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Anax (Aeshnidae)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Pterygota
Division: Palaeoptera
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Anisoptera
Familia: Aeshnidae
Subfamilia: Aeshninae
Tribus: Anactini
Genus: Anax
Species: A. amazili - A. bacchus - A. bangweuluensis - A. chloromelas - A. concolor - A. congoliath - A. fumosus - A. georgius - A. gibbosulus - A. guttatus - A. immaculifrons - A. imperator - A. indicus - A. julius - A. junius - A. longipes - A. maclachlani - A. mandrakae - A. marginope - A. nigrofasciatus - A. panybeus - A. parthenope - A. piraticus - A. pugnax - A. selysi - A. speratus - A. strenuus - A. tristis - A. tumorifer - A. walsinghami

Name

Anax Leach, 1815

Vernacular names
日本語: ギンヤンマ属

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]

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 gibbosulus Rambur, 1842 – Green Emperor[8]
Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) – Lesser Green Emperor[8]
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 – Magnificent Emperor[9]
Anax imperator Leach, 1815 – Emperor Dragonfly,[10] Blue Emperor[11]
Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 – Elephant Emperor
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[12]
Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) – Lesser Emperor[10]
Anax piraticus Kennedy, 1934
Anax pugnax Lieftinck, 1942
Anax selysi Förster, 1900
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 – Orange Emperor[13]
Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867 – Giant Hawaiian Darner, Pinao[14]
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 – Black Emperor, Magnificent Emperor[15]
Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885
Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882 – Giant Darner[4]

References

^ ἄναξ, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
^ "Genus: Anax Leach, 1815". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. October 9, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
^ a b c d e "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ Suhling, F. (2006). "Anax bangweuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.
^ Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax chloromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax ephippiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.
^ a b c Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ a b "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax imperator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.
^ "Anax nigrofasciatus". The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax speratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.
^ "Anax strenuus". Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.

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