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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mineral County (Nevada, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
224
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
224
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mineral County (Nevada)
5 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers10SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mineral County (Nevada)
10 Genera with 19 Species
Argia Rambur, 1839Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mineral County (Nevada)
19 Species
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861Hoary Skimmer
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mineral County (Nevada)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
8
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov