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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Shenandoah River (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
28
45
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
28
45
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shenandoah River
10 Families width 21 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shenandoah River
19 Genera with 21 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1896
Spotted Darners0SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1862Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1897
Pygmy Clubtails0SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthus Pictet, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1862Hanging Clubtails2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shenandoah River
21 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus Walsh, 1862Cobra Clubtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) aphrodite McDunnough, 1926
Maccaffertium mexicanum Ulmer, 1920
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stylurus plagiatus Selys, 1854Russet-tipped Clubtail
Stylurus spiniceps Walsh, 1862Arrow Clubtail
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Tricorythodes allectus Needham, 1905

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Shenandoah River
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov