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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
15
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
15
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aurora (Florence County Wisconsin)
3 Families width 3 Species
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (Florence County Wisconsin)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hexagenia Walsh, 1924Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (Florence County Wisconsin)
3 Species
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Aurora (Florence County Wisconsin)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov