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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Protection (Comanche County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
18
21
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
18
21
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Protection
5 Families width 5 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Protection
5 Genera with 5 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Protection
5 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Protection
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov