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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Lyons Township (Cook County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Lyons Township
3 Families width 4 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lyons Township
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lyons Township
4 Species
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Lyons Township
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov