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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Taylor County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		204
681
789		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		202
677
784		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		11
24
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taylor County (West Virginia)
11 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taylor County (West Virginia)
24 Genera with 34 Species
#ABCEGILNOPS
Aeshna Fabricius, 1861Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1861Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1907Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1895American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1854Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthus Pictet, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taylor County (West Virginia)
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna verticalis Hagen, 1861Green-striped darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861Comet Darner
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907Ocellated Darner
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Taylor County (West Virginia)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
6
1		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
18
33		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov