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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Ada (Montgomery County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
16
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
16
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ada (Alabama)
4 Families width 11 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ada (Alabama)
7 Genera with 11 Species
Argia Rambur, 1902Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ada (Alabama)
11 Species
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Ada (Alabama)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov