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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		677
9087
31848		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		672
9069
31825		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		27
120
299		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
24 Families width 299 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ABCEGHILMOPS
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners13SpeciesTaxom
Ametropodidae Bengtsson, 1913Sand minnow mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies29SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies49SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails9SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae27SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies20SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae28SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids14SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers60SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies21SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in California
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
13
48
131		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
72
168		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov