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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Wattegama (Kandy, Sri Lanka)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		14
24
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		14
24
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wattegama
2 Families width 2 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wattegama
2 Genera with 2 Species
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platysticta Selys, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wattegama
2 Species
Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk
Platysticta serendibica Bedjanic & v..., 2016Serendib Forestdamsel

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Wattegama
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov