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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Colchester (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1662
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
304
1662
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
21
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colchester
9 Families width 33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colchester
21 Genera with 33 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colchester
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Cloeon crassi Agnew, 1961
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Procloeon bifidum Bengtsson, 1912Pale evening mayfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Colchester
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
16
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov