Anaciaeschna

Genus of dragonflies

Anaciaeschna
Anaciaeschna isosceles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Selys, 1878[1]

Anaciaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.[2] Species of Anaciaeschna are found in Africa, Asia and Australia.[3]

Anaciaeschna are large, tawny brown dragonflies. They are nomadic and crepuscular.[4]

Species

The genus Anaciaeschna includes the following species:[5]

  • Anaciaeschna donaldi Fraser, 1922
  • Anaciaeschna (Aeshna) isosceles (Müller, 1767) – green-eyed hawker, Norfolk hawker[6]
  • Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839) – Australasian duskhawker[3]
  • Anaciaeschna kashimirensis Singh & Baijal, 1954
  • Anaciaeschna martini (Selys, 1897)
  • Anaciaeschna megalopis Martin, 1908
  • Anaciaeschna melanostoma Lieftinck, 1949
  • Anaciaeschna moluccana Lieftinck, 1930
  • Anaciaeschna montivagans Lieftinck, 1932
  • Anaciaeschna triangulifera McLachlan, 1896 – evening hawker[7]

References

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  1. ^ Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [317] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Anaciaeschna Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
  5. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Norfolk Hawker". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  7. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Anaciaeschna triangulifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59809A72307587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59809A72307587.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Anaciaeschna