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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Aurora (St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		39
59
61		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		39
59
61		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Aurora (St. Louis County Minnesota)
7 Families width 9 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aurora (St. Louis County Minnesota)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1823White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1897Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aurora (St. Louis County Minnesota)
9 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Isonychia (Isonychia) rufa McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897Riffle Snaketail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Aurora (St. Louis County Minnesota)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov