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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Wicken (East Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		100
419
647		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		100
419
647		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		7
12
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wicken
7 Families width 19 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853Small square-gill mayflies3SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wicken
12 Genera with 19 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Caenis Stephens, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Cloeon Leach, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebia Westwood, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wicken
19 Species
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Caenis (Caenis) horaria Linnaeus, 1758Small square-gilled mayfly
Caenis (Caenis) luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Angler's Curse
Caenis (Caenis) robusta Eaton, 1884
Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761Common wetland mayfly
Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Leptophlebia (Leptophlebia) marginata Linnaeus, 1767Sepia Dun
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Wicken
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
3
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
13		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov