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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Nueces County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
315
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
315
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nueces County
4 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nueces County
7 Genera with 10 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nueces County
10 Species
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Libellula composita Hagen, 1873Bleached Skimmer
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Nueces County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov