Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
List of families for Zimbabwe
16 Families width 227 Species and 10 Subspecies | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 | Pale Burrower Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Zimbabwe
Links, sources and further information Palaeoptera at itis.gov
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