Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects) and region Chicago (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)
List of families for Chicago 12 Families width 57 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914 | Brushleg Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Chicago 34 Genera with 57 Species #ACEGHILMNPRST
| Aeshna Fabricius, 1861 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrion Fabricius, 1861 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiagrion Selys, 1876 | Red Damsels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1773 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argia Rambur, 1840 | Dancers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arigomphus Needham, 1900 | Pond Clubtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteryx Leach, 1805 | Demoiselle Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1773 | Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1863 | American Bluets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853 | Green Drakes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiaeschna Hagen, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1840 | Baskettails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1839 | Pondhawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphus Leach, 1862 | Club-Tailed Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexagenia Walsh, 1924 | Giant Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1839 | Forktail | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isonychia Eaton, 1862 | Slate Drakes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1861 | Emerald Damselflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861 | Whitefaces | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1839 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1874 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nehalennia Selys, 1861 | Sprites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentagenia Walsh, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | Phanogomphus Carle, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861 | Blue-eyed darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidolestes Ris, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenacron Jensen, 1839 | Light Cahills | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stenonema Traver, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chicago 57 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeshna constricta Say, 1840 | Lance-tipped darner | | Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861 | Green-striped darner | | Agrion aspersum Hagen, 1861 | | | Agrion ebrium Hagen, 1861 | | | Agrion irene Hagen, 1861 | | | Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876 | Western Red Damsel | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Argia apicalis (Say, 1840) | ⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | Arigomphus cornutus Tough, 1900 | Horned Clubtail | | Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Black-winged Damselfly | | Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861 | Calico Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 | Tule Bluet | | Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861 | Damselfly | | Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863 | Hagen's Bluet | | Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853 | Brown Drake | | Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798 | Swamp Darner | | Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861 | Prince Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Gomphus (Gomphus) graslinellus Walsh, 1862 | Pronghorn Clubtail | | Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924 | | | Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861 | Fragile Forktail | | Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839 | Eastern Forktail | | Isonychia (Isonychia) sicca Walsh, 1862 | | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840 | Slender Spreadwing | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861 | Dot-tailed Whiteface | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839 | Painted Skimmer | | Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874 | Western River Cruiser | | Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861 | Sedge Sprite | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862 | | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861 | Spatterdock Darner | | Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | | | Stenacron carolina Banks, 1914 | | | Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839 | Ginger quill | | Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823 | Dark Cahill | | Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842 | Blue-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840 | Ruby meadowhawk | | Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861 | Autumn meadowhawk | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Chicago
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