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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Niles (Ottawa County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		32
46
53		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		32
46
53		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		5
8
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niles (Ottawa County Kansas)
5 Families width 11 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niles (Ottawa County Kansas)
8 Genera with 11 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1895American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niles (Ottawa County Kansas)
11 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Niles (Ottawa County Kansas)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
10		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov