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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooper Creek
9 Families width 21 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetiscidae Banks, 1900Armored Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers7SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooper Creek
19 Genera with 21 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1842Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Austrogomphus Selys, 1854Dark Hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Baetisca Walsh, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Brachydiplax Brauer, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers2SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1951Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Giant Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nannodiplax Brauer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Rhodothemis Ris, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1798Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
21 Species
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842Green Emperor
Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915Northern billabongfly
Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) australis Dale, 1854Inland Hunter
Baetisca (Baetisca) gibbera Berner, 1953
Brachydiplax denticauda Brauer, 1867Palemouth
Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839Scarlet Percher
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842Blue ground skimmer
Gynacantha dobsoni Fraser, 1951Lesser Duskhawker
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Nannodiplax rubra Brauer, 1868Pygmy percher
Nososticta fraterna Lieftinck, 1933Northern threadtail
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion jedda Theischinger..., 1991Dusky Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954Red Arrow
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798Coral-tailed Cloud Wing
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cooper Creek
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov