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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Amazon region (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
347
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
347
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon region
5 Families width 9 Species
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazon region
10 Genera with 9 Species
Argia Rambur, 1914Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets2SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Microstigma Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1889Amberwings2SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1842Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1865
Firetails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazon region
9 Species
Argia fraudatricula Förster, 1914
Erythrodiplax nigricans Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Microstigma rotundatum Selys, 1860
Perithemis icteroptera Selys, 1857
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Psaironeura bifurcata Sjöstedt, 1918
Rhionaeschna bonariensis Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Amazon region
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov