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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Pittsfield (Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
58
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
58
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pittsfield (Merrimack County)
5 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pittsfield (Merrimack County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Caenis Stephens, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pittsfield (Merrimack County)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) flavescens Walsh, 1862
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Microgomphus chelifer chelifer Selys, 1858
Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824Medium summer olive
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Pittsfield (Merrimack County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov