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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Highlands (Saanich Peninsula, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		40
120
119		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		40
120
119		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
3 Families width 4 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
4 Species
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Highlands (Vancouver Island)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov