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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region German (Richland County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
17
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
17
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for German (Richland County Illinois)
4 Families width 8 Species
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for German (Richland County Illinois)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for German (Richland County Illinois)
8 Species
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in German (Richland County Illinois)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov