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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mills River (Henderson County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
10
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
10
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mills River
5 Families width 12 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mills River
8 Genera with 12 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mills River
12 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mills River
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov