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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
58
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
20 Families width 116 Species and 4 Subspecies
Baetidae (Leach, 1815)Mayflies7SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners11SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies20SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae6SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails6SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers28SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae7SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
58 Genera with 116 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRST
Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives4SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets9SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1924And Pale Duns3SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1931Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly7SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1913Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paracloeodes Day, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1885March Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Siphloplecton Clemens, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871Emerald Dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1842Hanging Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly13SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Traverella Edmunds, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
116 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Ameletus celer McDunnough, 1934Cape Thompson draba
Ameletus cooki McDunnough, 1929Mt. Lassen draba
Ameletus similior McDunnough, 1928Golden draba
Ameletus sparsatus McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
Baetis (Baetis) persecutor McDunnough, 1939Mineral King draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Drunella (Drunella) grandis Eaton, 1884
Drunella (Drunella) spinifera Needham, 1927
Drunella coloradensis Dodds, 1923
Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927)⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Epeorus albertae McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus longimanus Eaton, 1885
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) excrucians Walsh, 1862Bluewinged olive dun
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924
Ephoron leukon Williamson, 1802Hairy evolvulus
Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842Australian Emerald
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Isonychia (Isonychia) campestris McDunnough, 1931Shortstyle draba
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) nebulosa Walker, 1853Black gnat
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Paraleptophlebia heteronea McDunnough, 1924
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Rhithrogena manifesta (Eaton, 1885)⇒ Rhithrogena zhiltzovae Sinitshenkova, 1979
Siphlonurus alternatus Say, 1824Medium summer olive
Siphloplecton basale Walker, 1853Great speckled lake olive
Somatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871Lake Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stylurus notatus Rambur, 1842Elusive Clubtail
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Traverella (Traverella) albertana McDunnough, 1931
Tricorythodes (Tricorythodes) explicatus Eaton, 1892

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
10
29
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
29
79
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov