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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Ransom County (North Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
319
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
317
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
18
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ransom County
8 Families width 33 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers18SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ransom County
18 Genera with 33 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ransom County
33 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Ransom County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
17
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov