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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Centerville (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		28
47
48		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		28
47
48		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centerville (New Castle County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centerville (New Castle County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centerville (New Castle County)
8 Species
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Centerville (New Castle County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov