Anax (dragonfly)

Anax
	Anax parthenope
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Anax; Leach, 1815
Type species
	Anax imperator; Leach, 1815

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 (Anax junius).

Species[]

The genus Anax includes these species:^[5]

Anax amazili (Burmeister, 1839) – Amazon darner^[6]
Anax bangweuluensis Kimmins, 1955 – swamp emperor^[7]
Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911 – dark emperor^[8]
Anax concolor Brauer, 1865 – blue-spotted comet darner^[6]
Fraser, 1953
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) – vagrant emperor^[9]
Hagen, 1867
Anax georgius Selys, 1872 – Kimberley emperor^[10]
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]
Förster, 1898
Gauthier, 1988
Oguma, 1915 – blue-spotted emperor^[16]
Hagen, 1867
Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839^[17] - Australian emperor
Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) – lesser emperor^[13]
Kennedy, 1934
Lieftinck, 1942
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]
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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leach, W.E. (1815). "Entomology". In Brewster, David (ed.). Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. 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.
^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Suhling, F. (2006). "Anax bangweuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url
^ Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax chloromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax ephippiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax imperator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url
^ 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.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax speratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url
^ "Anax strenuus". Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

[Leach_entomology_1815-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leach, W.E. (1815). "Entomology". In Brewster, David (ed.). Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. 9. Edinburgh: William Blackwood. pp. 57–172 [137] (in 1830 edition) – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[2] ἄναξ. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.

[3] "Genus Anax Leach, 1815". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

[Watson_book_1991-4] 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.

[WOL-5] Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[NAO-6] Jump up to: ^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.

[7] Suhling, F. (2006). "Anax bangweuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

[8] Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax chloromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

[9] Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax ephippiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

[FGDA-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.

[11] "Anax gladiator Dijkstra & Kipping". PLAZI. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[DPIX-12] "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

[BDS-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

[14] Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax imperator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

[15] Anax indicus, Dragonflies and Damselflies of Thailand

[16] "Anax nigrofasciatus". The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

[17] ABRS (18 July 2012). "Species Anax papuensis (Burmeister, 1839)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[18] Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax speratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

[19] "Anax strenuus". Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

[20] Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Anax tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.old-form url

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Anax

Anax parthenope
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Anax Leach, 1815^[1]
Type species
Anax imperator Leach, 1815