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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Sand Creek (Beadle County, South Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
96
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
96
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sand Creek (Beadle County)
8 Families width 22 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sand Creek (Beadle County)
15 Genera with 22 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Fallceon Waltz & McCa..., 1923Blue-winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sand Creek (Beadle County)
22 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Fallceon quilleri Dodds, 1923
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sand Creek (Beadle County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
12
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov