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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
77
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
26 Families width 173 Species and 4 Subspecies
#ABCPLGHTESOMI
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners13SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies22SpeciesTaxom
Ametropodidae Bengtsson, 1913Sand minnow mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies22SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae (Newman, 1853)Small square-gill mayflies8SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails7SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers30SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae (Rambur, 1842)Club-tailed dragonflies11SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae (Needham, 1901)Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae18SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae (Leach, 1817)Burrowing mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids6SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
77 Genera with 173 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPRSTXZ
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly8SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ametropus Albarda, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 184314SpeciesTaxom
Baetopus Keffermüller, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Electrogena Zurwerra & T..., 19813SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1843Green Drakes4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1761And Pale Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1791White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1825Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Habroleptoides Schoenemund, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Kageronia Matsumura, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758Whitefaces6SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1913Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Metreletus Demoulin, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Nigrobaetis Novikova & K..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriella Ulmer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1840Pincertails2SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1785Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Oxygastra Selys, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphoides Belle, 1878Leaftails1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthus Pictet, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocentroptilum Bogoescu, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1971March Browns5SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1825Hanging Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly11SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom
Torleya Lestage, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1869Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
173 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Ametropus fragilis Albarda, 1878
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) alpinus Pictet, 1843
Baetis (Baetis) buceratus Eaton, 1870Scarce Olive
Baetis (Baetis) fuscatus Linnaeus, 1761Pale Watery
Baetis (Baetis) liebenauae Keffermüller, 1974
Baetis (Baetis) lutheri Müller-Liebe..., 1967
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Baetis (Baetis) tracheatus Keffermüller..., 1967
Baetis (Baetis) vardarensis Ikonomov, 1962
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Baetis atrebatinus (Eaton, 1870)⇒ Labiobaetis atrebatinus Eaton, 1870
Baetis melanonyx (Pictet, 1843)⇒ Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834
Baetis muticus Linnaeus, 1758Iron Blue Mayfly
Baetis niger (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) lactea (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Caenis horaria Linnaeus, 1758
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Caenis (Caenis) macrura Stephens, 1835
Caenis (Caenis) pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Caenis (Caenis) robusta Eaton, 1884
Caenis beskidensis (Sowa, 1973)⇒ Caenis pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma Lieftinck, 1984
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Cercion lindenii (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion johanssoni Wallengren, 1894Arctic Bluet
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843Sombre Goldenring
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) dispar Curtis, 1834Autumn Dun
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) insignis Eaton, 1870
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) submontanus Landa, 1970
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) torrentis Kimmins, 1942Large Brook Dun
Ecdyonurus venosus Fabricius, 1775Late March Brown
Electrogena affinis Eaton, 1886
Electrogena lateralis Curtis, 1834
Electrogena ujhelyii Sowa, 1981
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Epeorus (Epeorus) assimilis Eaton, 1865
Epeorus (Epeorus) sylvicola Pictet, 1865
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) lineata Eaton, 1870
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Ephemera glaucops (F.J. Pictet, 1843)⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) notata Eaton, 1887Yellow Evening Hawk
Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761Blue-winged olive
Ephoron virgo Olivier, 1791
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825Eurasian Baskettail
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Gomphus (Gomphurus) ventricosus Walsh, 1863Skillet Clubtail
Gomphus (Stylurus) flavipes (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840The Western clubtail
Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840Yellow Clubtail
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Habroleptoides confusa Sartori & Jacob, 1986
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) lauta McLachlan, 1884
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flava Rostock, 1878
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Kageronia fuscogrisea Retzius, 1783
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) marginata Linnaeus, 1767Sepia Dun
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) vespertina Linnaeus, 1758Claret Dun
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839Dark Whiteface
Leucorrhinia caudalis Charpentier, 1840Lilypad Whiteface
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825Large White-faced Darter
Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758Northern White-faced Darter
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Metreletus balcanicus Ulmer, 1920
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Oligoneuriella rhenana Imhoff, 1852
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Onychogomphus uncatus Charpentier, 1840Blue-eyed Hooktail
Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785Green Club-tailed Dragonfly
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834Orange-spoted Emerald
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Stephens, 1835Turkey Brown
Phyllogomphoides bifasciatus Hagen, 1878
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Potamanthus (Potamanthus) luteus Linnaeus, 1767Yellow Mayfly
Procloeon bifidum Bengtsson, 1912Pale evening mayfly
Procloeon fragile McDunnough, 1923
Procloeon pennulatum Eaton, 1870Large Spurwing
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) beskidensis Alba-Tercedo..., 1987
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) germanica Eaton, 1885March Brown
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) hercynia Landa, 1970
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Rhithrogena picteti (Sowa, 1971)⇒ Rhithrogena iridina Kolenati, 1859
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Siphlonurus aestivalis Eaton, 1903
Siphlonurus armatus Eaton, 1870
Siphlonurus lacustris Eaton, 1870Summer Mayfly
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Stylurus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Stylurus townesi Gloyd, 1936
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841Spotted darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum pedemontanum O. F. Müller, 1766Banded darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Torleya major Klapálek, 1905
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832
Zygonyx iris iris Selys, 1869

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Belgium
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
11
29
70
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
48
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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