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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		211
830
1111		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		211
830
1111		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
4 Families width 4 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
4 Genera with 4 Species
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
4 Species
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862Conspicuous Malachite
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov