Anax (dragonfly)

Anax (from Ancient Greek ἄναξ anax, "lord, master, king")[2] is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. It includes species likesuch as the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.[3]

For the Greek word, see Anax (Greek).

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
Madagascar emperor
male A. tumorifer

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]

Taxonomic history

The genus Anax was described by William Elford Leach in 1815 when he published the first bibliography of entomology in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopedia.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  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; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. "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.
  8. Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax chloromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  9. Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Anax ephippiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  10. 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.
  12. "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  13. "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.
  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.
  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.
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