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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Orinda (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
83
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
83
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orinda
5 Families width 14 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orinda
12 Genera with 14 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orinda
14 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Orinda
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov