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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region El Castillo (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
23
48
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
23
48
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Castillo (Starr County)
4 Families width 5 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Castillo (Starr County)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aphylla Selys, 1859Forceptails1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1907American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1910Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Castillo (Starr County)
5 Species
Aphylla protracta Hagen, 1859Narrow-striped Forceptail
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in El Castillo (Starr County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov