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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Nelson County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
369
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
369
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson County (Virginia)
9 Families width 16 Species
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson County (Virginia)
15 Genera with 16 Species
Caenis Stephens, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1853And Pale Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Labiobaetis Novikova & K..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1932Hanging Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson County (Virginia)
16 Species
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) diminuta Walker, 1853Curtiss' milkweed
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Labiobaetis ephippiatus (Traver, 1935)⇒ Pseudocloeon ephippiatum Traver, 1935
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Maccaffertium ithaca Clemens & Le..., 1924Cahill
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stylurus laurae Williamson, 1932Laura's Clubtail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Nelson County (Virginia)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov