Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region East Africa (Africa)
List of families for East Africa
30 Families width 952 Species and 46 Subspecies #ABCEGHILMOPST
| Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 170 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909) | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euthyplociidae Lestage, 1921 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985 | Little Stout Crawler Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 231 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914 | Brushleg Mayflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888 | Riverbed Burrower Mayflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 | Pale Burrower Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Siphlaenigmatidae Penniket, 1962 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900 | Primitive Minnow Mayflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942 | Little stout crawler mayflies | 30 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in East Africa
Links, sources and further information Palaeoptera at itis.gov
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