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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region South Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
675
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
675
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Gloucestershire
7 Families width 19 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Gloucestershire
14 Genera with 19 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1764Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1764Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Gloucestershire
19 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in South Gloucestershire
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov