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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Austria (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
549
7105
26566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
546
7098
26546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
64
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Austria
21 Families width 188 Species and 6 Subspecies
#ABCLPHTEGOS
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners17SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies17SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies22SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae (Newman, 1853)Small square-gill mayflies7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie4SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails6SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers25SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae40SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae (Leach, 1817)Burrowing mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae7SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies9SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids6SpeciesTaxom
Liassophlebiidae Tillyard, 1925Damsel-dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Austria
64 Genera with 188 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Aeschna Shaw and Hop..., 1951hawker dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1951Aeshna Dragonfly10SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anaciaeschna Selys, 1767Aeshna1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 184312SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings2SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1979Golden-Ringed Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 177511SpeciesTaxom
Electrogena Zurwerra & T..., 19814SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1843Green Drakes4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1905And Pale Duns5SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1825Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschna Selys, 2017Pygmy Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Habroleptoides Schoenemund, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 2017Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758Whitefaces5SpeciesTaxom
Liassophlebia Tillyard, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1957Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Lithogomphus Beier, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Nigrobaetis Novikova & K..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriella Ulmer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1758Pincertails1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1825Snaketails2SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs3SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1971March Browns16SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Shaogomphus Chao, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1985Darter Dragonfly12SpeciesTaxom
Torleya Lestage, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austria
188 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aeschna voesendorfensis Papp & Mandl, 1951
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna caerulea Ström, 1783Azure hawker
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836Green hawker
Aeshna voesendorfensis A. Papp, 1951
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Anaciaeschna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) alpinus Pictet, 1843
Baetis (Baetis) buceratus Eaton, 1870Scarce Olive
Baetis (Baetis) fuscatus Linnaeus, 1761Pale Watery
Baetis (Baetis) lutheri Müller-Liebe..., 1967
Baetis (Baetis) pentaphlebodes Ujhelyi, 1966
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Baetis (Baetis) vardarensis Ikonomov, 1962
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Baetis melanonyx (Pictet, 1843)⇒ Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834
Baetis muticus Linnaeus, 1758Iron Blue Mayfly
Baetis niger (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Caenis (Caenis) macrura Stephens, 1835
Caenis (Caenis) pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Caenis (Caenis) robusta Eaton, 1884
Caenis beskidensis (Sowa, 1973)⇒ Caenis pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx splendens splendens Harris, 1782
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Calopteryx virgo virgo Linnaeus, 1758
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Cercion lindenii (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion hylas Trybom, 1889Frey's Damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion ornatum Selys, 1850Ornate Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843Sombre Goldenring
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulegaster charpentieri Kolenati, 1846
Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979Balkan Goldenring
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) austriacus Kimmins, 1958
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) dispar Curtis, 1834Autumn Dun
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) helveticus Eaton, 1883
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) insignis Eaton, 1870
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) macani Thomas & Sowa, 1970
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) picteti Meyer-Dür, 1864
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) starmachi Sowa, 1971
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) submontanus Landa, 1970
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) torrentis Kimmins, 1942Large Brook Dun
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) zelleri Eaton, 1885
Ecdyonurus venosus Fabricius, 1775Late March Brown
Electrogena affinis Eaton, 1886
Electrogena lateralis Curtis, 1834
Electrogena quadrilineata Landa, 1970
Electrogena ujhelyii Sowa, 1981
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Epeorus (Epeorus) assimilis Eaton, 1865
Epeorus (Epeorus) sylvicola Pictet, 1865
Epeorus (Epeorus) torrentium Eaton, 1881
Epeorus alpicola Eaton, 1871
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemera glaucops (F.J. Pictet, 1843)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) mucronata Bengtsson, 1909
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) notata Eaton, 1887Yellow Evening Hawk
Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761Blue-winged olive
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Ephemerella major (Klapálek, 1905)⇒ Torleya major Klapálek, 1905
Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825Eurasian Baskettail
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Gomphaeschna carinthiae Schädel & Le..., 2017
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840The Western clubtail
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Habroleptoides confusa Sartori & Jacob, 1986
Habroleptoides modesta Hagen, 1864
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) lauta McLachlan, 1884
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flava Rostock, 1878
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) longicauda Stephens, 1836
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Ictinogomphus hassleri Schädel & Le..., 2017
Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907Ethiopian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) marginata Linnaeus, 1767Sepia Dun
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839Dark Whiteface
Leucorrhinia caudalis Charpentier, 1840Lilypad Whiteface
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825Large White-faced Darter
Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758Northern White-faced Darter
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata asahinai (Schmidt, 1957)⇒ Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Lithogomphus muenzenbergianus M. Beier, 1952
Microgomphus chelifer chelifer Selys, 1858
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Oligoneuriella rhenana Imhoff, 1852
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785Green Club-tailed Dragonfly
Ophiogomphus serpentinus (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Stephens, 1835Turkey Brown
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Procloeon bifidum Bengtsson, 1912Pale evening mayfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) austriaca Sowa & Weich..., 1988
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) beskidensis Alba-Tercedo..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) carpatoalpina Klonowska, O..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) degrangei Sowa, 1969
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) diaphana Navas, 1917
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) gratianopolitana Sowa, Degran..., 1986
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) iridina Kolenati, 1859
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) loyolaea Navas, 1922
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) nivata Eaton, 1871
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) puthzi Sowa, 1984
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) savoiensis Alba-Tercedo..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) vaillanti Sowa & Degrange, 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) zelinkai Sowa & Soldan, 1984
Rhithrogena endenensis Metzler, Tom..., 1985
Rhithrogena picteti (Sowa, 1971)⇒ Rhithrogena iridina Kolenati, 1859
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Shaogomphus postocularis Selys, 1869
Siphlonurus aestivalis Eaton, 1903
Siphlonurus armatus Eaton, 1870
Siphlonurus lacustris Eaton, 1870Summer Mayfly
Somatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840Alpine Emerald
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841Spotted darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys, 1840)⇒ Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum pedemontanum O. F. Müller, 1766Banded darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Sympetrum vulgatum ibericum (Ocharan, 1985)⇒ Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758
Torleya major Klapálek, 1905
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Austria
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
8
24
85
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
40
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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