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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Palos Park (Cook County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
391
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
391
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palos Park
6 Families width 14 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palos Park
9 Genera with 14 Species
Arigomphus Needham, 1854Pond Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palos Park
14 Species
Arigomphus villosipes Selys, 1854Unicorn Clubtail
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Palos Park
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov