Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects) and region Nuwara Eliya (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
List of families for Nuwara Eliya 11 Families width 24 Species | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae (Leach, 1817) | Burrowing mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905 | Gossamerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909 | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nuwara Eliya 14 Genera with 24 Species | Anax Leach, 1842 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceylonosticta Fraser, 1860 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemera Linnaeus, 1983 | Green Drakes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaea Selys, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Indolestes Fraser, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellago Selys, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysticta Selys, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistoma Latrielle, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teloganodes Eaton, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1842 | Dropwings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nuwara Eliya 24 Species | Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 | Fiery Emperor | | Ceylonosticta brincki Lietinck, 1971 | | | Ceylonosticta hilaris Hagen, 1860 | Merry Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta inferioreducta Bedjanic & C..., 2016 | | | Ceylonosticta mojca Bedjanic, 2010 | Mojca’s Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta montana Hagen, 1860 | Dark Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta tropica Hagen, 1860 | Dark-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel | | Elattoneura centralis Hagen, 1860 | Dark-glittering threadtail | | Elattoneura leucostigma Fraser, 1933 | May be extinct | | Elattoneura tenax Hagen, 1860 | Red-striped threadtail | | Ephemera lankensis (Hubbard, 1983) | ⇒ Ephemera zettana Kimmins, 1937 | | Euphaea splendens Hagen, 1853 | Shining gossamerwing | | Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862 | Mountain reedling | | Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865 | Aurora Bluetail | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Libellago finalis Hagen, 1869 | Ultima gem | | Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865 | Blue Marsh Hawk | | Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868 | Marsh Skimmer | | Platysticta apicalis Kirby, 1893 | Dark Forestdamsel | | Platysticta maculata Hagen, 1860 | Blurry forestdamsel | | Prosopistoma lieftincki Peters, 1967 | | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Teloganodes jacobusi Sartori, 2008 | | | Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842 | Black Stream Glider |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Nuwara Eliya
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