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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Kootenay Boundary (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1716
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
288
1715
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kootenay Boundary
8 Families width 23 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kootenay Boundary
16 Genera with 23 Species
Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1871Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1895Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1866Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kootenay Boundary
23 Species
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Ameletus celer McDunnough, 1934Cape Thompson draba
Ameletus similior McDunnough, 1928Golden draba
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866Brush-tipped Emerald
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Kootenay Boundary
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
12
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov