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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Back Creek (Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
32
50
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
32
50
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
16
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Back Creek (Berkeley County West Virginia)
8 Families width 13 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Back Creek (Berkeley County West Virginia)
16 Genera with 13 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1843Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1896Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1854Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1863Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1928March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1974
Light Cahills0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Back Creek (Berkeley County West Virginia)
13 Species
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) intercalaris McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854Twin-spotted Spiketail
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Ephemera (Ephemera) guttulata Pictet, 1843American green drake
Gomphus (Gomphus) descriptus Banks, 1896Harpoon Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Lanthus parvulus Selys, 1854Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) aphrodite McDunnough, 1926
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863Maine Snaketail
Rhithrogena anomala (McDunnough, 1928)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Back Creek (Berkeley County West Virginia)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
9
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov