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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Somerset (Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
412
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
412
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
5 Families width 10 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
10 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov