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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
55
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
55
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sheldon (Minnesota)
7 Families width 9 Species
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sheldon (Minnesota)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Cordulegaster Leach, 1840Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1843Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1943Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sheldon (Minnesota)
9 Species
Cordulegaster obliqua Say, 1840Arrowhead Spiketail
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemera (Ephemera) guttulata Pictet, 1843American green drake
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sheldon (Minnesota)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov