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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cross Creek (Brooke County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
18
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
18
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cross Creek (Brooke County)
7 Families width 16 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cross Creek (Brooke County)
15 Genera with 16 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1907Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1886Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1854Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1863Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stylogomphus Fraser, 1878Least Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1883Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cross Creek (Brooke County)
16 Species
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) adelphus Selys, 1858Mustached Clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lanthus parvulus Selys, 1854Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner
Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863Maine Snaketail
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stylogomphus albistylus Hagen, 1878Eastern Least Clubtail
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cross Creek (Brooke County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov