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Checklist for Superfamily Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
102
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
61
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
61
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
36
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
36
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
6
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
1 Family width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 13 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1896Aeshna Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1896Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Pinheyschna Peters & The..., 1896Hawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Zosteraeschna Peters & The..., 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
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 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
Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896Stream Hawker
Zosteraeschna minuscula MacLachlan, 1896Friendly Hawker

Subnodes of Aeshnoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyAeshnidae
Rambur, 1842
Darners, Dragonflies, Hawkers
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom