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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Western New Guinea (Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
2443
8533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
2441
8530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
14
71
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western New Guinea
14 Families width 260 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners16SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies80SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails14SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings8SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers70SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing16SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies33SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Western New Guinea
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
71
260
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov