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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
15
91
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 Families width 281 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners22SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly17SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies47SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails9SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies38SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers117SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails9SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
87
277
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov