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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Richwood (Brazoria County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Richwood (Brazoria County)
6 Families width 14 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Richwood (Brazoria County)
11 Genera with 14 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Richwood (Brazoria County)
14 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854Twin-spotted Spiketail
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Richwood (Brazoria County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov