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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Moon (Morgan County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
66
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
66
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Moon (Kentucky)
3 Families width 4 Species
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Moon (Kentucky)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moon (Kentucky)
4 Species
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Moon (Kentucky)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov