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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
21
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Victoria
9 Families width 42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails7SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers16SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Victoria
21 Genera with 42 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1861Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1895Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces4SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1874river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Octogomphus Selys, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1925Emerald Dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1874Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874Western River Cruiser
Octogomphus specularis Hagen, 1859Grappletail
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Greater Victoria
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
16
38
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov