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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cardston County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
128
485
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
128
485
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cardston County
7 Families width 19 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cardston County
11 Genera with 19 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cardston County
19 Species
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cardston County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
9
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov