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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region West (Montgomery County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
369
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
134
368
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West (Iowa)
6 Families width 13 Species
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies0SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West (Iowa)
9 Genera with 13 Species
Callibaetis Eaton, 1881
Speckled Duns0SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1764Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West (Iowa)
13 Species
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium terminatum Walsh, 1862
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in West (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov