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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Quaternary (Cenozoic)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		193
796
1475		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		192
795
1474		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
4
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quaternary
4 Families width 5 Species
Aeshnidae (Rambur, 1842)Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quaternary
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1965American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1871river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quaternary
5 Species
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna isosceles (Walker, 1908)⇒ Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Enallagma kirkbyae Pierce, 1965
Macromia amphigena Selys, 1871

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Quaternary
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov