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Aeshnidae Leach, 1815

108800 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:108800)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Odonata (Order)
  7. Aeshnidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Odonata
Aeschnidae · unaccepted (Misspelling)
Allopetaliidae Cockerell, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883
  2. Genus Aeschnophlebia Selys, 1883
  3. Genus Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
  4. Genus Afroaeschna Peters & Theischinger, 2011
  5. Genus Agyrtacantha Lieftinck, 1937
  6. Genus Allopetalia Selys, 1873
  7. Genus Amphiaeschna Selys, 1871
  8. Genus Anaciaeschna Selys, 1878
  9. Genus Anax Leach, 1815
  10. Genus Andaeschna De Marmels, 1994
  11. Genus Antiquiala Archibald & Cannings, 2019 †
  12. Genus Austroaeschna Selys, 1883
  13. Genus Austrogynacantha Tillyard, 1908
  14. Genus Austrophlebia Tillyard, 1916
  15. Genus Baissaeshna Pritykina, 1977 †
  16. Genus Basiaeschna Selys, 1883
  17. Genus Boyeria McLachlan, 1896
  18. Genus Brachytron Evans, 1845
  19. Genus Caliaeschna Selys, 1883
  20. Genus Castoraeschna Calvert, 1952
  21. Genus Cephalaeschna Selys, 1883
  22. Genus Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1903
  23. Genus Dendroaeschna Tillyard, 1916
  24. Genus Dromaeschna Förster, 1908
  25. Genus Eopetalia Schädel & Wedmann, 2026 †
  26. Genus Eoshna Archibald & Cannings, 2019 †
  27. Genus Epiaeschna Hagen, 1873
  28. Genus Gynacantha Rambur, 1842
  29. Genus Gynacanthaeschna Fraser, 1922
  30. Genus Hemianax Selys, 1883
  31. Genus Huncoaeshna Petrulevičius, Nel & Voisin, 2010 †
  32. Genus Idemlinea Archibald & Cannings, 2019 †
  33. Genus Indaeschna Fraser, 1926
  34. Genus Indophlebia Fraser, 1935
  35. Genus Isoaeschna Schneider, Vierstraete, Kosterin, Ikemeyer, Hu, Snegovaya & Dumont, 2023
  36. Genus Kishenehna Archibald & Cannings, 2022 †
  37. Genus Limnetron Förster, 1907
  38. Genus Linaeschna Martin, 1908
  39. Genus Mediaeschna J.F. Zhang, 1989 †
  40. Genus Nasiaeschna Selys in Förster, 1900
  41. Genus Neuraeschna Hagen, 1867
  42. Genus Notoaeschna Tillyard, 1916
  43. Genus Oligaeschna Piton & Théobald, 1939 †
  44. Genus Oplonaeschna Selys, 1883
  45. Genus Oreaeschna Lieftinck, 1937
  46. Genus Parabaissaeshna Bechly & Rasmussen, 2019 †
  47. Genus Periaeschna Martin, 1908
  48. Genus Petaliaeschna Fraser, 1927
  49. Genus Pinheyschna Peters & Theischinger, 2011
  50. Genus Plattycantha Förster, 1908
  51. Genus Polycanthagyna Fraser, 1933
  52. Genus Racenaeschna Calvert, 1958
  53. Genus Remartinia Navás, 1911
  54. Genus Rhionaeschna Förster, 1909
  55. Genus Selysiophlebia Förster, 1904
  56. Genus Spinaeschna Theischinger, 1982
  57. Genus Staurophlebia Brauer, 1865
  58. Genus Subaeschna Martin, 1908
  59. Genus Sundaeschna Kiyoshi & Katatani, 2018
  60. Genus Telephlebia Selys, 1883
  61. Genus Tetracanthagyna Selys, 1883
  62. Genus Toaeschna Förster, 1905
  63. Genus Triacanthagyna Selys, 1883
  64. Genus Ypshna Archibald & Cannings, 2019 †
  65. Genus Zosteraeschna Peters & Theischinger, 2011
  66. Genus Acanthaeshna accepted as Acanthaeschna Selys, 1883
  67. Genus Acanthagyna Kirby, 1890 accepted as Gynacantha Rambur, 1842
  68. Genus Aeschna Illiger, 1802 accepted as Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
  69. Genus Brachytron Selys, 1850 accepted as Brachytron Evans, 1845 (unaccepted > unavailable name, Later usage)
  70. Genus Calaeschna Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905 accepted as Caliaeschna Selys, 1883
  71. Genus Cyrthosoma Pirotta, 1879 accepted as Hemianax Selys, 1883
  72. Genus Cyrtosoma Burmeister, 1839 accepted as Hemianax Selys, 1883
  73. Genus Fonscolombia Selys, 1883 accepted as Boyeria McLachlan, 1896
  74. Genus Heliaeschna Selys, 1882
  75. Genus Hoplonaeschna Karsch, 1891 accepted as Oplonaeschna Selys, 1883
  76. Genus Karschia Förster, 1900 accepted as Plattycantha Förster, 1908
  77. Genus Oeshna Lamarck, 1817 accepted as Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
  78. Genus Planaeschna McLachlan, 1896 accepted as Aeschnophlebia Selys, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  79. Genus Platacantha Martin, 1909 (Misspelling)
  80. Genus Platycantha Ris, 1913 accepted as Plattycantha Förster, 1908
  81. Genus Protoaeschna Förster, 1908 accepted as Anaciaeschna Selys, 1878
  82. Genus Pulchaeschna Peters & Theischinger, 2007 accepted as Austroaeschna Selys, 1883
  83. Genus Taoaeschna Fraser, 1933 (Misspelling)
  84. Genus Aesthna (uncertain, unassessed)
  85. Genus Alloaeschna Wighton & Wilson, 1986 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  86. Genus Antipodophlebia Fraser, 1960 (uncertain, unassessed)
  87. Genus Cretalloaeschna Jarzembowski & Nel, 1996 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  88. Genus Helioaeschna Selys, 1882 (uncertain, unassessed)
  89. Genus Jagoria Karsch, 1889 (uncertain, unassessed)
  90. Genus Merlax Prokop & Nel, 2000 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  91. Genus Plattacantha Martin, 1908 (uncertain, unassessed)
  92. Genus Sarasaeschna Karube & Yeh, 2001 (uncertain, unassessed)
  93. Genus Schizuraeschna Calvert, 1952 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Correct spelling, cf. Aeschnidae in many sources.  
Taxonomic remark Correct spelling, cf. Aeschnidae in many sources. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Aeshnidae Leach, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108800 on 2026-07-15
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2015-08-27 08:12:09Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source refer synonym source [details] 

extant flag source Parker 82, PaleoDB [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia2006 (marine) [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Paleoptera (Infraclass) > Odonata (Order) > Anisoptera (Suborder) > Aeshnoidea (Superfamily) > Aeshnidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Dragonflies, freshwater / terrestrial (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s) (As Aeschnidae): T; stratigraphic range: Jurassic (Oxfordian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Correct spelling, cf. Aeschnidae in many sources. [details]
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