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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Goose Creek (Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		40
47
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		40
47
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Goose Creek (Kentucky)
8 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Goose Creek (Kentucky)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1925And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Goose Creek (Kentucky)
7 Species
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemerella needhami (McDunnough, 1925)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Goose Creek (Kentucky)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov