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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
3 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namaqualand
5 Genera with 4 Species
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails1SpeciesTaxom
Securiops Jacobus, McC..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1868
Dropwings0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Orthetrum julia capicola Kimmins, 1957
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Securiops megapalpus Jacobus, McC..., 2006

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

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov