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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
46
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Midlands
22 Families width 79 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ACBHELGMPT
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies10SpeciesTaxom
Archithemistidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae6SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909)Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers17SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids5SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Liassophlebiidae Tillyard, 1925Damsel-dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Meganeuridae Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthidae Albarda, 1888Hacklegill mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Midlands
46 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCEGHILNOPRSX
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Archithemis Handlirsch, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Centroptilum Eaton, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Ecdyonurus Eaton, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758Green Drakes2SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerella Walsh, 1887And Pale Duns1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Habrophlebia Eaton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebia Westwood, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Liassophlebia Tillyard, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Nigrobaetis Novikova & K..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Oligotypus Carpenter, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamanthus Pictet, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Procloeon Bengtsson, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Progonophlebia Tillyard, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhithrogena Eaton, 1834March Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1842Flutterers1SpeciesTaxom
Serratella Edmunds, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
79 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Agrion buckmani Brodie, 1845
Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Archithemis liassina H. E. Strick..., 1840
Baetis (Baetis) buceratus Eaton, 1870Scarce Olive
Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870Small Dark Olive
Baetis (Baetis) vernus Curtis, 1834Medium Olive
Baetis rhodani Pictet, 1843Large Dark Olive
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Caenis (Caenis) rivulorum Eaton, 1884
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Centroptilum luteolum Müller, 1776Small Spurwing
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) dispar Curtis, 1834Autumn Dun
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) insignis Eaton, 1870
Ecdyonurus (Ecdyonurus) torrentis Kimmins, 1942Large Brook Dun
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764Black Drake
Ephemera (Ephemera) vulgata Linnaeus, 1758Common mayfly
Ephemerella (Ephemerella) notata Eaton, 1887Yellow Evening Hawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Habrophlebia (Habrophlebia) fusca Curtis, 1834Ditch Dun
Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776Yellow May Dun
Heterophlebia buckmani R. J. Tillyard, 1925
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) marginata Linnaeus, 1767Sepia Dun
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) vespertina Linnaeus, 1758Claret Dun
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Liassophlebia batheri R. J. Tillyard, 1925
Liassophlebia clavigaster R. J. Tillyard, 1925
Liassophlebia hopei P. B. Brodie, 1845
Liassophlebia magnifica Tillyard, 1925
Liassophlebia withersi R. J. Tillyard, 1925
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nigrobaetis niger Linnaeus, 1761
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Oligotypus britannicus Laurentiaux, 1958
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Paraleptophlebia cincta Retzius, 1783Purple Dun
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Stephens, 1835Turkey Brown
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Potamanthus (Potamanthus) luteus Linnaeus, 1767Yellow Mayfly
Procloeon bifidum Bengtsson, 1912Pale evening mayfly
Procloeon pennulatum Eaton, 1870Large Spurwing
Progonophlebia woodwardi F. E. Zeuner, 1959
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) germanica Eaton, 1885March Brown
Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834Olive
Rhyothemis graphiptera Rambur, 1842Banded Flutterer
Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761)⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in West Midlands
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
7
17
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
29
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov