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Checklist of Superfamily Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
72
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
43
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
43
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
1 Family width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 14 Species
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1891Duskhawkers8SpeciesTaxom
Heliaeschna Selys, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
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
Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893Black-banded Duskhawker
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor

Subnodes of Aeshnoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom