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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Knott County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
91
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
91
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Knott County
5 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knott County
8 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1842Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1863Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knott County
7 Species
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842Little Blue Dragonlet
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863Maine Snaketail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Knott County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov