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Anax

Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

Taxonomy
Anax was named by Leach (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aeshnidae by Gentilini and Peters (1993); and to Anactini by Nel et al. (1994), Steinmann (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Anax Leach
1993Anax Gentilini and Peters
1994Anax Nel et al. p. 158
1997Anax Steinmann p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Aeshnoptera
—Aeshnomorpha
—Panaeshnida
—Aeshnida
—Paneuaeshnida
—Euaeshnida
—Neoaeshnida
—Aeshnodea
—Euaeshnodea
superfamilyAeshnoideaLeach 1815
familyAeshnidaeLeach 1815
subfamilyAeshninae
tribeAnactiniTillyard and Fraser 1940
genusAnaxLeach 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Anax Leach 1815
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†Anax charpentieri Hagen 1848
†Anax criptus Gentilini and Peters 1993
Anax ephippiger Burmeister 1839 [vagrant emperor]
Anax imperator Leach 1815 [emperor dragonfly]
Anax parthenope Selys 1839 [lesser emperor]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy A. sp., A. cryptus, A. imperator, A. ephippiger, A. parthenope (113886)