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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Northern Orkney Islands (Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
147
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
147
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Orkney Islands
7 Families width 13 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Orkney Islands
14 Genera with 13 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Orkney Islands
13 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Northern Orkney Islands
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
7
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov