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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Wilmington (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		80
488
723		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		80
488
723		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		5
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wilmington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
5 Families width 9 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900Pale Burrower Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914Brushleg Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wilmington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Ephoron Williamson, 1802White Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Isonychia Eaton, 1853Slate Drakes1SpeciesTaxom
Leucrocuta Flowers, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wilmington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
9 Species
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Ephoron leukon Williamson, 1802Hairy evolvulus
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Isonychia (Isonychia) bicolor Walker, 1853Leadwinged coachman
Leucrocuta (Leucrocuta) hebe McDunnough, 1924Little evening Yellow
Maccaffertium modestum Banks, 1910Light Cahill
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Wilmington (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
6
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov