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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Florissant Fossil Beds (Teller County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1185
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
259
1184
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florissant Fossil Beds
9 Families width 35 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners8SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies7SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing5SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florissant Fossil Beds
17 Genera with 35 Species
Aeschna Shaw and Hop..., 1890hawker dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1890Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1925American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1890Green Drakes7SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lepismophlebia Demoulin, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Libellulapis Cockerell, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Lithaeschna Cockerell, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phenacolestes Cockerell, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Siphlurites Cockerell, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florissant Fossil Beds
35 Species
Aeschna larvata Scudder, 1890
Aeschna solida Scudder, 1890
Aeshna larvata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna separata Scudder, 1890
Aeshna solida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Ephemera (Ephemera) howarthi T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Ephemera exsucca S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera immobilis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera interempta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera macilenta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera pumicosa S. H. Scudder, 1890
Ephemera tabifica S. H. Scudder, 1890
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Lepismophlebia platymera S. H. Scudder, 1890
Libellulapis antiquorum T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Libellulapis wilmattae T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Lithaeschna needhami Cockerell, 1907
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithagrion umbratum Scudder, 1890
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oligaeschna lapidaria T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Oligaeschna separata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Oligoaeschna needhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Phenacolestes mirandus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Phenacolestes parallelus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Siphlurites explanatus T. D. A. Coc..., 1923

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Florissant Fossil Beds
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
14
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov