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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Kneehill County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
491
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
490
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
13
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kneehill County
7 Families width 26 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kneehill County
13 Genera with 26 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850
Whitefaces0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kneehill County
26 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Isonychia (Isonychia) campestris McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Kneehill County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov