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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Alton (Brookings County, South Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
90
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
90
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Alton (Brookings County)
3 Families width 3 Species
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alton (Brookings County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hexagenia Walsh, 1824Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alton (Brookings County)
3 Species
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Alton (Brookings County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov