Austroaeschna

Austroaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the diverse family Aeshnidae.^[2]

Austroaeschna
Alpine Darner
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Austroaeschna Selys, 1883[1]

Species of Austroaeschna are brown to black large dragonflies with dull or brightly coloured markings.^[3] One species is found in south-western Australia, while other species of Austroaeschna are indigenous to eastern Australia.

Species

The genus Austroaeschna includes the following species:^[4]

• Austroaeschna anacantha Tillyard, 1908 – western darner
• Austroaeschna atrata Martin, 1909 – mountain darner
• Austroaeschna christine Theischinger, 1993 – S-spot darner
• Austroaeschna cooloola Theischinger, 1991 – wallum darner
• Austroaeschna eungella Theischinger, 1993 – eungella darner
• Austroaeschna flavomaculata Tillyard, 1916 – alpine darner
• Austroaeschna hardyi Tillyard, 1917 – lesser Tasmanian darner
• Austroaeschna inermis Martin, 1901 – whitewater darner
• Austroaeschna ingrid Theischinger, 2008 - Grampians darner
• Austroaeschna muelleri Theischinger, 1982 – Carnarvon darner
• Austroaeschna multipunctata (Martin, 1901) – multi-Spotted darner
• Austroaeschna obscura Theischinger, 1982 – Sydney mountain darner
• Austroaeschna parvistigma Selys, 1883 – swamp darner
• Austroaeschna pinheyi Theischinger, 2001 – inland darner
• Austroaeschna pulchra Tillyard in Martin, 1909 – forest darner
• Austroaeschna sigma Theischinger, 1982 – sigma darner
• Austroaeschna speciosa Sjöstedt, 1917 – tropical unicorn darner
• Austroaeschna subapicalis Theischinger, 1982 – conehead darner
• Austroaeschna tasmanica Tillyard, 1916 – Tasmanian darner
• Austroaeschna unicornis (Martin, 1901) – unicorn darner

The following species are considered to be in the genus Austroaeschna by the Australian Faunal Directory.^[5]

• Dromaeschna forcipata (Tillyard, 1907) – green-striped darner
• Dromaeschna weiskei Förster, 1908 – ochre-tipped darner