Species list, Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera (Ancient winged insects) for Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	89 212 295	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	89 212 295	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	5 9 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Shetland Mainland
5 Families width 9 Species

Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	1	Species	Taxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815	Mayflies	2	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	4	Species	Taxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893	Biddie	1	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Shetland Mainland
9 Genera with 9 Species

Aeshna Fabricius, 1758	Aeshna Dragonfly	1	Species	Taxom
Baetis Leach, 1843		1	Species	Taxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1776		1	Species	Taxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758	Eurasian Bluets	1	Species	Taxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807	Golden-Ringed Dragonflies	1	Species	Taxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840	American Bluets	1	Species	Taxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820	Forktail	1	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 1776		1	Species	Taxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840	Darter Dragonfly	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Shetland Mainland
9 Species

Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758	Common Aeshna
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843	Large Dark Olive
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776	Small Spurwing
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758	Azure Bluet
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807	Common Goldenring
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840	Common Blue
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820	Blue Tailed Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776	Large Red
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840	Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Shetland Mainland

Superorder	Ephemeropteroidea Rohdendorf, 1968	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	4 7 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Palaeoptera at itis.gov