Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)
List of families for British Columbia
19 Families width 172 Species and 3 Subspecies | Baetidae (Leach, 1815) | Mayflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900 | Primitive Minnow Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909 | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850) | Baskettails | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petaluridae Needham, 1903 | Grayback dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for British Columbia
67 Genera with 172 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
| Acentrella Bengtsson, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshna Fabricius, 1908 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ameletus Eaton, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiagrion Selys, 1876 | Red Damsels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1773 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphylla Selys, 1936 | Forceptails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argia Rambur, 1865 | Dancers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Attenella Edmunds, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baetis Leach, 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiaeschna Selys, 1839 | Springtime Darner | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callibaetis Eaton, 1862 | Speckled Duns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteryx Leach, 1840 | Demoiselle Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1889 | Pennants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cinygmula McDunnough, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cloeon Leach, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrion Kirby, 1876 | Eurasian Bluets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegaster Leach, 1858 | Golden-Ringed Dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1866 | American Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1865 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drunella Needham, 1927 | Blue-Winged Olives | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1922 | American Bluets | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epeorus Eaton, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853 | Green Drakes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerella Walsh, 1924 | And Pale Duns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiaeschna Hagen, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epipotoneura Williamson, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1871 | Baskettails | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858 | Ringtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1839 | Pondhawks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphus Leach, 1862 | Club-Tailed Dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 1895 | Duskhawkers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Heptagenia Walsh, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hetaerina Hagen, 1798 | Rubyspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocloeon McDunnough, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexagenia Walsh, 1829 | Giant Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1857 | Forktail | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1862 | Emerald Damselflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890 | Whitefaces | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1861 | river cruiser | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1913 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1857 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1955 | Archtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophya Rambur, 1865 | Pygmyflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nehalennia Selys, 1861 | Sprites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesoxenia Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Octogomphus Selys, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874 | Snaketails | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1884 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Perithemis Hagen, 1861 | Amberwings | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Prodasineura Cowley, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progomphus Selys, 1842 | Sanddragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861 | Blue-eyed darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidolestes Ris, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithrogena Eaton, 1923 | March Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1925 | Emerald Dragonflies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Stylurus Needham, 1873 | Hanging Clubtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypteryx Kennedy, 1879 | Black Petaltail | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1866 | Saddlebag Gliders | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Columbia
172 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acentrella insignificans McDunnough, 1926 | | | Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924 | Bluewinged olive dun | | Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 | Canada darner | | Aeshna constricta Say, 1840 | Lance-tipped darner | | Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866 | Lake darner | | Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 | Variable darner | | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Aeshna | | Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856 | Paddle-tailed darner | | Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839 | Azure darner | | Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861 | Zigzag darner | | Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908 | Bog hawker | | Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908 | Aeschne à Tubercules | | Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 | Shadow darner | | Ameletus celer McDunnough, 1934 | Cape Thompson draba | | Ameletus similior McDunnough, 1928 | Golden draba | | Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876 | Western Red Damsel | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Aphylla williamsoni Gloyd, 1936 | Two-striped Forceptail | | Argia apicalis (Say, 1840) | ⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | Argia emma Kennedy, 1916 | Emma's Dancer | | Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Variable Dancer | | Argia immunda Hagen, 1861 | Kiowa Dancer | | Argia moesta Hagen, 1861 | Powdered Dancer | | Argia sedula Hagen, 1861 | Blue-ringed Dancer | | Argia vivida Hagen, 1865 | Vivid Dancer | | Attenella margarita Needham, 1927 | Little bluewinged olive | | Baetis (Baetis) bicaudatus Dodds, 1923 | | | Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923 | Light blue dun | | Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834 | Medium Olive | | Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839 | Springtime Darner | | Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862 | Red Speckled Dun | | Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862 | | | Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840 | River Jewelwing | | Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | Amanda's Pennant | | Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922 | Red-veined Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889 | Banded Pennant | | Cinygmula kootenai McDunnough, 1943 | Denseleaf draba | | Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761 | Common wetland mayfly | | Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876 | Subarctic Bluet | | Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876 | Taiga Bluet | | Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807 | Common Goldenring | | Cordulegaster dorsalis Hagen, 1858 | Pacific Spiketail | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865 | Red Percher | | Drunella (Drunella) flavilinea McDunnough, 1926 | | | Drunella (Drunella) grandis Eaton, 1884 | | | Drunella (Drunella) spinifera Needham, 1927 | | | Drunella coloradensis Dodds, 1923 | | | Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927) | ⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927 | | Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 | Checkered Setwing | | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing | | Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861) | ⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | | Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875 | Boreal Bluet | | Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 | Tule Bluet | | Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861 | Damselfly | | Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895 | Alkali Bluet | | Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | Common Blue | | Enallagma doubledayi Selys, 1850 | Atlantic Bluet | | Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861 | Marsh Bluet | | Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861 | Stream Bluet | | Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863 | Hagen's Bluet | | Enallagma pollutum Hagen, 1861 | Florida Bluet | | Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861 | Orange Bluet | | Enallagma sulcatum Williamson, 1922 | Golden Bluet | | Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera ♰ A. Pongrácz, 1935 | | | Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924 | | | Epeorus grandis McDunnough, 1924 | | | Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853 | Brown Drake | | Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862 | Bluewinged olive dun | | Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924 | | | Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798 | Swamp Darner | | Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915 | | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886 | Beaverpond Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911 | Dot-winged Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871 | Spiny Baskettail | | Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858 | Eastern Ringtail | | Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861 | Western Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858 | Plains Clubtail | | Gomphus (Gomphus) graslinellus Walsh, 1862 | Pronghorn Clubtail | | Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895 | | | Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798 | American Rubyspot | | Heterocloeon anoka (Daggy, 1945) | ⇒ Iswaeon anoka Daggy, 1945 | | Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829 | Burrowing mayfly | | Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865 | Aurora Bluetail | | Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876 | Pacific Forktail | | Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902 | Plains Forktail | | Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895 | Swift Forktail | | Ischnura hastata Say, 1839 | Citrine Forktail | | Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842 | Common Bluetail | | Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898 | Lilypad Forktail | | Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876 | Western Forktail | | Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861 | Fragile Forktail | | Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857 | Rambur'S Forktail | | Lestes congener Hagen, 1861 | Spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862 | Swamp Spreadwing | | Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890 | Boreal Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890 | Crimson-ringed Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861 | Dot-tailed Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890 | Belted Whiteface | | Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839 | Golden-winged Skimmer | | Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837 | Bar-winged Skimmer | | Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861 | Eight-spotted Skimmer | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857) | ⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857 | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909 | Allegheny River Cruiser | | Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874 | Western River Cruiser | | Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861 | Gilded River Cruiser | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857 | Skimmer | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 | Australian pygmyfly | | Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861 | Sedge Sprite | | Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878 | | | Octogomphus specularis Hagen, 1859 | Grappletail | | Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 | Riffle Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 | Boreal Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus occidentis Hagen, 1885 | Sinuous Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 | Pale Snaketail | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Paraleptophlebia debilis Walker, 1853 | Blue dun | | Paraleptophlebia temporalis McDunnough, 1926 | | | Paraleptophlebia vaciva Eaton, 1884 | | | Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891 | | | Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842 | Common Sanddragon | | Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895 | California Darner | | Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861 | Blue-eyed Darner | | Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | | Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) robusta Dodds, 1923 | | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | | | Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839 | Ringed Emerald | | Somatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954 | Quebec Emerald | | Somatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871 | Lake Emerald | | Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861 | Fine-lined Emerald | | Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866 | Forcipate Emerald | | Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878 | Delicate Emerald | | Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871) | ⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | | Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918 | Kennedy's emerald | | Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898) | ⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825 | | Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871 | Mountain Emerald | | Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861 | Muskeg Emerald | | Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866 | Brush-tipped Emerald | | Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 | Whitehouse's emerald | | Stylurus olivaceus Selys, 1873 | Olive Clubtail | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861 | Saffron Winged Meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | Cherry-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861 | Red-veined meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874 | Striped meadowhawk | | Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840 | Ruby meadowhawk | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861 | Autumn meadowhawk | | Tanypteryx hageni Selys, 1879 | Black Petaltail | | Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Saddlebags | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866 | Common Glider |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in British Columbia
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