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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
22
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
22
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Branch (Iowa)
5 Families width 11 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Branch (Iowa)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1895American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1881
March Browns0SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Branch (Iowa)
11 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in West Branch (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
3
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov