Anax (dragonfly) explained

Anax (from Ancient Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἄναξ Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[anax]], "lord, master, king")^[1] is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. It includes species such as the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.^[2]

Anax spp. are very large dragonflies. They generally have light-colored bodies and dark tails with pale markings.^[3]

Some species are migratory, for example Anax junius.

Species

The genus Anax includes these species:

• Anax amazili – Amazon darner
• Anax aurantiacus
• Anax bangweuluensis – swamp emperor^[4]
• Anax chloromelas – dark emperor^[5]
• Anax concolor – blue-spotted comet darner
• Anax congoliath
• Anax ephippiger – vagrant emperor^[6]
• Anax fumosus
• Anax georgius – Kimberley emperor
• Anax gladiator – swordbearer emperor^[7]
• Anax gibbosulus – green emperor
• Anax guttatus – lesser green emperor^[8]
• Anax immaculifrons – magnificent emperor^[9]
• Anax imperator – emperor dragonfly,^[10] blue emperor^[11]
• Anax indicus – elephant emperor^[12]
• Anax junius – common green darner^[13]
• Anax longipes – comet darner^[13]
• Anax maclachlani
• Anax mandrakae
• Anax nigrofasciatus – blue-spotted emperor^[14]
• Anax panybeus
• Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839^[15] – Australian emperor
• Anax parthenope – lesser emperor^[10]
• Anax piraticus
• Anax pugnax
• Anax selysi
• Anax speratus – orange emperor^[16]
• Anax strenuus – giant Hawaiian darner, pinao^[17]
• Anax tristis – black emperor, magnificent emperor^[18]
• Anax tumorifer
• Anax walsinghami – giant darner^[13]

Taxonomic history

The genus Anax was described by William Elford Leach in 1815 when he published in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopedia.

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Genus Anax Leach, 1815 . Australian Faunal Directory . . 9 October 2008 . 18 April 2010.
3. Book: Watson, J.A.L.. The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Theischinger. G.. Abbey. H.M.. CSIRO. 1991. 0643051368. Melbourne.
4. Kipping, J. . Clausnitzer, V. . 2018 . Anax bangweuluensis . 2018 . e.T60295A72307075 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T60295A72307075.en . 12 November 2021.
5. Clausnitzer, V. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . Suhling, F. . 2016 . Anax chloromelas . 2016 . e.T59810A72308494 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59810A72308494.en . 12 November 2021.
6. Subramanian, K.A. . 2016 . Anax ephippiger . 2016 . e.T59811A72310087 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59811A72310087.en . 12 November 2021.
7. Web site: Anax gladiator Dijkstra & Kipping. PLAZI. 29 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210331/http://plazi.cs.umb.edu/GgServer/html/03A25264CA47FF89EEE6FEA942FBFD6A. 3 January 2019. dead.
8. Book: Theischinger, Gunther. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 0-643-09073-8.
9. Web site: Checklist, English common names . DragonflyPix.com . 5 August 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html . 4 December 2012 .
10. Web site: Checklist of UK Species. British Dragonfly Society. 5 August 2010.
11. Mitra, A. . 2016 . Anax imperator . 2016 . e.T59812A72311295 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59812A72311295.en . 12 November 2021.
12. http://thaiodonata.blogspot.de/2011/07/143-anax-sp-indicus.html Anax indicus
13. Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100711213624/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. 11 July 2010 . live.
14. Web site: Anax nigrofasciatus . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725015700/http://bim.aseanbiodiversity.org/fob/speciesFinal/SpeciesSummary.php?idSpecies=315&idClass=15 . dead . 25 July 2011 . The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity . 25 August 2010 .
15. Web site: Species Anax papuensis (Burmeister, 1839). ABRS. 2012-07-18. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2017-01-23.
16. Boudot, J.-P. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . Clausnitzer, V. . Suhling, F. . Schneider, W. . Samraoui, B. . 2016 . Anax speratus . 2016 . e.T90669049A72313202 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T90669049A72313202.en . 12 November 2021.
17. Web site: Anax strenuus. Hawaii Biological Survey. 25 August 2010.
18. Clausnitzer, V. . Suhling, F. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . 2016 . Anax tristis . 2016 . e.T59814A72314386 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59814A72314386.en . 12 November 2021.