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna subpupillata (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896
Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896Evening Hawker
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur, 1842
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902Little Dusk-Hawker
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896Stream Hawker
Rhionaeschna variegata Fabricius, 1775
Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896Friendly Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom