Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Iowa (USA)
List of families for Iowa
21 Families width 167 Species #BASCPGLEHOM
| Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900 | Primitive Minnow Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888 | Hacklegill mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Baetiscidae Banks, 1900 | Armored Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909) | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 | Pale Burrower Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914 | Brushleg Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985 | Little Stout Crawler Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Iowa
71 Genera with 167 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
| Acerpenna Waltz & McCa..., 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshna Fabricius, 1861 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ameletus Eaton, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiagrion Selys, 1839 | Red Damsels | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anafroptilum Kluge, 2011 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1773 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argia Rambur, 1842 | Dancers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Arigomphus Needham, 1914 | Pond Clubtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baetis Leach, 1923 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Baetisca Walsh, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boyeria McLachlan, 1840 | Spotted Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenis Stephens, 1931 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callibaetis Eaton, 1862 | Speckled Duns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteryx Leach, 1805 | Demoiselle Damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1773 | Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrion Kirby, 1876 | Eurasian Bluets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegaster Leach, 1854 | Golden-Ringed Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Davidius Selys, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromogomphus Selys, 1858 | Spiny-Legged Clubtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1919 | American Bluets | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerella Walsh, 1931 | And Pale Duns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephoron Williamson, 1823 | White Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiaeschna Hagen, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1911 | Baskettails | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1839 | Pondhawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1842 | Dragonlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphus Leach, 1863 | Club-Tailed Dragonflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heptagenia Walsh, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hetaerina Hagen, 1773 | Rubyspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocloeon McDunnough, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexagenia Walsh, 1829 | Giant Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1839 | Forktail | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Isonychia Eaton, 1862 | Slate Drakes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labiobaetis Novikova & K..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1861 | Emerald Damselflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucrocuta Flowers, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Maccaffertium Bednarik, 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macdunnoa Lehmkuhl, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1842 | river cruiser | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nasiaeschna Selys, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nehalennia Selys, 1861 | Sprites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neurocordulia Selys, 1863 | Shadowdragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiogomphus Selys, 1985 | Snaketails | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pentagenia Walsh, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | Phanogomphus Carle, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Progomphus Selys, 1842 | Sanddragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudiron McDunnough, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raptoheptagenia Whiting & Le..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861 | Blue-eyed darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipidolestes Ris, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881 | March Browns | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Siphlonurus Eaton, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Siphloplecton Clemens, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1866 | Emerald Dragonflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stenacron Jensen, 1839 | Light Cahills | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenonema Traver, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stylurus Needham, 1862 | Hanging Clubtails | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 11 | Species | Taxom | Tortopus Needham and ..., 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iowa
167 Species | Acerpenna pygmaea Hagen, 1861 | Blue-Winged Olive | | Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 | Canada darner | | Aeshna constricta Say, 1840 | Lance-tipped darner | | Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 | Variable darner | | Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908 | Aeschne à Tubercules | | Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 | Shadow darner | | Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861 | Green-striped darner | | Ameletus ludens Needham, 1905 | | | Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839 | Eastern Red Damsel | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863 | | | Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839 | | | Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918 | Paiute Dancer | | Argia apicalis (Say, 1840) | ⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | Argia emma Kennedy, 1916 | Emma's Dancer | | Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Variable Dancer | | Argia moesta Hagen, 1861 | Powdered Dancer | | Argia plana Calvert, 1902 | Springwater Dancer | | Argia sedula Hagen, 1861 | Blue-ringed Dancer | | Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue-tipped Dancer | | Arigomphus cornutus Tough, 1900 | Horned Clubtail | | Arigomphus submedianus Williamson, 1914 | Jade Clubtail | | Baetis (Baetis) brunneicolor McDunnough, 1925 | Desert draba | | Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921 | Alpine draba | | Baetis (Baetis) rusticans McDunnough, 1925 | Desert draba | | Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923 | Light blue dun | | Baetisca (Baetisca) obesa Say, 1839 | | | Baetisca lacustris McDunnough, 1932 | Cushion draba | | Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840 | Fawn Darner | | Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Caenis (Caenis) hilaris Say, 1839 | | | Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907 | Graywinged sulphur dun | | Caenis (Caenis) punctata McDunnough, 1931 | Shortstyle draba | | Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862 | | | Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840 | River Jewelwing | | Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Black-winged Damselfly | | Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861 | Calico Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912 | Prairie Bluet | | Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876 | Taiga Bluet | | Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854 | Twin-spotted Spiketail | | Davidius trox Needham, 1931 | | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Dromogomphus spoliatus Hagen, 1858 | Flag-tailed Clubtail | | Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900 | River Bluet | | Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861) | ⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | | Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840 | Rainbow Bluet | | Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861 | Azure Bluet | | Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 | Double-Striped Bluet | | Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875 | Boreal Bluet | | Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 | Tule Bluet | | Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861 | Damselfly | | Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895 | Alkali Bluet | | Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | Common Blue | | Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861 | Marsh Bluet | | Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861 | Stream Bluet | | Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895 | Skimming Bluet | | Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863 | Hagen's Bluet | | Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861 | Orange Bluet | | Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876 | Slender Bluet | | Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943) | ⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | | Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919 | Vesper Bluet | | Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862 | Bluewinged olive dun | | Ephemerella needhami (McDunnough, 1925) | ⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983 | | Ephemerella subvaria (McDunnough, 1931) | ⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983 | | Ephoron album Say, 1823 | | | Epiaeschna heros Fabricius, 1798 | Swamp Darner | | Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861 | Prince Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871 | Slender Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911 | Dot-winged Baskettail | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842 | Little Blue Dragonlet | | Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858 | Plains Clubtail | | Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Say, 1840 | Midland Clubtail | | Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus Walsh, 1862 | Cobra Clubtail | | Gomphus (Gomphurus) ventricosus Walsh, 1863 | Skillet Clubtail | | Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885 | | | Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flavescens Walsh, 1862 | | | Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798 | American Rubyspot | | Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773 | Smoky Rubyspot | | Heterocloeon (Heterocloeon) frivolum McDunnough, 1925 | | | Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824 | Emergent Mayfly | | Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829 | Burrowing mayfly | | Ischnura hastata Say, 1839 | Citrine Forktail | | Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861 | Fragile Forktail | | Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839 | Eastern Forktail | | Isonychia (Isonychia) rufa McDunnough, 1931 | Shortstyle draba | | Isonychia (Isonychia) sicca Walsh, 1862 | | | Labiobaetis propinquus (Walsh, 1863) | ⇒ Pseudocloeon propinquum Walsh, 1863 | | Lestes australis (Walker, 1952) | ⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862 | | Lestes congener Hagen, 1861 | Spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes eurinus Say, 1840 | Amber-winged Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 | Elegant Spreadwing | | Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840 | Slender Spreadwing | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861 | Dot-tailed Whiteface | | Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924 | Little evening Yellow | | Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863 | | | Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809 | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Maccaffertium exiguum Traver, 1933 | | | Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910 | Light Cahill | | Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862 | | | Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862 | | | Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853 | American brown | | Macdunnoa persimplex McDunnough, 1929 | | | Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 | Illinois River Cruiser | | Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842 | Royal River Cruiser | | Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842 | Cyrano Darner | | Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913 | Southern Sprite | | Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861 | Sedge Sprite | | Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863 | Smoky Shadowdragon | | Ophiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895 | Brook Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 | Boreal Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Walsh, 1862 | Rusty Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 | Pale Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & ..., 2004 | Sioux Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985 | Westfall's Snaketail | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862 | | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Plauditus dubius Walsh, 1862 | Little slatewinged brown quill | | Plauditus virilis McDunnough, 1923 | | | Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842 | Common Sanddragon | | Pseudiron centralis McDunnough, 1931 | Shortstyle draba | | Raptoheptagenia cruentata Walsh, 1863 | | | Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861 | Blue-eyed Darner | | Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861 | Spatterdock Darner | | Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951 | | | Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824 | Medium summer olive | | Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1907 | Plains Emerald | | Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861 | Mocha Emerald | | Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866 | Brush-tipped Emerald | | Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839 | Ginger quill | | Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823 | Dark Cahill | | Stylurus amnicola Walsh, 1862 | Riverine Clubtail | | Stylurus intricatus Selys, 1858 | Brimstone Clubtail | | Stylurus notatus Rambur, 1842 | Elusive Clubtail | | Stylurus plagiatus Selys, 1854 | Russet-tipped Clubtail | | Stylurus spiniceps Walsh, 1862 | Arrow Clubtail | | Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842 | Blue-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861 | Saffron Winged Meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | Cherry-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840 | Ruby meadowhawk | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk | | Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861 | Autumn meadowhawk | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Saddlebags | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag | | Tricorythodes allectus Needham, 1905 | |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Iowa
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