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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cairo (Randolph County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
96
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
96
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairo (Randolph County Missouri)
7 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairo (Randolph County Missouri)
12 Genera with 16 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairo (Randolph County Missouri)
16 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cairo (Randolph County Missouri)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov