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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Dinosaur National Monument (Moffat County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
513
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
513
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dinosaur National Monument
6 Families width 15 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dinosaur National Monument
10 Genera with 15 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1823White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1858Hanging Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dinosaur National Monument
15 Species
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Stylurus intricatus Selys, 1858Brimstone Clubtail
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Dinosaur National Monument
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
9
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov