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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Sheffield (Colbert County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		43
66
68		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		43
66
68		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sheffield (Colbert County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sheffield (Colbert County)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sheffield (Colbert County)
8 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sheffield (Colbert County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov