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 | |
Anax imperator Leach, 1815 |
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.