Anax (dragonfly) facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Anax Leach, 1815 |
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| Anax imperator Leach, 1815
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Anax (from Ancient Greek ἄναξ anax, "lord, master, king") is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. It includes species likesuch as the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.
Anax spp. are very large dragonflies. They generally have light-colored bodies and dark tails with pale markings.
Some species are migratory (Anax junius).
Species
The genus Anax includes these species:
- Anax amazili (Burmeister, 1839) – Amazon darner
- Anax bangweuluensis Kimmins, 1955 – swamp emperor
- Anax chloromelas Ris, 1911 – dark emperor
- Anax concolor Brauer, 1865 – blue-spotted comet darner
- Anax congoliath Fraser, 1953
- Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) – vagrant emperor
- Anax fumosus Hagen, 1867
- Anax georgius Selys, 1872 – Kimberley emperor
- Anax gladiator Dijkstra & Kipping, 2015 – swordbearer emperor
- Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842 – green emperor
- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) – lesser green emperor
- Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 – magnificent emperor
- Anax imperator Leach, 1815 – emperor dragonfly, blue emperor
- Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 – elephant emperor
- Anax junius (Drury, 1773) – common green darner
- Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 – comet darner
- Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898
- Anax mandrakae Gauthier, 1988
- Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 – blue-spotted emperor
- Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
- Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839 - Australian emperor
- Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) – lesser emperor
- Anax piraticus Kennedy, 1934
- Anax pugnax Lieftinck, 1942
- Anax selysi Förster, 1900
- Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 – orange emperor
- Anax strenuus Hagen, 1867 – giant Hawaiian darner, pinao
- Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 – black emperor, magnificent emperor
- Anax tumorifer McLachlan, 1885
- Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882 – giant darner
Taxonomic history
The genus Anax was described by William Elford Leach in 1815 when he published in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopedia.
See also
In Spanish: Anax (insecto) para niños
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