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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Florence (Fremont County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
225
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
225
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florence (Colorado)
8 Families width 15 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florence (Colorado)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1866Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1902Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1889Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1874Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florence (Colorado)
15 Species
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) hilaris Say, 1839
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889Mexican Amberwing
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Florence (Colorado)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov