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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Banff District (Alberta´s Rockies, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1545
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1544
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
14
27
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Banff District
14 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Banff District
27 Genera with 43 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1924And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1886Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1925Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff District
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
Baetis (Baetis) bundyae Lehmkuhl, 1973
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Cinygmula tarda McDunnough, 1929
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927)⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) nebulosa Walker, 1853Black gnat
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Banff District
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
7
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
17
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov