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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Alton (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		52
100
103		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		52
100
103		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


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


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


Species list for Alton (St. Tammany Parish)
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 (St. Tammany Parish)
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