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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Charleston (Charleston County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
292
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
292
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Charleston (Charleston County)
8 Families width 14 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Charleston (Charleston County)
14 Genera with 14 Species
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Giant Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Charleston (Charleston County)
14 Species
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flavescens Walsh, 1862
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Charleston (Charleston County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov