Subfamily Gynacanthinae Cockerell 1913 (darner dragonfly)
Alternative spelling: Gynacanthini
Parent taxon: Aeshnidae according to A. Nel and G. Fleck 2014
See also Nel et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Aeshna dido, Aeshninae, Basiaeschna, Brachytroninae, Eoshna, Epiaeschna, Huncoaeshna, Idemlinea, Kvacekia, Merlax, Oplonaeschna vectensis, Palaeaeschna, Ypshna
Subtaxa: Gynacantha Heliaeschna Necracantha
Type: Gynacantha
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Germany (1)
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences