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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Laurel Branch (Monroe County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
11
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
11
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Laurel Branch
5 Families width 5 Species
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Laurel Branch
5 Genera with 5 Species
Ameletus Eaton, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Eurylophella Tiensuu, 1924Chocolate Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871
Emerald Dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Laurel Branch
5 Species
Ameletus lineatus Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Eurylophella temporalis McDunnough, 1924
Maccaffertium (Maccaffertium) meririvulanum Carle & Lewis, 1978
Paraleptophlebia guttata McDunnough, 1924Dark blue quill
Paraleptophlebia moerens McDunnough, 1924

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Laurel Branch
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov