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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
125
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
125
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aurora (Kenosha County)
9 Families width 18 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (Kenosha County)
15 Genera with 18 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1823White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1924Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (Kenosha County)
18 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
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
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 (Kenosha County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov