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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Pembrokeshire (South Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
1546
2421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
1545
2420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
52
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pembrokeshire
20 Families width 81 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies8SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae11SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids3SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pembrokeshire
52 Genera with 81 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1914Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Electrogena Zurwerra & T..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1764Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1853And Pale Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802
White Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1924Giant Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Nigrobaetis Novikova & K..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Octogomphus Selys, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1935March Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1914Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pembrokeshire
81 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Ameletus lineatus Traver, 1932Angelicatree
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902Comanche Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Callibaetis pretiosus Banks, 1914
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Cinygmula subaequalis Banks, 1914Golden spinner
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) dispar Curtis, 1834Autumn Dun
Electrogena lateralis Curtis, 1834
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epeorus pleuralis Banks, 1910Dark Gordon quill
Epeorus vitreus Walker, 1853Cream variant
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) notata Eaton, 1887Yellow Evening Hawk
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) rigida McDunnough, 1924
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) marginata Linnaeus, 1767Sepia Dun
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Maccaffertium pudicum Hagen, 1861
Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Octogomphus specularis Hagen, 1859Grappletail
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva McDunnough, 1929American blue dun
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Procloeon bifidum Bengtsson, 1912Pale evening mayfly
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Rhithrogena amica (Traver, 1935)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Serratella serratoides McDunnough, 1931
Siphlonurus lacustris Eaton, 1870Summer Mayfly
Stenacron carolina Banks, 1914
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Tricorythodes allectus Needham, 1905

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Pembrokeshire
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
11
30
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
22
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov