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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Bridgend County Borough (South Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1176
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1176
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bridgend County Borough
12 Families width 35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bridgend County Borough
22 Genera with 35 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1764Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1834March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bridgend County Borough
35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) torrentis Kimmins, 1942Large Brook Dun
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Stephens, 1835Turkey Brown
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Bridgend County Borough
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
14
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov