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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Willow Creek (Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
223
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
223
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Willow Creek (Crowsnest Pass)
7 Families width 17 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom
Ephemerellidae Klapálek, 1909Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Willow Creek (Crowsnest Pass)
14 Genera with 17 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Cinygmula McDunnough, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drunella Needham, 1927Blue-Winged Olives1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Willow Creek (Crowsnest Pass)
17 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Drunella (Drunella) spinifera Needham, 1927
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Willow Creek (Crowsnest Pass)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov