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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Seaton (Mercer County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		25
33
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		25
33
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		7
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seaton (Mercer County Illinois)
7 Families width 8 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seaton (Mercer County Illinois)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Baetis Leach, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 1998
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seaton (Mercer County Illinois)
8 Species
Baetis (Baetis) brunneicolor McDunnough, 1925Desert draba
Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Seaton (Mercer County Illinois)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov