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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
21
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
21
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cacapon River
7 Families width 12 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae4SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cacapon River
11 Genera with 12 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthus Pictet, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cacapon River
12 Species
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) aphrodite McDunnough, 1926
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Serratella serratoides McDunnough, 1931

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cacapon River
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov