Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
List of families for Papua New Guinea
21 Families width 201 Species and 17 Subspecies #ABCGHILMPS
| Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888 | Riverbed Burrower Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polythoridae Munz, 1919 | Bannerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 | Forest giants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917 | Southern emeralds | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
Links, sources and further information Palaeoptera at itis.gov
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