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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Defiance (Defiance County, Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
9
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
9
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Defiance (Defiance County)
4 Families width 5 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Defiance (Defiance County)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Dromogomphus Selys, 1858Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Defiance (Defiance County)
5 Species
Dromogomphus spoliatus Hagen, 1858Flag-tailed Clubtail
Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798Swamp Darner
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Defiance (Defiance County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov