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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
54
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska
15 Families width 104 Species and 4 Subspecies
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies13SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners10SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae (Banks, 1900)Primitive Minnow Mayflies11SpeciesTaxom
Ametropodidae (Bengtsson, 1913)Sand minnow mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Arthropleidae Balthasar, 1937Flatheaded Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae11SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae (Needham, 1901)Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae18SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails8SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers10SpeciesTaxom
Neoephemeridae Traver, 1935Large square-gilled mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska
46 Genera with 104 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Acentrella Bengtsson, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Acerpenna Waltz & McCa..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Ametropus Albarda, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Apobaetis Salles & Lug..., 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Arthroplea Bengtsson, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1896
Spotted Darners0SpeciesTaxom
Brachycercus Curtis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Caudatella Edmunds, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cinygma Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1858Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1815
American Emerald0SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives4SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Edmundsius Day, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18855SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1924And Pale Duns5SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1895Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ironodes Traver, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Labiobaetis Novikova & K..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces5SpeciesTaxom
Metretopus Eaton, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Neoephemera McDunnough, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Paracloeodes Day, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Parameletus Bengtsson, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1885March Browns4SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1925Emerald Dragonflies8SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1884Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
104 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acentrella feropagus Alba-Tercedo..., 2000
Acentrella insignificans McDunnough, 1926
Acentrella lapponica (Bengtsson, 1912)⇒ Acentrella feropagus Alba-Tercedo..., 2000
Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002Blue-spotted Hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839Azure darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Ameletus celer McDunnough, 1934Cape Thompson draba
Ameletus inopinatus Eaton, 1887Brown dun
Ameletus validus McDunnough, 1923Openground draba
Ametropus neavei (McDunnough, 1928)⇒ Ametropus fragilis Albarda, 1878
Baetis (Baetis) bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
Baetis (Baetis) bundyae Lehmkuhl, 1973
Baetis (Baetis) foemina McDunnough, 1936Thickleaf draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Brachycercus harrisella Curtis, 1834
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862
Caudatella jacobi McDunnough, 1939Tight coil
Cinygma lyriforme McDunnough, 1924
Cinygmula mimus Eaton, 1885
Cinygmula par Eaton, 1885
Cinygmula subaequalis Banks, 1914Golden spinner
Cinygmula tarda McDunnough, 1929
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876Subarctic Bluet
Cordulegaster dorsalis Hagen, 1858Pacific Spiketail
Drunella (Drunella) grandis Eaton, 1884
Drunella (Drunella) spinifera Needham, 1927
Drunella coloradensis Dodds, 1923
Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927)⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927
Ecdyonurus simplicioides McDunnough, 1924
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epeorus albertae McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus grandis McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus hesperus Banks, 1924
Epeorus longimanus Eaton, 1885
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) aurivillii Bengtsson, 1909
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) mucronata Bengtsson, 1909
Ephemerella maculata (Traver, 1934)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Ephemerella nuda (Tshernova, 1949)⇒ Torleya nuda Tshernova, 1949
Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) solitaria McDunnough, 1924
Heptagenia pulla Clemens, 1913Little graywinged olive
Ironodes nitidus Eaton, 1885
Labiobaetis dardanus (McDunnough, 1923)⇒ Pseudocloeon dardanum McDunnough, 1923
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940Canada Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Metretopus alter Bengtsson, 1930Rustic tigersnail
Metretopus borealis Eaton, 1871
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Paraleptophlebia debilis Walker, 1853Blue dun
Paraleptophlebia strandii Eaton, 1901
Paraleptophlebia vaciva Eaton, 1884
Parameletus chelifer Bengtsson, 1908
Parameletus columbiae McDunnough, 1938Rocky Mountain draba
Plauditus dubius Walsh, 1862Little slatewinged brown quill
Procloeon pennulatum Eaton, 1870Large Spurwing
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) robusta Dodds, 1923
Rhithrogena futilis (McDunnough, 1934)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Rhithrogena ingalik Randolph & M..., 2005
Rhithrogena jejuna (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Serratella levis Day, 1954Cricket coil
Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824Medium summer olive
Siphlonurus autumnalis McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Siphlonurus occidentalis Eaton, 1885
Siphlonurus phyllis (McDunnough, 1923)⇒ Siphlurella phyllis McDunnough, 1923
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898)⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Alaska
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
9
32
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
22
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov