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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Athabasca County (Northern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1567
2280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1566
2280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Athabasca County
15 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers17SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Athabasca County
38 Genera with 56 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1856Aeshna Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1840Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1924And Pale Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850
Whitefaces0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paracloeodes Day, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881
March Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Siphloplecton Clemens, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athabasca County
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Ameletus cooki McDunnough, 1929Mt. Lassen draba
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) persecutor McDunnough, 1939Mineral King draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924
Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842Australian Emerald
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Siphlonurus phyllis (McDunnough, 1923)⇒ Siphlurella phyllis McDunnough, 1923
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Tricorythodes (Tricorythodes) explicatus Eaton, 1892

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Athabasca County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
8
21
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
19
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov