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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Green River (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
18
28
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
18
28
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Green River (Muhlenberg County)
3 Families width 6 Species
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Green River (Muhlenberg County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1862Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Green River (Muhlenberg County)
6 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Say, 1840Midland Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Walsh, 1862Rusty Snaketail
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Green River (Muhlenberg County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov