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Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
for Caithness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
57
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
57
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caithness
9 Families width 15 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caithness
14 Genera with 15 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1764Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1834March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1776Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caithness
15 Species
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Baetis (Baetis) fuscatus Linnaeus, 1761Pale Watery
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Ecdyonurus venosus Fabricius, 1775Late March Brown
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Paraleptophlebia cincta Retzius, 1783Purple Dun
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Caithness
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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