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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Dewitt (DeWitt County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		20
41
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		20
41
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dewitt (DeWitt County Illinois)
4 Families width 8 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dewitt (DeWitt County Illinois)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dewitt (DeWitt County Illinois)
8 Species
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Dewitt (DeWitt County Illinois)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov