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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Strathcona County (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1112
1457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
35
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Strathcona County
13 Families width 63 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers22SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Strathcona County
35 Genera with 63 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1889Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets10SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1853Green Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1853And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1871Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paracloeodes Day, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly7SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Strathcona County
63 Species
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) brunneicolor McDunnough, 1925Desert draba
Caenis (Caenis) amica Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889Banded Pennant
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Ephemera (Ephemera) simulans Walker, 1853Brown Drake
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Strathcona County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
7
14
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
21
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov