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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Portsmouth (Shelby County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
30
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
30
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portsmouth (Iowa)
5 Families width 9 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portsmouth (Iowa)
7 Genera with 9 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portsmouth (Iowa)
9 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Portsmouth (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov