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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Lick Creek (Davis County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		21
27
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		21
27
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		6
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lick Creek (Davis County Iowa)
6 Families width 7 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lick Creek (Davis County Iowa)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1840Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lick Creek (Davis County Iowa)
7 Species
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Lick Creek (Davis County Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
2		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov