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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
156
841
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
156
841
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bossier Parish
10 Families width 28 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bossier Parish
22 Genera with 28 Species
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Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1858Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1824Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bossier Parish
28 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) intercalaris McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Dromogomphus spoliatus Hagen, 1858Flag-tailed Clubtail
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Bossier Parish
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
16
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov