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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		46
95
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		46
95
114		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (Edgar County)
2 Families width 2 Species
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (Edgar County)
2 Genera with 2 Species
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Edgar County)
2 Species
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Prairie (Edgar County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov