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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Montserrat (Leeward Islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		169
663
931		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		169
663
931		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Montserrat
3 Families width 6 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montserrat
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1764Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montserrat
6 Species
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Montserrat
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov