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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Toronto (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Toronto
10 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Toronto
16 Genera with 24 Species
Arigomphus Needham, 1878Pond Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns2SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1943Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toronto
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arigomphus furcifer Hagen, 1878Lilypad Clubtail
Baetis (Baetis) rusticans McDunnough, 1925Desert draba
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Callibaetis fluctuans Walsh, 1862
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Toronto
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
12
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov