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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Birch Hills County (Northern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
191
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
191
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Birch Hills County
9 Families width 14 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Birch Hills County
14 Genera with 14 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1895American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Birch Hills County
14 Species
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Birch Hills County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov