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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Elkmont (Limestone County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
115
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
115
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
6
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elkmont (Alabama)
5 Families width 2 Species
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elkmont (Alabama)
6 Genera with 2 Species
Ameletus Eaton, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1932And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elkmont (Alabama)
2 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Ephemerella catawba (Traver, 1932)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Elkmont (Alabama)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
5
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov