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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
279
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
279
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
22
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Croix
6 Families width 39 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers19SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Croix
22 Genera with 39 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1839Setwings1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1857Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1842tropical king skimmer2SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1842Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
39 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857Antillean Sylph
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in St. Croix
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
22
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov