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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Aurora (Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		70
147
150		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		70
147
150		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		7
9
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aurora (Arapahoe County)
7 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (Arapahoe County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1839Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1823White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (Arapahoe County)
8 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Isonychia (Isonychia) rufa McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Aurora (Arapahoe County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
6
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov