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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Deep Creek (Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
127
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
127
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Deep Creek (Edgecombe County)
12 Families width 26 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae9SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoephemeridae Traver, 1935Large square-gilled mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Deep Creek (Edgecombe County)
22 Genera with 26 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1931Blue-Winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1883Green Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1965And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1980Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Neoephemera McDunnough, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1873Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1935March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Deep Creek (Edgecombe County)
26 Species
Drunella cornutella McDunnough, 1931
Epeorus dispar Traver, 1933
Epeorus fragilis Morgan, 1911Pale evening olive
Ephemera (Ephemera) guttulata Pictet, 1843American green drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) varia Eaton, 1883Cream variant
Ephemerella hispida (Allen & Edmunds, 1965)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Habrophlebia vibrans (Needham, 1908)⇒ Habrophlebia lauta McLachlan, 1884
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Lanthus vernalis Carle, 1980Southern Pygmy Clubtail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924Little evening Yellow
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) juno McDunnough, 1924Little pale evening dun
Maccaffertium ithaca Clemens & Le..., 1924Cahill
Maccaffertium pudicum Hagen, 1861
Neoephemera purpurea Traver, 1931
Nixe spinosa Traver, 1933
Paraleptophlebia assimilis Banks, 1914
Paraleptophlebia mollis Eaton, 1871American iron blue quill
Progomphus borealis McLachlan, 1873Gray Sanddragon
Rhithrogena amica (Traver, 1935)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Siphlonurus typicus Eaton, 1885
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Deep Creek (Edgecombe County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
8
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov