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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cullasaja River (Swain County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
16
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
16
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cullasaja River
9 Families width 18 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae (Ulmer, 1914)Brushleg Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cullasaja River
13 Genera with 18 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Brachycercus Curtis, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1917Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1862Hanging Clubtails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cullasaja River
18 Species
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Brachycercus nitidus Traver, 1932Tiny whitewinged red quill
Caenis (Caenis) anceps Traver, 1935Faurie's club
Cordulegaster erronea Selys, 1878Tiger Spiketail
Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854Twin-spotted Spiketail
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) parvidens Currie, 1917Piedmont Clubtail
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Isonychia (Isonychia) arida Say, 1839
Isonychia georgiae (McDunnough, 1931)⇒ Isonychia winkleri Ulmer, 1939
Maccaffertium ithaca Clemens & Le..., 1924Cahill
Maccaffertium pudicum Hagen, 1861
Serratella serrata Morgan, 1911Dark iron blue quill
Serratella serratoides McDunnough, 1931
Stylurus scudderi Selys, 1873Zebra Clubtail
Stylurus spiniceps Walsh, 1862Arrow Clubtail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cullasaja River
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov