Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
List of families for Nigeria
16 Families width 351 Species and 8 Subspecies | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 161 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938 | Shortwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petaluridae Needham, 1903 | Grayback dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Palaeoptera at itis.gov
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