Checklist of Superfamily Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | 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
|
List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 29 Species
Genera for Nigeria
10 Genera with 29 Species | Acanthagyna Kirby, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshna Fabricius, 1952 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896 | Aeshna | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Austroaeschna Selys, 1916 | Dromaeschna | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boyeria McLachlan, 1840 | Spotted Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865 | Pilot Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 1902 | Duskhawkers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Heliaeschna Selys, 1955 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemianax Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
29 Species | Acanthagyna nigeriensis (Gambles, 1956) | ⇒ Epicauta punjabensis Saha, 1979 | | Aeshna scotias Pinhey, 1952 | | | Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896 | Evening Hawker | | 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 | | Austroaeschna (Austroaeschna) tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 | Tasmania darner | | Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840 | Fawn Darner | | Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | Blue-faced Darner | | Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865) | ⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | | 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 | | Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893 | Black-banded Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna sembe Pinhey, 1962 | Hybrid Duskhawker | | Heliaeschna trinervulata Fraser, 1955 | Pale Duskhawker | | Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | Vagrant Emperor |
Subnodes of Aeshnoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
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