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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
40
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
40
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shelbyville
7 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shelbyville
10 Genera with 10 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Eurylophella Tiensuu, 1925Chocolate Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1983Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1842river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shelbyville
10 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Eurylophella funeralis McDunnough, 1925
Gomphus (Gomphus) sandrius Tennessen, 1983Tennessee Clubtail
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Shelbyville
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov