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Genus of dragonflies
Madagascar emperor male A. tumorifer
Anax (from
Ancient Greek ἄναξ
anax , "lord, master, king")
[2] is a genus of
dragonflies in the
family
Aeshnidae . It includes species such as the
emperor dragonfly , Anax imperator .
[3]
Anax spp. are very large dragonflies. They generally have light-colored bodies and dark tails with pale markings.
[4]
Some species are migratory, for example
Anax junius .
Species
The
genus Anax includes these species:
[5]
Anax amazili (Burmeister, 1839) – Amazon darner
[6]
Anax aurantiacus Makbun, Wongkamhaeng & Keetapithchayakul, 2022
Anax bangweuluensis Kimmins, 1955 – swamp emperor
[7]
Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911 – dark emperor
[8]
Anax concolor Brauer, 1865 – blue-spotted comet darner
[6]
Anax congoliath Fraser, 1953
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) – vagrant emperor
[9]
Anax fumosus Hagen, 1867
Anax georgius Selys, 1872 – Kimberley emperor
[10]
Anax gladiator Dijkstra & Kipping, 2015 – swordbearer emperor
[11]
Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842 – green emperor
[10]
Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) – lesser green emperor
[10]
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 – magnificent emperor
[12]
Anax imperator Leach, 1815 – emperor dragonfly,
[13] blue emperor
[14]
Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 – elephant emperor
[15]
Anax junius (Drury, 1773) – common green darner
[6]
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 – comet darner
[6]
Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898
Anax mandrakae Gauthier, 1988
Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 – blue-spotted emperor
[16]
Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839
[17] – Australian emperor
Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) – lesser emperor
[13]
Anax piraticus Kennedy, 1934
Anax pugnax Lieftinck, 1942
Anax selysi Förster, 1900
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 – orange emperor
[18]
Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867 – giant Hawaiian darner, pinao
[19]
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 – black emperor, magnificent emperor
[20]
Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885
Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882 – giant darner
[6]
Taxonomic history
The genus Anax was described by
William Elford Leach in 1815 when he published the first bibliography of entomology [
citation needed ] in Brewster's
Edinburgh Encyclopedia .
[1]
References
^
a
b Leach, W.E. (1815). "Entomology". In Brewster, David (ed.).
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia . Vol. 9. Edinburgh:
William Blackwood . pp. 57–172 [137] (in 1830 edition) – via
Biodiversity Heritage Library .
^
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 .
^ 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
0643051368 .
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023).
"World Odonata List" . OdonataCentral,
University of Alabama . Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
^
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 .
^ Kipping, J.; Clausnitzer, V. (2018).
"Anax bangweuluensis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 : e.T60295A72307075.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T60295A72307075.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^ Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016).
"Anax chloromelas " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T59810A72308494.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59810A72308494.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^ Subramanian, K.A. (2016).
"Anax ephippiger " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T59811A72310087.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59811A72310087.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^
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. Archived from
the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2016 .
^
"Checklist, English common names" . DragonflyPix.com. Archived from
the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010 .
^
a
b
"Checklist of UK Species" .
British Dragonfly Society . Retrieved 5 August 2010 .
^ Mitra, A. (2016).
"Anax imperator " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T59812A72311295.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59812A72311295.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^
Anax indicus , Dragonflies and Damselflies of Thailand
^
"Anax nigrofasciatus" . The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Archived from
the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010 .
^ ABRS (18 July 2012).
"Species Anax papuensis (Burmeister, 1839)" . Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 23 January 2017 .
^ Boudot, J.-P.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Schneider, W.; Samraoui, B. (2016).
"Anax speratus " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T90669049A72313202.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T90669049A72313202.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
^
"Anax strenuus" . Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2010 .
^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016).
"Anax tristis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 : e.T59814A72314386.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59814A72314386.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 .
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