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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mad River (Humboldt County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
53
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
53
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mad River
3 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mad River
6 Genera with 10 Species
Argia Rambur, 1839Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mad River
10 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mad River
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov