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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Afton Down (Isle of Wight, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		30
75
90		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		30
75
90		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		2
2
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton Down
2 Families width 3 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton Down
2 Genera with 3 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton Down
3 Species
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Afton Down
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
2
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov