Английская Википедия:Anax (dragonfly)

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Madagascar emperor
male A. tumorifer

Anax (from Ancient Greek Шаблон:Lang Шаблон:Lang, "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:[4]

Taxonomic history

The genus Anax was described by William Elford Leach in 1815 when he published Шаблон:Citation needed span in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopedia.[20]

References

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