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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Jefferson (Knox County, Nebraska, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		57
156
204		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		57
156
204		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Jefferson (Knox County Nebraska)
7 Families width 8 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson (Knox County Nebraska)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1840Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson (Knox County Nebraska)
8 Species
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Jefferson (Knox County Nebraska)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
5
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov