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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
10 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Ameletopsidae Edmunds, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids17SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Nesameletidae Kluge, Stude..., 19954SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
18 Genera with 34 Species
Adversaeschna Watson, 1992
Blue Spotted Hawker0SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 2002Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Ameletopsis Phillips, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Atalophlebioides Phillips, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Deleatidium Eaton, 197911SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1865Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephlebia Penniket, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nesameletus Tillyard, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Procordulia Martin, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom
Uropetala Selys, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Zephlebia Penniket, 18994SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna (Adversaeschna) brevistyla Davies, 2002Blue-spotted Hawker
Ameletopsis perscitus Eaton, 1899
Atalophlebioides cromwelli Phillips, 1930
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) atricolor Hitchings, 2009
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) cerinum Phillips, 1930
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) fumosum Phillips, 1930
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) kiwa Hitchings, 2010
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) lillii Eaton, 1899
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) myzobranchia Phillips, 1930
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) vernale Phillips, 1930
Deleatidium (Deleatidium) wardorum Hitchings, 2010
Deleatidium (Penniketellus) cornutum (Towns & Peters, 1996)⇒ Deleatidium vernale Phillips, 1930
Deleatidium (Penniketellus) patricki Hitchings, 2008
Deleatidium insolitus Towns & Peters, 1979
Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865Red Percher
Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842Australian Emerald
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Neozephlebia scita Walker, 1853
Nesameletus flavitinctus Tillyard, 1923
Nesameletus murihiku Hitchings & ..., 2003
Nesameletus ornatus Eaton, 1883
Nesameletus vulcanus Hitchings & ..., 2003
Procordulia grayi Selys, 1871Yellow Spotted Dragonfly
Procordulia smithii White, 1846Ranger Dragonfly
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Uropetala carovei White, 1843Bush Giant Dragonfly
Uropetala chiltoni Tillyard, 1921Mountain Giant Dragonfly
Xanthocnemis zealandica McLachlan, 1873Common Redcoat Damselfly
Zephlebia borealis Phillips, 1930
Zephlebia dentata Eaton, 1871
Zephlebia spectabilis Towns, 1983
Zephlebia versicolor Eaton, 1899

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in South Island
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
6
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov