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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Platte County (Wyoming, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
229
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
229
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Platte County (Wyoming)
10 Families width 15 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Platte County (Wyoming)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1916Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1862And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Platte County (Wyoming)
15 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tricorythodes (Tricorythodes) explicatus Eaton, 1892

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Platte County (Wyoming)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov