Anax (dragonfly)
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| Genus: | Anax Leach, 1815
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Anax (from Ancient Greek ἄναξ anax, "lord, master, king")[1] is a genus of dragonflies. It contains species like the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.[2]
Species
The genus includes the following species:[3]
- Anax amazili (Burmeister, 1839) – Amazon darner[4]
- Anax bangweuluensis Kimmins, 1955 – swamp emperor[5]
- Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911 – dark emperor[6]
- Anax concolor Brauer, 1865 – blue-spotted comet darner[4]
- Anax congoliath Fraser, 1953
- Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) – vagrant emperor[7]
- Anax fumosus Hagen, 1867
- Anax georgius Selys, 1872 – Kimberley emperor[8]
- Anax gladiator Dijkstra & Kipping, 2015 – Swordbearer emperor[9]
- Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842 – green emperor[8]
- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) – lesser green emperor[8]
- Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 – magnificent emperor[10]
- Anax imperator Leach, 1815 – emperor dragonfly,[11] blue emperor[12]
- Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 – elephant emperor[13]
- Anax junius (Drury, 1773) – common green darner[4]
- Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 – comet darner[4]
- Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898
- Anax mandrakae Gauthier, 1988
- Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 – blue-spotted emperor[14]
- Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
- Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) – lesser emperor[11]
- Anax piraticus Kennedy, 1934
- Anax pugnax Lieftinck, 1942
- Anax selysi Förster, 1900
- Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 – orange emperor[15]
- Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867 – giant Hawaiian darner, pinao[16]
- Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 – black emperor, magnificent emperor[17]
- Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885
- Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882 – giant darner[4]
References
- ^ ἄναξ. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
- ^ "Genus Anax Leach, 1815". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b c d e "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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- ^ a b c Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ^ "Anax gladiator Dijkstra & Kipping". PLAZI. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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- ^ Anax indicus, Dragonflies and Damselflies of Thailand
- ^ "Anax nigrofasciatus". The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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- ^ "Anax strenuus". Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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External links
Data related to Anax at Wikispecies
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