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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Creek (Sumner County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
143
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
143
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Creek (Sumner County Kansas)
7 Families width 11 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Creek (Sumner County Kansas)
11 Genera with 11 Species
Argia Rambur, 1902Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1883Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1873Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Stylogomphus Fraser, 1878Least Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Creek (Sumner County Kansas)
11 Species
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) varia Eaton, 1883Cream variant
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Libellula composita Hagen, 1873Bleached Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Plauditus virilis McDunnough, 1923
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Stylogomphus albistylus Hagen, 1878Eastern Least Clubtail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Creek (Sumner County Kansas)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov