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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Medway (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		14
23
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		14
23
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Medway (Penobscot County)
4 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Medway (Penobscot County)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1839Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Medway (Penobscot County)
7 Species
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Medway (Penobscot County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov