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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region San Benito County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
337
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
337
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Benito County
8 Families width 11 Species
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Benito County
10 Genera with 11 Species
Anthopotamus McCafferty a..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Benito County
11 Species
Anthopotamus verticis Say, 1839
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in San Benito County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov