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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Williamstown (Airdrie, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		83
142
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		83
142
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Williamstown (Airdrie Rocky View County)
5 Families width 8 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Williamstown (Airdrie Rocky View County)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Williamstown (Airdrie Rocky View County)
8 Species
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Williamstown (Airdrie Rocky View County)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov