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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
205
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
205
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Blue Ridge Parkway
8 Families width 14 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Blue Ridge Parkway
16 Genera with 14 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1883Green Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1932And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Eurylophella Tiensuu, 1925Chocolate Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Heterocloeon McDunnough, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1980Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Litobrancha McCafferty, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Blue Ridge Parkway
14 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Baetis (Baetis) intercalaris McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Cordulegaster diastatops Selys, 1854Delta-spotted Spiketail
Ephemera (Ephemera) blanda Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Ephemera (Ephemera) varia Eaton, 1883Cream variant
Ephemerella catawba (Traver, 1932)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Eurylophella funeralis McDunnough, 1925
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) julia Traver, 1933
Heterocloeon anoka (Daggy, 1945)⇒ Iswaeon anoka Daggy, 1945
Lanthus vernalis Carle, 1980Southern Pygmy Clubtail
Litobrancha recurvata Morgan, 1913American March brown dun
Nixe spinosa Traver, 1933
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Blue Ridge Parkway
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
12
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov