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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
155
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
155
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aurora (Dearborn County)
8 Families width 21 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae5SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (Dearborn County)
16 Genera with 21 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1823White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (Dearborn County)
21 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Say, 1840Midland Clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Isonychia (Isonychia) rufa McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Aurora (Dearborn County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov