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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Vancouver (Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
1158
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
308
1158
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
18
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver
4 Families width 33 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae0SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers14SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver
6 Genera with 33 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver
33 Species
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Paraleptophlebia debilis Walker, 1853Blue dun
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner

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

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
13
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov