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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Red Oak (Montgomery County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
90
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
90
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Oak (Iowa)
4 Families width 6 Species
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Oak (Iowa)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Oak (Iowa)
6 Species
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Isonychia (Isonychia) rufa McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Red Oak (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov