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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Ottawa (LaSalle County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		64
127
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		64
127
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		5
6
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ottawa (LaSalle County)
5 Families width 5 Species
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ottawa (LaSalle County)
6 Genera with 5 Species
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ottawa (LaSalle County)
5 Species
Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Ottawa (LaSalle County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
1		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov