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Checklist for Superfamily Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
24
155
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
92
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
92
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
60
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
60
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
8
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
1 Family width 28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners28SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
8 Genera with 28 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly11SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1885Emperors And Green Darners9SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1896Duskhawkers5SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839Azure darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896Evening Hawker
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax guttatus Burmeister, 1839Blue-tailed green darner
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur, 1842
Anax mauricianus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Anax imperator Leach, 1815
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Gynacantha bispina Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha comorensis Couteyen & P..., 2009Comoro Duskhawker
Gynacantha hova Fraser, 1956
Gynacantha radama Fraser, 1956
Gynacantha stylata Martin, 1896Seychelles Duskhawker
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor

Subnodes of Aeshnoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom