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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Mount Vernon (Mobile County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
32
45
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
32
45
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mount Vernon (Alabama)
5 Families width 5 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mount Vernon (Alabama)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Tortopsis Molineri, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Vernon (Alabama)
5 Species
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Tortopsis puella Pictet, 1843

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Mount Vernon (Alabama)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov