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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Vulcan County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
897
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
897
1094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vulcan County
6 Families width 17 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vulcan County
12 Genera with 17 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1853And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vulcan County
17 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) nebulosa Walker, 1853Black gnat
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Vulcan County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov