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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Banff National Park (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1531
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1530
2385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Banff National Park
11 Families width 36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails5SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Banff National Park
20 Genera with 36 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly7SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1925Emerald Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1993Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Banff National Park
36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
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 subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
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
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Banff National Park
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
15
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov