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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Potter (Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		21
36
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		21
36
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Potter (Cheyenne County Nebraska)
6 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Potter (Cheyenne County Nebraska)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1943Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Potter (Cheyenne County Nebraska)
7 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Potter (Cheyenne County Nebraska)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
5
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov