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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Shoals (Wayne County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		10
12
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		10
12
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shoals (Wayne County West Virginia)
3 Families width 4 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shoals (Wayne County West Virginia)
3 Genera with 4 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shoals (Wayne County West Virginia)
4 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Shoals (Wayne County West Virginia)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov