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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Bridgeport (Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
39
59
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
39
59
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bridgeport (Cape Breton County)
7 Families width 13 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bridgeport (Cape Breton County)
9 Genera with 13 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bridgeport (Cape Breton County)
13 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Bridgeport (Cape Breton County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov