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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region St. James Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
122
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
122
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. James Parish
4 Families width 6 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. James Parish
7 Genera with 6 Species
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. James Parish
6 Species
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in St. James Parish
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov