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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Jefferson (Ashe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
260
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
260
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson (Ashe County)
6 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson (Ashe County)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson (Ashe County)
10 Species
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Jefferson (Ashe County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov