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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baton Rouge
4 Families width 18 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baton Rouge
14 Genera with 18 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1889Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1842Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baton Rouge
18 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889Banded Pennant
Coryphaeschna ingens Rambur, 1842Regal Darner
Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798Swamp Darner
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943Needham's Skimmer
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Maccaffertium exiguum Traver, 1933
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Baton Rouge
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov