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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Viola (Kent County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		14
18
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		14
18
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Viola (Kent County Delaware)
4 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Viola (Kent County Delaware)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1862river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Viola (Kent County Delaware)
8 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Viola (Kent County Delaware)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov