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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Lower Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
566
2074
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
2073
3586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
58
180
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lower Cretaceous
58 Families width 237 Species
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Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903Small darner33SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Aktassiidae Pritykina, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Allopetaliidae Cockerell, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Araripechlorogomphidae Bechly & Ueda, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 19968SpeciesTaxom
Araripephlebiidae Bechly, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Asiopteridae Pritykina, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetiscidae Banks, 1900Armored Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Cratopetaliidae Bechly, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Cretacoenagrionidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cretapetaluridae Bechly, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Eocorduliidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 194016SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies16SpeciesTaxom
Gondvanogomphidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hageniidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroscopidae Pritykina, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling6SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenitidae Lameere, 191715SpeciesTaxom
Isophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Juraheterophlebiidae Fleck & al., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids9SpeciesTaxom
Liassogomphidae Tillyard, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Magnathemidae Bechly, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Megaphlebiidae Bechly, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Mesochlorogomphidae Fleck & al., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Mesuropetalidae Bechly, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Nannogomphidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Nodalulaidae Lin, Huang &..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Nothomacromiidae (Carle, 1995)1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888Riverbed Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pothamantidae MeCafferty, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Progobiaeshnidae Bechly & al, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Prostenophlebiidae Fleck & al., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Proterogomphidae Bechly, 199612SpeciesTaxom
Protomyrmeleontidae Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Rudiaeschnidae Bechly, Nel,..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies8SpeciesTaxom
Sphenophlebiidae Bechly, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Stenophlebiidae Needham, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Torephemeridae Sinitshekova, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Valdicorduliidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Lower Cretaceous
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
12
32
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
46
148
193
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov