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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region McDowell Nature Preserve (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		5
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		5
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for McDowell Nature Preserve
3 Families width 5 Species
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for McDowell Nature Preserve
4 Genera with 5 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for McDowell Nature Preserve
5 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in McDowell Nature Preserve
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov