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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Shelburne County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
432
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
432
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
28
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shelburne County
11 Families width 41 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers16SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shelburne County
28 Genera with 41 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1840Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1922Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1925And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Giant Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1857Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1895Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shelburne County
41 Species
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1840Mottled darner
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922Martha'S Pennant
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Dorocordulia lepida Hagen, 1871Petite Emerald
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Ephemerella needhami (McDunnough, 1925)⇒ Ephemerella shanwangensis Hong, 1983
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857Elfin Skimmer
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Paraleptophlebia mollis Eaton, 1871American iron blue quill
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Shelburne County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
21
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov