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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
226
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
224
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
8 Families width 25 Species
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
16 Genera with 25 Species
Ameletus Eaton, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Choroterpes Eaton, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Diphetor Waltz & McCa..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Fallceon Waltz & McCa..., 1923Blue-winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
25 Species
Ameletus celer McDunnough, 1934Cape Thompson draba
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Baetis (Baetis) flavistriga McDunnough, 1921Alpine draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Diphetor hageni Eaton, 1884Hagen´s Small Minnow Mayfly
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Fallceon quilleri Dodds, 1923
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Walnut Creek (Contra Costa County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov