Aeshna
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Aeshna, the hawkers or mosaic darners, is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. Species within this genus are generally known as "hawkers" in the Old World, or "darners" in the New World.
Aeshna, the hawkers or mosaic darners, is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. Species within this genus are generally known as "hawkers" in the Old World, or "darners" in the New World.
Fossil species
holotype wing]] Note that many fossil species in the genus were named at a time when many extant species now included in other genera were included in Aeshna. The list of valid fossil species is based on Nel et al. (2022), with species of uncertain validity noted: †Aeshna andancensis – Late Miocene (Turolian), France †Aeshna caseneuvensis Nel et al., 2022 – earliest Oligocene (Rupelian) of France †Aeshna cerdanica – Late Miocene (Vallesian), Spain ?†Aeshna dido (Aeshnidae incertae sedis) – Late Oligocene, Rott Formation, Germany †Aeshna forficatum Li et al., 2011 – Middle Miocene, Shanwang Formation, China †Aeshna ghiandonii – Late Miocene (Messinian), Gessoso Formation, Italy ?†Aeshna heterofasciata (Anisoptera incertae sedis) – Early Oligocene, Salt Formation, Germany †Aeshna ignivora Zhang, 1989 – Middle Miocene, Shanwang Formation, China ?†Aeshna larvata (Anisoptera incertae sedis) – Late Eocene (Priabonian), Florissant Formation, Colorado †Aeshna messiniana – Late Miocene (Messinian), Gessoso Formation, Italy †Aeshna multicellulata – Late Miocene (Messinian), Gessoso Formation, Italy †Aeshna oligocenica – terminal Oligocene, Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation, France †Aeshna ollivieri – Late Oligocene, Campagne-Calavon Formation, France ?†Aeshna paleocyanea (Aeshnidae incertae sedis) – Early Oligocene (Stampian), France †Aeshna shanwangensis Li et al., 2011 – Middle Miocene, Shanwang Formation, China †Aeshna solida – Late Eocene (Priabonian), Florissant Formation, Colorado †Aeshna stavropolensis Nel et al., 2005 – Middle Miocene of North Caucasus, Russia ?†Aeshna theobaldi (Aeshnidae incertae sedis) – Early Pleistocene (Villafranchian), France ?†Aeshna tyche (Aeshnidae incertae sedis) – Late Miocene (Sarmatian), Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation, Germany †Aeshna voesendorfensis – Late Miocene (Messinian), Austria †Aeshna zlatkokvaceki Prokop et al., 2016 – Early Miocene of the Czech Republic
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