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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
96
244
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
244
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grainger County
13 Families width 28 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers7SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grainger County
26 Genera with 28 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1932And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881
March Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grainger County
28 Species
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Ephemerella catawba (Traver, 1932)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Grainger County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
11
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
15
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov