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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Renton (West Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
37
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
37
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Renton (West Dunbartonshire)
8 Families width 9 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Renton (West Dunbartonshire)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Renton (West Dunbartonshire)
9 Species
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Renton (West Dunbartonshire)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov