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Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1629
3292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
1627
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
37
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
11 Families width 70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners11SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails11SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers27SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae (Tillyard, 1917)White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
37 Genera with 70 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly8SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Caledopteryx Kennedy, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1893Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1862And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 2009Duskhawkers2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces4SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Nesocordulia McLachlan, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nesolestes Selys, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1915Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832Flutterers1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1925Emerald Dragonflies10SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathemis Brauer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thermorthemis Kirby, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1832Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1869Dropwings3SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acentrella insignificans McDunnough, 1926
Acentrella lapponica (Bengtsson, 1912)⇒ Acentrella feropagus Alba-Tercedo..., 2000
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839Azure darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax tristis Hagen, 1867Black Emperor
Azuragrion kauderni Sjöstedt, 1917
Caledopteryx sarasini Ris, 1915
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876Subarctic Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893Barbet
Drunella (Drunella) grandis Eaton, 1884
Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927)⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Gynacantha bispina Rambur, 1842
Gynacantha comorensis Couteyen & P..., 2009Comoro Duskhawker
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940Canada Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Libellula lateralis Burmeister, 1839
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nesocordulia villiersi Legrand, 1984
Nesolestes pauliani Fraser, 1951
Orthetrum azureum Rambur, 1842
Orthetrum azureum lugubre Ris, 1915
Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805Banded skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Platycnemis agrioides (Ris, 1915)⇒ Agrilus quadristigmula Obenberger, 1936
Protoneura romanae Meurgey, 2006
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion pontogenes Ris, 1915
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832Phantom Flutterer
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898)⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877African Primitive
Thermorthemis comorensis Fraser, 1958
Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832Black Marsh Trotter
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891Kirby's Dropwing
Trithemis selika Selys, 1869
Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872Crimson Basker
Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849Blue Basker
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
31
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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