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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Pontiac (Clay County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
142
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
142
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pontiac (Indiana)
7 Families width 21 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers7SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pontiac (Indiana)
16 Genera with 21 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1875American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1871Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1854Club-Tailed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Helocordulia Needham, 1871Sundragons1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pontiac (Indiana)
21 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) spicatus Hagen, 1854Dusky Clubtail
Helocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871Uhler's sundragon
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Libellula exusta (Say, 1839)⇒ Tolidomordella fenestrata Champion, 1891
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Pontiac (Indiana)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
12
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov