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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
87
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
87
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson (Mahaska County)
5 Families width 4 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson (Mahaska County)
5 Genera with 4 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1840Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson (Mahaska County)
4 Species
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Jefferson (Mahaska County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov