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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Spitsbergen (Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
757
1132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spitsbergen
10 Families width 19 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails5SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spitsbergen
16 Genera with 19 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1825Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1825Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Kageronia Matsumura, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1776Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spitsbergen
19 Species
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825Eurasian Baskettail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Kageronia fuscogrisea Retzius, 1783
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Somatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840Alpine Emerald
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Spitsbergen
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
12
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov