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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Rock River (Alger County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rock River (Alger County)
7 Families width 14 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies6SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rock River (Alger County)
13 Genera with 14 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1907Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1889Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Giant Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1885March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1866Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylogomphus Fraser, 1878Least Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rock River (Alger County)
14 Species
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889Superb Jewelwing
Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854Twin-spotted Spiketail
Gomphus (Gomphus) descriptus Banks, 1896Harpoon Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) spicatus Hagen, 1854Dusky Clubtail
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) adelphus Selys, 1858Mustached Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Maccaffertium pulchellum Walsh, 1862
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Rhithrogena manifesta (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Somatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866Ski-tailed Emerald
Stylogomphus albistylus Hagen, 1878Eastern Least Clubtail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Rock River (Alger County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov