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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Central (Wirt County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
81
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
81
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central (Wirt County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae (Calvert, 1901)Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central (Wirt County)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1952Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central (Wirt County)
5 Species
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Central (Wirt County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov