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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Sheldon (Harris County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
22
43
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
22
43
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sheldon (Harris County Texas)
5 Families width 4 Species
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sheldon (Harris County Texas)
5 Genera with 4 Species
Cordulegaster Leach, 1840Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sheldon (Harris County Texas)
4 Species
Cordulegaster obliqua Say, 1840Arrowhead Spiketail
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sheldon (Harris County Texas)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov