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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
336
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
336
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cedar (Floyd County Iowa)
6 Families width 14 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cedar (Floyd County Iowa)
11 Genera with 14 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Arigomphus Needham, 1914Pond Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cedar (Floyd County Iowa)
14 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Arigomphus submedianus Williamson, 1914Jade Clubtail
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cedar (Floyd County Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov