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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Wolfe County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
289
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
289
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wolfe County
8 Families width 20 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900Leptophlebiids0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wolfe County
16 Genera with 20 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1862Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptagenia Walsh, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1824Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stenacron Jensen, 1839Light Cahills1SpeciesTaxom
Stenonema Traver, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wolfe County
20 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus Walsh, 1862Cobra Clubtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) bilineata Say, 1824Emergent Mayfly
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Stenacron interpunctatum Say, 1839Ginger quill
Stenonema femoratum Say, 1823Dark Cahill
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Wolfe County
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov