Species list, Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera (Ancient winged insects) for Southwest Europe (Europe)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Southwest Europe (Europe)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	37 72 122	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	37 72 122	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	3 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Southwest Europe
3 Families width 4 Species

Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	2	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Southwest Europe
4 Genera with 4 Species

Calopteryx Leach, 1825	Demoiselle Damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840	Club-Tailed Dragonflies	1	Species	Taxom
Macromia Rambur, 1843	river cruiser	1	Species	Taxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1840	Pincertails	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Southwest Europe
4 Species

Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825	Western Demoiselle
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840	The Western clubtail
Macromia splendens Pictet, 1843	Shining Macromia
Onychogomphus uncatus Charpentier, 1840	Blue-eyed Hooktail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Southwest Europe

Superorder

Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932

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Links, sources and further information

Palaeoptera at itis.gov