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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Brooke County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
367
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
367
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brooke County
8 Families width 30 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies6SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brooke County
22 Genera with 30 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1861Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1907Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1854Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1863Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stylogomphus Fraser, 1878Least Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1883Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brooke County
30 Species
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861Green-striped darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) adelphus Selys, 1858Mustached Clubtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lanthus parvulus Selys, 1854Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner
Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863Maine Snaketail
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stylogomphus albistylus Hagen, 1878Eastern Least Clubtail
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Brooke County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
20
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov