Species list, Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera (Ancient winged insects) for Mercer (Adams County, Iowa, USA)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mercer (Adams County, Iowa, USA)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	43 85 94	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	43 85 94	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	6 6 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Mercer (Adams County Iowa)
6 Families width 5 Species

Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	1	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	0	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	1	Species	Taxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901	Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae	1	Species	Taxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817	Burrowing mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Mercer (Adams County Iowa)
6 Genera with 5 Species

Boyeria McLachlan, 1840	Spotted Darners	1	Species	Taxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840	American Bluets	0	Species	Taxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840	Club-Tailed Dragonflies	1	Species	Taxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1885		1	Species	Taxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829	Giant Mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Lestes Leach, 1840	Emerald Damselflies	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Mercer (Adams County Iowa)
5 Species

Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840	Fawn Darner
Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Say, 1840	Midland Clubtail
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829	Burrowing mayfly
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840	Slender Spreadwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mercer (Adams County Iowa)

Superorder	Ephemeropteroidea Rohdendorf, 1968	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	4 4 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Palaeoptera at itis.gov