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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Tuskegee (Macon County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
57
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
57
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuskegee
5 Families width 12 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuskegee
9 Genera with 12 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1854Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1842Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuskegee
12 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871Slender Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus Selys, 1854Ashy Clubtail
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Tuskegee
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov