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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1828
2726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
297
1828
2726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
23
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Waterton (Alberta)
13 Families width 44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies5SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900Primitive Minnow Mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Waterton (Alberta)
23 Genera with 44 Species
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Acentrella Bengtsson, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1856Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Ameletus Eaton, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Epeorus Eaton, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1924And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1913Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1874Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Waterton (Alberta)
44 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acentrella turbida McDunnough, 1924Bluewinged olive dun
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Ameletus celer McDunnough, 1934Cape Thompson draba
Ameletus cooki McDunnough, 1929Mt. Lassen draba
Ameletus similior McDunnough, 1928Golden draba
Baetis (Baetis) bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
Baetis (Baetis) persecutor McDunnough, 1939Mineral King draba
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Caenis (Caenis) latipennis Banks, 1907Graywinged sulphur dun
Caenis (Caenis) youngi Roemhild, 1984Fringed coil
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Drunella coloradensis Dodds, 1923
Drunella doddsi (Needham, 1927)⇒ Drunella doddsii Needham, 1927
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Epeorus albertae McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus deceptivus McDunnough, 1924
Epeorus longimanus Eaton, 1885
Ephemerella tibialis McDunnough, 1924
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Paraleptophlebia heteronea McDunnough, 1924
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Waterton (Alberta)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
6
12
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
11
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov