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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Death Valley National Park (Mojave Desert, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
235
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
235
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Death Valley National Park
4 Families width 22 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Death Valley National Park
13 Genera with 22 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1910Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Death Valley National Park
22 Species
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907Comanche Skimmer
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Death Valley National Park
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
12
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov