Subfamily Aeshninae (darner dragonfly)
Alternative spelling: Aeschninae
Parent taxon: Aeshnidae according to J. Prokop et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Brachytroninae, Epiaeschna, Huncoaeshna, Jagoria, Merlax, Palaeaeschna
Subtaxa: Aeshnini, Anactini, Gynacanthini, Oligaeschna
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore