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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
51
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Olifants River
17 Families width 43 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies19SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae (Rambur, 1842)Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae4SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19600SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails0SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942Little stout crawler mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Olifants River
51 Genera with 43 Species
#ABCDEIMNOPSTZ
Acanthiops Waltz & McCa..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
Aeshna Dragonfly0SpeciesTaxom
Afronurus Lestage, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Barnardara McCafferty &..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1868
Groundlings0SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Castanophlebia Barnard, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Centroptiloides Lestage, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheleocloeon Wuillot & Gi..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862
Malachites0SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Cloeodes Traver, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Compsoneuria Eaton, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Crassabwa Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1868
Skimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Dabulamanzia Lugo-Ortiz &..., 19473SpeciesTaxom
Demoreptus Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicercomyzon Demoulin, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Elassoneuria Eaton, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1843White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Euthraulus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Machadorythus Demoulin, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Nigrobaetis Novikova & K..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophelmatostoma Waltz & McCa..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails1SpeciesTaxom
Parazyxomma Pinhey, 1961
Banded Duskdarter0SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Prosopistoma Latrielle, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopannota Waltz & McCa..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Securiops Jacobus, McC..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1833
Darter Dragonfly0SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Thalerosphyrus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythus Eaton, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1900Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
43 Species
Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947
Afronurus (Afronurus) barnardi Schoonbee, 1968
Afronurus (Afronurus) harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Afronurus (Afronurus) scotti Schoonbee, 1968
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Baetis (Baetis) harrisoni Barnard, 1932
Barnardara demoori McCafferty &..., 1995
Caenis (Caenis) capensis Barnard, 1932
Centroptiloides bifasciatum (Esben-Petersen, 1913)⇒ Centroptiloides bifasciata Esben-Petersen, 1913
Cheleocloeon excisum Barnard, 1932
Cloeon aeneum Barnard, 1932
Compsoneuria bequaerti Navas, 1930
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Crassabwa flava Crass, 1947
Dabulamanzia fica Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1996
Dabulamanzia helenae Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1996
Dabulamanzia media Crass, 1947
Elassoneuria (Elassoneuria) trimeniana McLachlan, 1868
Ephoron savignyi Pictet, 1843
Euthraulus elegans Barnard, 1932
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Nigrobaetis bethunae Lugo-Ortiz &..., 2000
Ophelmatostoma camerunense Ulmer, 1920
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842Yellow-veined Widow
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Procloeon africanum Esben-Petersen, 1913
Proischnura polychromatica Barnard, 1937Cape Bluet
Prosopistoma mccaffertyi Barber-James, 2010
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudocloeon bellum Barnard, 1932
Pseudocloeon glaucum Agnew, 1961
Pseudocloeon latum (Agnew, 1961)⇒ Acentrella lata Müller-Liebe..., 1985
Pseudocloeon piscis Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1997
Pseudocloeon vinosum Barnard, 1932
Pseudopannota maculosa Crass, 1947
Securiops megapalpus Jacobus, McC..., 2006
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Tricorythus (Tricorythus) discolor Burmeister, 1839
Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842Dorsal Dropwing
Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839Jaunty Dropwing
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Olifants River
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
9
29
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
22
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov