AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Buck Creek (Jefferson County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
39
52
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
39
52
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buck Creek (Kansas)
12 Families width 24 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buck Creek (Kansas)
20 Genera with 24 Species
Acerpenna Waltz & McCa..., 18611SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Fallceon Waltz & McCa..., 1923Blue-winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1842river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1861Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buck Creek (Kansas)
24 Species
Acerpenna pygmaea Hagen, 1861Blue-Winged Olive
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) intercalaris McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Fallceon quilleri Dodds, 1923
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Paraleptophlebia calcarica Rowbotham & ..., 1988
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Siphlonurus marshalli Traver, 1934Domin's club
Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861Mocha Emerald
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Buck Creek (Kansas)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov