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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Hiwassee River (Clay County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		5
5
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		5
5
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Hiwassee River
4 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hiwassee River
4 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1862river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hiwassee River
7 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Hiwassee River
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
7		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov