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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		10
14
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		10
14
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (Davis County Iowa)
3 Families width 3 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (Davis County Iowa)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1764Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Davis County Iowa)
3 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Prairie (Davis County Iowa)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov