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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Pleasant Valley (Marion County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
47
57		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
47
57		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Pleasant Valley (West Virginia)
5 Families width 6 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pleasant Valley (West Virginia)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pleasant Valley (West Virginia)
6 Species
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Pleasant Valley (West Virginia)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov