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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Southeast Alaska (Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
526
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
524
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Alaska
11 Families width 29 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae (Needham, 1901)Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae5SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Alaska
17 Genera with 29 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Cinygma Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives3SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1924And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1895Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1934March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1776Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Alaska
29 Species
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Ameletus validus McDunnough, 1923Openground draba
Baetis (Baetis) bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Cinygma lyriforme McDunnough, 1924
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Drunella (Drunella) grandis Eaton, 1884
Drunella coloradensis Dodds, 1923
Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927)⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus grandis McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus longimanus Eaton, 1885
Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924
Gynacantha chelifera McLachlan, 1895
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Paraleptophlebia debilis Walker, 1853Blue dun
Rhithrogena futilis (McDunnough, 1934)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Southeast Alaska
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
5
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
8
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov