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Checklist for Family Petaluridae Needham, 1903 (grayback dragonfly)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
120
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
72
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
72
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
7
51
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
7
51
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Petaluroidea
Carle, 1986
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPetaluridae
Needham, 1903
Grayback dragonfly, Graybacks, Petaltails
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
2 Genera with 1 Species
Tachopteryx Uhler, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanypteryx Kennedy, 1879Black Petaltail1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
1 Species
Tanypteryx hageni Selys, 1879Black Petaltail

Subnodes of Petaluridae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyPetalurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypteryginae
Davies & Tobin, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Petaluridae at gbif.org
Petaluridae at irmng.org
Petaluridae at itis.gov