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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Clayton Lake (Aroostook County, Maine, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
16
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
16
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		2
4
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clayton Lake (Aroostook County)
2 Families width 5 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clayton Lake (Aroostook County)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1866Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clayton Lake (Aroostook County)
5 Species
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Clayton Lake (Aroostook County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov