Aeshnidae

Classification

Genera in Aeshnidae

• Gynacantha — 105 species: Gynacantha adela, Gynacantha africana, Gynacantha albistyla, Gynacantha alcathoe, Gynacantha amphora, Gynacantha anandmati, Gynacantha andamanae, Gynacantha apiaensis
• Aeshna — 58 species: Aeshna affinis, Aeshna andancensi, Aeshna annulata, Aeshna antiqua, Aeshna athalia, Aeshna brevistyla, Aeshna caerulea, Aeshna canadensis
• Rhionaeschna — 44 species: Rhionaeschna absoluta, Rhionaeschna biliosa, Rhionaeschna bonariensis, Rhionaeschna brasiliensis, Rhionaeschna brevicercia, Rhionaeschna brevifrons, Rhionaeschna californica, Rhionaeschna caligo
• Anax — 39 species: Anax amazili, Anax aurantiacus, Anax bangweuluensis, Anax buchii, Anax charpentieri, Anax chloromelas, Anax concolor, Anax congoliath
• Cephalaeschna — 29 species: Cephalaeschna acanthifrons, Cephalaeschna acutifrons, Cephalaeschna aipishishi, Cephalaeschna algorei, Cephalaeschna aritai, Cephalaeschna asahinai, Cephalaeschna biguttata, Cephalaeschna chaoi
• Planaeschna — 29 species: Planaeschna asahinai, Planaeschna bachmaensis, Planaeschna caudispina, Planaeschna celia, Planaeschna chiengmaiensis, Planaeschna cucphuongensis, Planaeschna gressitti, Planaeschna haui
• Aeschna — 21 species: Aeschna acrodonta, Aeschna affinis, Aeschna dido, Aeschna flindersiensis, Aeschna hageni, Aeschna heterofasciata, Aeschna ignivora, Aeschna intermedia
• Austroaeschna — 20 species: Austroaeschna anacantha, Austroaeschna atrata, Austroaeschna christine, Austroaeschna cooloola, Austroaeschna eungella, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, Austroaeschna hardyi, Austroaeschna inermis
• Oligoaeschna — 20 species: Oligoaeschna amata, Oligoaeschna andamani, Oligoaeschna anglica, Oligoaeschna aquilonaris, Oligoaeschna buehri, Oligoaeschna elacatura, Oligoaeschna foliacea, Oligoaeschna modiglianii
• Sarasaeschna — 18 species: Sarasaeschna chiangchinlii, Sarasaeschna decorata, Sarasaeschna gaofengensis, Sarasaeschna kaoi, Sarasaeschna khasiana, Sarasaeschna kunigamiensis, Sarasaeschna lieni, Sarasaeschna martini
• Neuraeschna — 15 species: Neuraeschna calverti, Neuraeschna capillata, Neuraeschna claviforcipata, Neuraeschna clavulata, Neuraeschna cornuta, Neuraeschna costalis, Neuraeschna dentigera, Neuraeschna harpya
• Periaeschna — 14 species: Periaeschna assamensis, Periaeschna flinti, Periaeschna furukawai, Periaeschna gerrhon, Periaeschna laidlawi, Periaeschna lebasi, Periaeschna magdalena, Periaeschna mira
• Heliaeschna — 13 species: Heliaeschna bartelsi, Heliaeschna crassa, Heliaeschna cynthiae, Heliaeschna filostyla, Heliaeschna fuliginosa, Heliaeschna idae, Heliaeschna parallela, Heliaeschna sembe
• Gomphaeschna — 10 species: Gomphaeschna antilope, Gomphaeschna carinthiae, Gomphaeschna danica, Gomphaeschna furcillata, Gomphaeschna inferna, Gomphaeschna miocenica, Gomphaeschna obliqua, Gomphaeschna paleocenica
• Castoraeschna — 9 species: Castoraeschna castor, Castoraeschna colorata, Castoraeschna corbeti, Castoraeschna coronata, Castoraeschna decurvata, Castoraeschna januaria, Castoraeschna longfieldae, Castoraeschna margarethae
• Triacanthagyna — 9 species: Triacanthagyna caribbea, Triacanthagyna dentata, Triacanthagyna ditzleri, Triacanthagyna nympha, Triacanthagyna obscuripennis, Triacanthagyna satyrus, Triacanthagyna septima, Triacanthagyna trifida
• Boyeria — 8 species: Boyeria cretensis, Boyeria grafiana, Boyeria irene, Boyeria karubei, Boyeria maclachlani, Boyeria rufescens, Boyeria sinensis, Boyeria vinosa
• Coryphaeschna — 8 species: Coryphaeschna adnexa, Coryphaeschna amazonica, Coryphaeschna apeora, Coryphaeschna diapyra, Coryphaeschna huaorania, Coryphaeschna ingens, Coryphaeschna perrensi, Coryphaeschna viriditas
• Anaciaeschna — 7 species: Anaciaeschna jaspidea, Anaciaeschna martini, Anaciaeschna megalopis, Anaciaeschna melanostoma, Anaciaeschna moluccana, Anaciaeschna montivagans, Anaciaeschna triangulifera
• Agyrtacantha — 6 species: Agyrtacantha browni, Agyrtacantha dirupta, Agyrtacantha microstigma, Agyrtacantha othello, Agyrtacantha picta, Agyrtacantha tumidula
• Pinheyschna — 6 species: Pinheyschna meruensis, Pinheyschna moori, Pinheyschna rileyi, Pinheyschna subpupillata, Pinheyschna waterstoni, Pinheyschna yemenensis
• Telephlebia — 6 species: Telephlebia brevicauda, Telephlebia cyclops, Telephlebia godeffroyi, Telephlebia tillyardi, Telephlebia tryoni, Telephlebia undia
• Andaeschna — 5 species: Andaeschna andresi, Andaeschna occidentalis, Andaeschna rufipes, Andaeschna timotocuica, Andaeschna unicolor
• Oligaeschna — 5 species: Oligaeschna bulgariensis, Oligaeschna jungi, Oligaeschna kvaceki, Oligaeschna saurai, Oligaeschna wedmanni
• Petaliaeschna — 5 species:
• Staurophlebia — 5 species:
• Tetracanthagyna — 5 species:
• Aeschnophlebia — 4 species:
• Epiaeschna — 4 species:
• Oplonaeschna — 4 species:
• Remartinia — 4 species:
• Alloaeschna — 3 species:
• Allopetalia — 3 species:
• Basiaeschna — 3 species:
• Plattycantha — 3 species:
• Polycanthagyna — 3 species:
• Valdaeshna — 3 species:
• Zosteraeschna — 3 species:
• Austrophlebia — 2 species:
• Baissaeshna — 2 species:
• Dromaeschna — 2 species:
• Indaeschna — 2 species:
• Limnetron — 2 species:
• Nasiaeschna — 2 species:
• Necracantha — 2 species:
• Notoaeschna — 2 species:
• Oreaeschna — 2 species:
• Palaeaeschna — 2 species:
• Spinaeschna — 2 species:
• Sundaeschna — 2 species:
• Ypshna — 2 species:
• Acanthaeschna — 1 species:
• Afroaeschna — 1 species:
• Amphiaeschna — 1 species:
• Antipodophlebia — 1 species:
• Antiquiala — 1 species:
• Austrogynacantha — 1 species:
• Brachytron — 1 species:
• Caliaeschna — 1 species:
• Cretalloaeschna — 1 species:
• Dendroaeschna — 1 species:
• Eoshna — 1 species:
• Gynacanthaeschna — 1 species:
• Huncoaeshna — 1 species:
• Idemlinea — 1 species:
• Kishenehna — 1 species:
• Kvacekia — 1 species:
• Linaeschna — 1 species:
• Merlax — 1 species:
• Parabaissaeshna — 1 species:
• Racenaeschna — 1 species:
• Sarasaeschana — 1 species:

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.