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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Pleasant Valley (Fayette County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
67
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
67
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pleasant Valley (Iowa)
10 Families width 14 Species
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pleasant Valley (Iowa)
10 Genera with 14 Species
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18392SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802
White Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pleasant Valley (Iowa)
14 Species
Anthopotamus myops Walsh, 1863
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Tricorythodes allectus Needham, 1905

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Pleasant Valley (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov