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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
775
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
775
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
23
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sturgeon County
12 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners8SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985Little Stout Crawler Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sturgeon County
23 Genera with 34 Species
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Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly7SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Cinygma Eaton, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1823White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850
Whitefaces0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom
Tricorythodes Ulmer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sturgeon County
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Cinygma (Cinygma) integrum Eaton, 1885
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephoron album Say, 1823
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) cupida Say, 1823Black angel
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Paraleptophlebia gregalis Eaton, 1884
Paraleptophlebia temporalis McDunnough, 1926
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Sturgeon County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
14
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov