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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region East (Montgomery County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
360
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
360
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East (Iowa)
6 Families width 12 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East (Iowa)
8 Genera with 12 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1764Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East (Iowa)
12 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in East (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov