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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Baltimore (Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
220
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
220
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baltimore
4 Families width 10 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baltimore
11 Genera with 10 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
Aeshna Dragonfly0SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltimore
10 Species
Agrion civile Hagen, 1862
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798Swamp Darner
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Baltimore
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov