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Aeshninae

Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Aeschninae Campion
1997Aeshninae Steinmann p. 2
2007Aeshninae Prokop et al.
2019Aeshninae Archibald and Cannings p. 788
2019Aeshninae Bechly and Rasmussen p. 124

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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
subfamilyAeshninae

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.

Subfm. Aeshninae
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Tr. Aeshnini Rambur 1842
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G. Aeshna Fabricius 1775 [hawker dragonfly]
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†Aeschna acrodonta Chang and Sun 2005
†Aeschna dido Hagen 1863
†Aeschna ollivieri Nel 1986
†Aeschna vosendorfensis Papp and Mandl 1951
†Aeshna andancensi Nel and Brisac 1994
†Aeshna caseneuvensis Nel et al. 2022
†Aeshna cerdanica Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1994
†Aeshna forficatum Li et al. 2011
†Aeshna ghiandonii Gentilini and Peters 1993
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Libellula quadrifasciata Müller 1764 [synonym]
†Aeshna heterofasciata Theobald 1937
†Aeshna ignivora Zhang 1989
Aeshna isosceles Müller 1767
†Aeshna larvata Scudder 1890
†Aeshna messiniana Gentilini and Peters 1993
†Aeshna multicellulata Gentilini and Peters 1993
†Aeshna oligocenica Nel 1994
†Aeshna ollivieri Nel 1986
†Aeshna paleocyanea Nel 1987
†Aeshna shanwangensis Li et al. 2011
†Aeshna solida Scudder 1890
†Aeshna stavropolensis Nel et al. 2005
†Aeshna theobaldi Piton 1935
†Aeshna turoliana Riou and Nel 1995
†Aeshna tyche Heer 1849
†Aeshna voesendorfensis Papp and Mandl 1951
†Aeshna zlatkokvaceki Prokop et al. 2016
Invalid names: Aeschna (Aeschna) Fabricius 1775 [invalid subgroup]
Tr. Allopetaliini Cockerell 1913
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G. †Anglogomphaeschna Nel and Fleck 2014
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†Anglogomphaeschna eocenica Nel and Fleck 2014
G. †Baissaeshna Pritykina 1977
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†Baissaeshna prisca Pritykina 1977
†Baissaeshna zherikhini Bechly et al. 2001
G. Boyeria McLachlan 1896
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†Boyeria europaea Nel et al. 1996
G. †Parabaissaeshna Bechly and Rasmussen 2019
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†Parabaissaeshna ejerslevense Bechly and Rasmussen 2019
Tr. Anactini Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. Anaciaeschna Selys 1878
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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]
G. Hemianax Selys 1883
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Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister 1839 [vagrant emperor]
Invalid names: Cyrtosoma Burmeister 1839 [replaced]
G. †Antiquiala Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Antiquiala snyderae Archibald and Cannings 2019
G. †Oligaeschna Piton and Théobald 1939
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†Oligaeschna ashutasica Martynov 1929
†Oligaeschna bulgariensis Nel et al. 2016
†Oligaeschna jungi Piton and Théobald 1939
†Oligaeschna kvaceki Prokop and Nel 2007
†Oligaeschna lapidaria Cockerell and Counts 1913
†Oligaeschna palaeocoerulea Timon-David 1946
†Oligaeschna saurai Peñalver et al. 1996
†Oligaeschna separata Scudder 1890
†Oligaeschna sinica Huang et al. 2022
†Oligaeschna wedmanni Nel and Fleck 2014
Invalid names: Neoligaeschna Carpenter 1986 [objective synonym]
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: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Aeschna acrodonta (148368)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Baissaeshna prisca (105536) Baissaeshna zherikhini (105969)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Aeschnidiidae indet. (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Parabaissaeshna ejerslevense (199521)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Antiquiala snyderae (103206)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anglogomphaeschna eocenica (21976 123960 207258) Anglogomphaeschna eocenica, Oligaeschna wedmanni (123959) Oligaeschna wedmanni (127743)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9China (Xizang) Oligaeschna sinica (224485)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Aeschna solida, Aeschna larvata, Aeschna separata (106384) Aeshna larvata (123119) Oplonaeschna lapidaria (106380) Oplonaeschna separata, Aeschna solida (106381)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Spain Aeshna sp. (113990)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France Aeshna caseneuvensis (233239)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Aeschna ollivieri (122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia Aeshna sp. (181764)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Aeschna paleocyanea (114016)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Aeschna heterofasciata (122407)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia (Moravia) Oligaeschna kvaceki (104941)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France Oligaeschna jungi (127946)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Aeshna oligocenica (127415)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Aeschna palaeocoerulea (155869)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Saisan) Basiaeschna ashutasica (114018)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Puy-de-Dome) Oligaeschna jungi (155204)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Oligaeschna jungi (71942)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Aeschna dido (123945)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain (Castellon) Oligaeschna saurai (122583)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Czechia Aeshna zlatkokvaceki (181763)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Aeschna ignivora (128551) Aeshna shanwangensis, Aeshna forficatum (160472)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Aeshna stavropolensis (105571)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Oligaeschna bulgariensis (181730)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aeschna tyche (115304)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain Aeshna cerdanica (113995)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Aeshna andancensi (113893) Aeshna sp., Aeshna turoliana (156164)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Anax sp., Aeshna sp., Anax cryptus, Anax imperator, Anax ephippiger, Anax parthenope, Aeshna messiniana, Aeshna ghiandonii, Aeshna multicellulata (113886)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Austria Aeschna voesendorfensis (127417)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Allopetalia europaea (122195)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Aeschna theobaldi (113996)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Slovakia Aeshna grandis (127418)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Aeshna isosceles (127419)