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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region South Fork (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		39
56
50		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		39
56
50		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for South Fork (Delaware County Iowa)
3 Families width 4 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Fork (Delaware County Iowa)
3 Genera with 4 Species
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Fork (Delaware County Iowa)
4 Species
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in South Fork (Delaware County Iowa)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov