Anaciaeschna

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Anaciaeschna
Norfolkhawker1.jpg
Anaciaeschna isosceles
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Selys, 1878[1]

Anaciaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.[2] Species of Anaciaeschna are found in Africa, Asia and Australia.[3]

Anaciaeschna are large, tawny brown dragonflies. They are nomadic and crepuscular.[4]

Species[]

The genus Anaciaeschna includes the following species:[5]

References[]

  1. ^ 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. ^ "Genus Anaciaeschna Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 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 0643051368.
  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. (2009). "Anaciaeschna triangulifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
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