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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Elk Island National Park (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
266
1471
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
266
1471
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elk Island National Park
8 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elk Island National Park
12 Genera with 15 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840
American Bluets0SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elk Island National Park
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Elk Island National Park
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
11
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov