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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Wilmington (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		60
426
639		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		60
426
639		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wilmington (New Castle County)
2 Families width 3 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wilmington (New Castle County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wilmington (New Castle County)
3 Species
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Wilmington (New Castle County)
SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov