Aeshnidae

Anax imperator

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aeshnoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Superordo: Odonatoptera
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Aeshnoidea

Familia:
Subfamiliae: Aeshninae – Brachytroninae
Genera incertae sedis: †Huncoaeshna

secundum Bechly, 1996

Subfamiliae: Aeshninae – Epiaeschninae – Gynacanthinae – Oplonaeschninae

Name

Aeshnidae Leach, 1815

Synonymy

  • Aeshnides Leach, 1815: 136

References

Primary references

  • Leach, W.E. 1815. Entomology [pp. 57–172]. In: Brewster, D. (Ed). Brewster’s Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Volume IX [part I]. W. Blackwood, J. Waugh, etc., Edinburgh, 764 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Edellibellen
  • français: Æschnidés
  • magyar: Karcsú acsafélék
  • 日本語: ヤンマ科
  • 한국어: 왕잠자리과
  • Nederlands: Glazenmakers
  • polski: żagnicowate
  • русский: Коромысла
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