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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Santa Monica (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
156
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
156
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Monica
2 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Monica
5 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Monica
8 Species
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Santa Monica
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov