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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Wakefield (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
115
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
115
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Wakefield (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
4 Families width 6 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wakefield (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
4 Genera with 6 Species
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1853And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wakefield (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
6 Species
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemerella invaria Walker, 1853Chocolate dun
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Wakefield (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov