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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region West Mineral (Cherokee County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		6
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		6
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mineral
3 Families width 4 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mineral
3 Genera with 4 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1862Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mineral
4 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphus) graslinellus Walsh, 1862Pronghorn Clubtail

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in West Mineral
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
3
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov