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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
180
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
180
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Etowah County
7 Families width 13 Species
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Etowah County
10 Genera with 13 Species
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1896
Spotted Darners0SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Eurylophella Tiensuu, 1913Chocolate Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1854Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Etowah County
13 Species
Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Eurylophella bicolor Clemens, 1913Chocolate dun
Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus Selys, 1854Ashy Clubtail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Etowah County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov