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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Prairie Creek (Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
30
37
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
30
37
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie Creek (Fort McMurray)
7 Families width 8 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie Creek (Fort McMurray)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854
Snaketails0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881
March Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie Creek (Fort McMurray)
8 Species
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Prairie Creek (Fort McMurray)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov