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Checklist for Superfamily Petaluroidea Carle, 1986
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1908
11352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1276
7614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1159
7407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
16
490
3638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
15
489
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Petaluroidea
Carle, 1986
1
8
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
1 Family width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Continents
8 Genera with 24 Species
Argentinopetala Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Libellulium Westwood, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Mesuropetala Handlirsch, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Petalura Leach, 1913Petaltails6SpeciesTaxom
Phenes Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tanypteryx Kennedy, 1889Black Petaltail2SpeciesTaxom
Uropetala Selys, 19213SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argentinopetala archangelskyi J. F. Petrul..., 2003
Libellulium agrias J. O. Westwood, 1854
Libellulium kaupii Westwood, 1854
Libellulium longialata Muenster, 1839
Libellulium standingae Jarzembowski, 1994
Libellulium zdrzaleki Jarzembowski, 1994
Mesuropetala auliensis L. N. Pritykina, 1968
Mesuropetala costalis L. N. Pritykina, 1968
Mesuropetala koehleri Hagen, 1848
Mesuropetala magna G. Bechly, 2001
Mesuropetala muensteri E. F. Germar, 1839
Mesuropetala munsteri Germar, 1839
Petalura acutipennis Hagen, 1859
Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815Giant dragonfly
Petalura hesperia Watson, 1958Giant Western Dragonfly
Petalura ingentissima Tillyard, 1908Australian giant dragonfly
Petalura litorea Theischinger, 1999Coastal Petaltail
Petalura pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913Beatiful petaltail
Phenes raptor Rambur, 1842Chilean Petaltail
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail
Tanypteryx hageni Selys, 1879Black Petaltail
Tanypteryx pryeri Selys, 1889
Uropetala carovei White, 1843Bush Giant Dragonfly
Uropetala carovei chiltoni Tillyard, 1921Mountain Giant Dragonfly
Uropetala chiltoni Tillyard, 1921Mountain Giant Dragonfly

Subnodes of Petaluroidea with occurrences in Continents
FamilyPetaluridae
Needham, 1903
grayback dragonfly, Graybacks, Petaltails
8
24
Genera
Species

Taxom