Anaciaeschna

Anaciaeschna
Anaciaeschna isosceles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Selys, 1878
Synonyms
  • Protoaeschna Förster, 1908

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

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

Species

The genus Anaciaeschna includes the following species:

Etymology

The genus name Anaciaeschna combines Anax, derived from the Greek ἄναξ (anax, "king" or "sovereign"), with Aeshna. The name refers to similarities with species of Anax, while recognising its distinction from other species placed in Aeshna.

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Genus Anaciaeschna Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 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 0-643-05136-8.
  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.
  8. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.