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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Pike (Muscatine County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		31
50
50		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		31
50
50		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		6
8
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pike (Muscatine County)
6 Families width 9 Species
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pike (Muscatine County)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Caenis Stephens, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1863Shadowdragons1SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pike (Muscatine County)
9 Species
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flavescens Walsh, 1862
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863Smoky Shadowdragon
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Pike (Muscatine County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
5
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov