Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
List of families for Sri Lanka
21 Families width 228 Species and 30 Subspecies #ABCEGLPT
| Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909) | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905 | Gossamerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 | Pale Burrower Mayflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888 | Hacklegill mayflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942 | Little stout crawler mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sri Lanka
Links, sources and further information Palaeoptera at itis.gov
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