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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Ware Shoals (Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		5
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		5
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ware Shoals
3 Families width 6 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ware Shoals
4 Genera with 6 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ware Shoals
6 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia bipunctulata Hagen, 1861Seepage Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Ware Shoals
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov