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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mount Pleasant (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		36
59
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		36
59
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
5
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mount Pleasant (New Castle County)
3 Families width 7 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mount Pleasant (New Castle County)
5 Genera with 7 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1943Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Pleasant (New Castle County)
7 Species
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mount Pleasant (New Castle County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
7		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov