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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region North Falmouth (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
8
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
8
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Falmouth
6 Families width 13 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Falmouth
9 Genera with 13 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1913American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1839Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1854Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Falmouth
13 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Enallagma doubledayi Selys, 1850Atlantic Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma minusculum Morse, 1895Little Bluet
Enallagma recurvatum Davis, 1913Pale Barrens Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burmeister, 1839Mantled Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Libellula exusta (Say, 1839)⇒ Tolidomordella fenestrata Champion, 1891
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in North Falmouth
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov