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Taxonomy
Aeshnoidea was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Jarzembowski (1988).
It was assigned to Anisoptera by Jarzembowski (1988) and Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993); and to Euaeshnodea by Bechly (2007).
It was assigned to Anisoptera by Jarzembowski (1988) and Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993); and to Euaeshnodea by Bechly (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1815 | Aeshnoidea Leach |
| 1988 | Aeshnoidea Jarzembowski |
| 1993 | Aeshnoidea Nel and Martínez-Delclòs |
| 2007 | Aeshnoidea Bechly |
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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.
Superfm. Aeshnoidea Leach 1815
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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 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. †Baissaeshna Pritykina 1977
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†Baissaeshna prisca Pritykina 1977
†Baissaeshna zherikhini Bechly et al. 2001
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. 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. †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]
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. 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. †Necracantha Martynov 1929
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†Necracantha composita Martynov 1929
†Necracantha proxima Martynov 1929
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