Anax (dragonfly)
| Anax | |
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| Anax parthenope | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: |
Anax Leach, 1815 |
| Type species | |
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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 contains species like the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.
The genus includes the following species:
The genus Anax was described by William Elford Leach in 1815 when he published the first bibliography of entomology in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopedia.
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