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Aeshnidae (darner dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Aeshnidae Leach p. 126
1916Oplonaeschna vectensis Cockerell and Andrews p. 89 figs. 2-4
1918Aeshnidae Tillyard
1982Aeschnidae Hong p. 61
1986Oplonaeschna vectensis Wighton and Wilson p. 508
1988Aeshnidae Jarzembowski p. 764
1989Aeshnidae Zhang p. 414
1992Aeshnidae Carpenter p. 81
1993Aeshnidae Nel and Martínez-Delclòs
1994Oplonaeschna vectensis Nel et al. p. 174
2007Aeshnidae Bechly
2010Aeshnidae Petrulevičius et al. p. 271

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
familyAeshnidaeLeach 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.

Fm. Aeshnidae Leach 1815 [darner dragonfly]
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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]
G. Basiaeschna Selys 1883
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†Basiaeschna alaskaensis Garrouste and Nel 2019
Subfm. Brachytroninae Fraser 1957
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Tr. Brachytronini Fraser 1957
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G. Aeschnophlebia Selys 1883
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†Aeschnophlebia andreasi Nel et al. 2005
†Aeschnophlebia miocenica Nel and Escuillé 1994
G. Nasiaeschna Förster 1900
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†Nasiaeschna miocenica Claisse et al. 2019
G. †Eoshna Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Eoshna thompsonensis Archibald and Cannings 2019
G. Epiaeschna Hagen 1875
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†Epiaeschna gossi Campion 1916
†Epiaeschna lucida Zhang 1989
†Epiaeschna magnifica Martynov 1929
†Epiaeschna matutina Zhang 1989
†Epiaeschna pseudoheros Nel and Petrulevičius 2010
†Epiaeschna stauropolitana Martynov 1927
†Epiaeschna wisseri Nel et al. 2020
Invalid names: Epacantha Martynov 1929 [synonym], Mediaeschna Zhang 1989 [synonym], Triaeschna Campion 1916 [synonym]
Subfm. Gynacanthinae Cockerell 1913
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G. Gynacantha Rambur 1842
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†Gynacantha polydore Heer 1849
G. Heliaeschna Selys 1882
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†Heliaeschna parallela Martynov 1927
G. †Necracantha Martynov 1929
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†Necracantha composita Martynov 1929
†Necracantha proxima Martynov 1929
G. †Huncoaeshna Petrulevičius et al. 2010
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†Huncoaeshna corrugata Petrulevičius et al. 2010
G. †Idemlinea Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Idemlinea versatilis Archibald and Cannings 2019
G. †Kvacekia Prokop and Nel 2002
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†Kvacekia infuscata Prokop and Nel 2002
G. †Merlax Prokop and Nel 2000
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†Merlax bohemicus Prokop and Nel 2000
G. †Palaeaeschna Meunier 1914
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†Palaeaeschna vidali Meunier 1914
G. †Ypshna Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Ypshna brownleei Archibald and Cannings 2019
†Ypshna latipennata Archibald and Cannings 2019
Invalid names: Aeshna dido Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Oplonaeschna vectensis Cockerell and Andrews 1916 [nomen dubium]
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 130.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain Palaeaeschna vidali (104052 118362 123437)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Aeschna acrodonta (148368)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Baissaeshna prisca (105536) Baissaeshna zherikhini (105969)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Aeshnidae indet. (119839)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Aeschnidiidae indet. (113685)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8USA (Alaska) Basiaeschna alaskaensis (204785)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Aeshnidae indet. A, Antiquiala snyderae, Idemlinea versatilis, Ypshna brownleei (103206)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Parabaissaeshna ejerslevense (199521)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Aeshnidae indet. (226231) Ypshna latipennata (147816) Ypshna latipennata, Eoshna thompsonensis (103205)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Huncoaeshna corrugata (75178)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Aeschnidae indet. (120798)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Triaeschna gossi (113860)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Aeschnophlebia andreasi, Anglogomphaeschna eocenica (21976 207258) Aeschnophlebia andreasi, Oligaeschna wedmanni (127743) Anglogomphaeschna eocenica, Gynacanthinae indet. A (123960) Oplonaeschna vectensis, Anglogomphaeschna eocenica, Oligaeschna wedmanni (123959)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9China (Xizang) Oligaeschna sinica (224485)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Aeshnidae indet. specimen 1 (123215)
Chadronian37.2 - 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 - 28.4Spain Aeshnidae indet., Aeshna sp. (113990)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4France Aeshna caseneuvensis (233239)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France Aeschna ollivieri (122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Aeshnidae indet., Aeschna heterofasciata (122407)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic (Moravia) Oligaeschna kvaceki (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Czech Republic Aeshna sp. (181764) Kvacekia infuscata (31643)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Alpes-de-Haute) Aeschna paleocyanea (114016)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France Oligaeschna jungi (127946)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Aix-en-Provence) Epiaeschna pseudoheros (114117)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Puy-de-Dome) Oligaeschna jungi (155204)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Oligaeschna jungi, Epiaeschna wisseri (71942)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Aeschna dido (123945)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Aeshna oligocenica (127415)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Aeschna palaeocoerulea (155869)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Saisan) Epacantha magnifica, Basiaeschna ashutasica, Necracantha sp., Necracantha composita (114018) Necracantha proxima (120121)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany Aeschnidiidae indet. (123872)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Spain (Castellon) Aeshnidae indet. (140798) Oligaeschna saurai (122583)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Azerbaijan Heliaeschna parallela (127434)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Czech Republic Aeshna zlatkokvaceki (181763)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Epiaeschna matutina, Aeshna shanwangensis, Aeshna forficatum (160472) Mediaeschna lucida (128552 138944) Mediaeschna lucida, Aeschna ignivora (128551) Mediaeschna matutina (128549)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czech Republic Aeshnidae indet. (150934) Merlax bohemicus (105508)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Oligaeschna bulgariensis (181730)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Aeshna stavropolensis (105571)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Stavropol) Epiaeschna stauropolitana (114118)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Wurttemberg) Aeschnidae indet. (113752)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aeschna polydore (115305) Aeschna tyche (115304)
Vallesian - Turolian11.608 - 5.333Spain Aeshna cerdanica (113995)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333France (Ardèche) Aeshna andancensi, Aeschnophlebia miocenica (113893) Aeshna sp., Aeshna turoliana (156164) Nasiaeschna miocenica (227089)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Austria Aeschna voesendorfensis (127417)
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 - 5.333France (Cantal) Allopetalia europaea (122195)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Aeshnidae indet. (154909)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Aeschnidae indet. (109196)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806France Aeschna theobaldi (113996)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Slovakia Aeshna grandis (127418)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Aeshna isosceles (127419)