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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Antioch (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
328
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
328
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
10 Families width 29 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
16 Genera with 29 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
29 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Antioch (Contra Costa County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
10
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov