AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mount Shasta (Siskiyou County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
234
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
234
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mount Shasta
7 Families width 11 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mount Shasta
10 Genera with 11 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1858Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ironodes Traver, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850Whitefaces2SpeciesTaxom
Octogomphus Selys, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Tanypteryx Kennedy, 1879Black Petaltail1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Shasta
11 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Cinygmula reticulata McDunnough, 1934Cape Thompson draba
Cordulegaster dorsalis Hagen, 1858Pacific Spiketail
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Ironodes nitidus Eaton, 1885
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Octogomphus specularis Hagen, 1859Grappletail
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Tanypteryx hageni Selys, 1879Black Petaltail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mount Shasta
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov