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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region New Hope (Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		19
28
26		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		19
28
26		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		6
8
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Hope (Nicholas County West Virginia)
6 Families width 7 Species
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Hope (Nicholas County West Virginia)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Ameletus Eaton, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Hope (Nicholas County West Virginia)
7 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in New Hope (Nicholas County West Virginia)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov