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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		78
419
608		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		78
419
608		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
3 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1958Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1764Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1891Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958Sahara Bluetail
Orthetrum trinacria trinacria Selys, 1841
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891Kirby's Dropwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sahara
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov