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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Aurora (Benson County, North Dakota, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		50
96
104		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		50
96
104		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		6
8
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aurora (Benson County)
6 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (Benson County)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (Benson County)
7 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Aurora (Benson County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
3
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov