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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Northwest (St. Louis County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
136
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
136
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest (St. Louis County Missouri)
7 Families width 13 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest (St. Louis County Missouri)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1902Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1908Shadowdragons1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest (St. Louis County Missouri)
13 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Neurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908Orange Shadowdragon
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Northwest (St. Louis County Missouri)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov