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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Ross Lake (Galway Lakes, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross Lake
11 Families width 17 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross Lake
13 Genera with 17 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1764Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1862Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Kageronia Matsumura, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1866Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross Lake
17 Species
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus Walsh, 1862Cobra Clubtail
Kageronia fuscogrisea Retzius, 1783
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) vespertina Linnaeus, 1758Claret Dun
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Ross Lake
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov