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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
37
42		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
37
42		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whiting (Monona County)
5 Families width 6 Species
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whiting (Monona County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whiting (Monona County)
6 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) maculipennis Walsh, 1863
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Whiting (Monona County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov