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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cedar (Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
203
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
203
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cedar (Black Hawk County)
8 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cedar (Black Hawk County)
11 Genera with 10 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Arigomphus Needham, 1914Pond Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cedar (Black Hawk County)
10 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Arigomphus submedianus Williamson, 1914Jade Clubtail
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cedar (Black Hawk County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov