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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Muskoka District (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
984
1144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
984
1144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Muskoka District
5 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Muskoka District
6 Genera with 9 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1861Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1924Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1875Shadowdragons2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Muskoka District
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Neurocordulia obsoleta Say, 1840Umber Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Provancher, 1875Stygian Shadowdragon
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Muskoka District
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov