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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Lake Tahoma (McDowell County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		7
10
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		7
10
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		2
3
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Tahoma
2 Families width 4 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Tahoma
3 Genera with 4 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1842Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Tahoma
4 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842Little Blue Dragonlet
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Lake Tahoma
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov