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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region New Boston (Lee County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
15
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
15
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Boston (Iowa)
2 Families width 3 Species
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Boston (Iowa)
4 Genera with 3 Species
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Boston (Iowa)
3 Species
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in New Boston (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov