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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Tapoco (Graham County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		9
13
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		9
13
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Tapoco
4 Families width 8 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tapoco
6 Genera with 8 Species
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1842Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1947river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tapoco
8 Species
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus Selys, 1854Ashy Clubtail
Gomphus (Hylogomphus) adelphus Selys, 1858Mustached Clubtail
Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916
Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947Mountain River Cruiser
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Tapoco
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov