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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Aurora (Preston County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
56
113
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
56
113
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aurora (Preston County)
6 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (Preston County)
15 Genera with 16 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1897Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (Preston County)
16 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Say, 1840Midland Clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897Riffle Snaketail
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Aurora (Preston County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov