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Aeshnida

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Aeshnida was named by Bechly (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Panaeshnida by Bechly et al. (2001) and Bechly (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Aeshnida Bechly
2001Aeshnida Bechly et al. p. 73
2007Aeshnida Bechly

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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
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
—Aeshnida

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.

Unr. Aeshnida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. †Cymatophlebioidea Handlirsch 1906
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Fm. †Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Cymatophlebiinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Cymatophlebia Deichmüller 1886
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†Cymatophlebia densa Bechly 2001
†Cymatophlebia herrienae Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia kuempeli Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia longialata Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Aeschna bavarica Giebel 1856 [synonym], Aeschna multicellulosa Giebel 1857 [synonym]
†Cymatophlebia pumilio Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia purbeckensis Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia standingae Jarzembowski 1994
†Cymatophlebia suevica Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia yixianensis Zheng et al. 2018
†Cymatophlebia zdrzaleki Jarzembowski 1994
Subfm. †Valdaeshninae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Hoyaeshna Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Hoyaeshna cretacica Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Prohoyaeshna Bechly et al. 2001
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†Prohoyaeshna milleri Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Valdaeshna Jarzembowski 1988
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†Valdaeshna andressi Bechly et al. 2001
†Valdaeshna mikei Zheng et al. 2018
†Valdaeshna surreyensis Jarzembowski 1988
Invalid names: Libellulium Westwood 1854 [nomen dubium], Libellulium agrias Westwood 1854 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Rudiaeschnidae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Fuxiaeschna Lin et al. 2004
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†Fuxiaeschna hsiufunia Lin et al. 2004
G. †Rudiaeschna Ren and Guo 1996
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†Rudiaeschna jarzembowskii Huang et al. 2022
†Rudiaeschna limnobia Ren and Guo 1996
Unr. Paneuaeshnida Bechly et al. 2001
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Unr. Euaeshnida Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Eumorbaeschnidae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Eumorbaeschna Bechly et al. 2001
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†Eumorbaeschna adriankini Bechly and Kin 2013
†Eumorbaeschna jurassica Carpenter 1932
Unr. Neoaeshnida Bechly 1996
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Unr. Aeshnodea Bechly 1996
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Unr. Euaeshnodea Bechly et al. 2001
Fm. †Primumaeshnidae Pouillon and Nel 2020
Fm. Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. †Cretalloaeschna Jarzembowski and Nel 1996
G. †Falsisophoaeschna Zhang et al. 2008
Subfm. †Gomphaeschnaoidinae Bechly et al. 2001
Subfm. Gomphaeschninae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
G. †Sophoaeschna Zhang et al. 2008
Fm. †Paracymatophlebiidae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Linqibinia Pinkert et al. 2017
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†Linqibinia panae Pinkert et al. 2017
G. †Paracymatophlebia Bechly et al. 2001
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†Paracymatophlebia splendida Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Sinacymatophlebia Nel and Huang 2009
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†Sinacymatophlebia mongolica Nel and Huang 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available