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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Waukegan (Lake County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
195
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
195
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Waukegan
5 Families width 20 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae7SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Waukegan
14 Genera with 20 Species
Callibaetis Eaton, 1862Speckled Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Dannella Edmunds, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nixe Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pentagenia Walsh, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills3SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Teloganopsis Ulmer, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Waukegan
20 Species
Callibaetis ferrugineus Walsh, 1862Red Speckled Dun
Dannella (Dannella) lita Burks, 1949
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) elegantula Eaton, 1885
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Nixe inconspicua McDunnough, 1924
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862
Stenacron carolina Banks, 1914
Stenacron gildersleevei Traver, 1935
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Teloganopsis deficiens Morgan, 1911

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Waukegan
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
4
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov