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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Grassland (Lynn County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
277
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
277
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grassland (Lynn County)
6 Families width 7 Species
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grassland (Lynn County)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Caenis Stephens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grassland (Lynn County)
7 Species
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Grassland (Lynn County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov