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Libellula grandis

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Taxonomy
Libellula grandis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Aeshna grandis by Fabricius (1775), Nel et al. (1994) and Steinmann (1997).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Libellula grandis Linnaeus p. 544
1761Libellula grandis Linnaeus p. 373
1763Libellula grandis Scopoli p. 259 fig. 677
1764Libellula quadrifasciata Müller p. 61
1767Libellula grandis Linnaeus p. 903
1767Libellula grandis Müller p. 125
1767Libellula quadrifasciata Müller p. 125
1775Aeshna grandis Fabricius p. 424
1776Libellula quadrifasciata Müller p. 140
1994Aeshna grandis Nel et al. p. 156
1997Aeshna grandis Steinmann p. 10

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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
Stigmoptera
Lobodonata
Panodonata
orderOdonata
Epiproctophora
EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
Anisopteromorpha
Trigonoptera
RankNameAuthor
Pananisoptera
NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
Euanisoptera
Exophytica
Cavilabiata
Cristotibiata
Brachystigmata
Paucipostnodalia
Eubrachystigmata
NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003
PaneurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
EurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
EurypalpidiformiaBechly 2003
Paneurypalpida
Eurypalpida
Neolamellida
Valvulida
Trichodopalpida
Laterocarinida
Mediocostida
Longiansida
Liberaponsida
Haplohamulida
Italoansida
Anauriculida
Libellulida
familyLibellulidaeRambur 1842
subfamilyLibellulinaeRambur 1842
genusLibellula
speciesgrandis

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.

Libellula grandis Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available