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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Hesperia (Oceana County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		29
40
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		29
40
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Hesperia (Oceana County)
6 Families width 7 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hesperia (Oceana County)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hesperia (Oceana County)
7 Species
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824Medium summer olive
Siphlonurus rapidus McDunnough, 1924Dark olive dun
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Hesperia (Oceana County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov