Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Africa (Continents)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	938 35674 239642	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	934 35600 239346	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	891 35179 237293	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	522 27201 202489	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Africa
522 Families width 202489 Species and 14932 Subspecies

Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978	Archaic Sun Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	99	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	127	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		4	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	327	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	219	Species	Taxom
Agathiphagidae N. P. Kriste..., 1967	Kauri moth	1	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	458	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Aididae Schaus, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856	Minute bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	113	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	67	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	351	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	20	Species	Taxom
Anomalopsychidae Flint, 1981		2	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	431	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	182	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	30	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		5	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	547	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	7	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	267	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		6	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	1462	Species	Taxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852	Flower-loving flies	5	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	39	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	142	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	2451	Species	Taxom
Aspidytidae Ribera, Beu..., 2002	Cliff water beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	22	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	27	Species	Taxom
Atriplectididae Neboiss, 1977		5	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	959	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	17	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	81	Species	Taxom
Barbarochthonidae Scott, 1985		1	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	34	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Belmontiidae Tillyard, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Belohinidae Paulian, 1959	Belohina inexpectata	1	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	311	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	103	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	73	Species	Taxom
Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894)	Blastobasid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	33	Species	Taxom
Boganiidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		8	Species	Taxom
Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	64	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	1962	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	290	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	67	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	36	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	11	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908		0	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	2547	Species	Taxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892	Bradynobaenid wasps	73	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	29	Species	Taxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853	Bee lice	3	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	800	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	1064	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	3	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		19	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	505	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921	Camillid flies	23	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	32	Species	Taxom
Canacidae Jones, 1906	Beach Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	86	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	10411	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		1	Species	Taxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834	Bird flies	20	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	47	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	9	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Cecidomyidae	352	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852	Beetle flies	14	Species	Taxom
Cephidae Newman, 1834	Cephids	27	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	8179	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	25	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	36	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	1235	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	195	Species	Taxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)	Flower beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	328	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	19	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	13	Species	Taxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 1943		29	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	1062	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	529	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	48	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	525	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	4467	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	43	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	105	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	14	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	108	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	26	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	690	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	493	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	412	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	237	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	11	Species	Taxom
Coptoclavidae Ponomarenko, 1961	Extinct family	4	Species	Taxom
Coptopsyllidae Wagner, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		15	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	352	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	791	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	2269	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	3302	Species	Taxom
Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932	Cryptochetid Flies	16	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	48	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		62	Species	Taxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)	Ctenuchid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	138	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	1125	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	17	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	11164	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	24	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	19	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	7	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	401	Species	Taxom
Deuterophlebiidae Edwards, 1922	Mountain midges	1	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	26	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	14	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	101	Species	Taxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911	Conifer sawflies	3	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		51	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		237	Species	Taxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	22	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	1076	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	115	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	529	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	459	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	40	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	1524	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		83	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	421	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	2019	Species	Taxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 1905		11	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	416	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	374	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	735	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	285	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	85	Species	Taxom
Ephialtitidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	475	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	9558	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	24	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	61	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Eucoilidae (Thomson, 1862)		1	Species	Taxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973	Forest stream beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	600	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	209	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	358	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	169	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	182	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	83	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	34	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	269	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ant	4356	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	1523	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	6420	Species	Taxom
Georyssidae Laporte, 1819	Minute mud-loving beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	175	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	31	Species	Taxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903	Tik-tik flies	24	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	26	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	56	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		4	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	438	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	229	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	1826	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		22	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	47	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933	Helcomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	114	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	4	Species	Taxom
Helicophidae Mosely, 1953		1	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	20	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	9	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Heloridae Förster, 1856	Helorid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Helotidae Reitter, 1876		9	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	154	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	1070	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	69	Species	Taxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991	Half-bridge flies	4	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820	Heleomyzid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	103	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	139	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	1535	Species	Taxom
Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	223	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	279	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	567	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		58	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	990	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	243	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	229	Species	Taxom
Hydrosalpingidae Scott, 1985		1	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878	Screech beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	39	Species	Taxom
Ibaliidae Thomson, 1862	Ibaliid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	2707	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	2	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	35	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Jurapriidae Rasnitsyn, 1983		1	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	195	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	7	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	254	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	1281	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	99	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	156	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	432	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	391	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936		1	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	101	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	405	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	28	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	41	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	649	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	98	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	69	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	179	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	56	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	92	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	8	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	244	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	3123	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	83	Species	Taxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936	Long beaked fungus gnat	2	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	112	Species	Taxom
Maimetshidae (Rasnitsyn, 1975)		4	Species	Taxom
Marginidae Mcalpine, 1991		3	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	1738	Species	Taxom
Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897		4	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	206	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Megalyridae Schletterer, 1889	Megalyrid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	17	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	135	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	1013	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	8	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	146	Species	Taxom
Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 1970		11	Species	Taxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921	Earwig-flies	1	Species	Taxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 1917		7	Species	Taxom
Mesosciophilidae Rohdendorf, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)	Tropical Carpenterworm Moths	35	Species	Taxom
Methochidae		1	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		4	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	84	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	26	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	73	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Molannidae Wallengren, 1891	Hood Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Momphidae Herrich Scha..., 1857	Mompha Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902	Monomachid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	33	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	562	Species	Taxom
Mormotomyiidae Austen, 1936		2	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	1198	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	737	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	39	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	609	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	247	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	130	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	5	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		48	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	51	Species	Taxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 1917		2	Species	Taxom
Nannodastiidae Papp, 1980		2	Species	Taxom
Natalimyzidae Barraclough ..., 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	74	Species	Taxom
Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983	Nobody Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	9	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	287	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	27	Species	Taxom
Neurochaetidae Mcalpine, 1978	Upside-Down Flies	20	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	278	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	6745	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	1113	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	113	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	1543	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	2901	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	47	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	10	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	451	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	71	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	38	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		1	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	26	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	15	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	23	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	59	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	1	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	39	Species	Taxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965	Short-faced scorpionflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	3	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	281	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	57	Species	Taxom
Passandridae (Erichson, 1845)	Parasitic flat bark beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	47	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	13	Species	Taxom
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 1918		6	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		2	Species	Taxom
Permosialidae Martynov, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Permosynidae Tillyard, 1924		3	Species	Taxom
Petrothrincidae Scott, 1985		14	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	3	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	141	Species	Taxom
Philorheithridae Mosely, 1936		3	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	552	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	13	Species	Taxom
Phryganopsychidae Wiggins, 1959		0	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	502	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	11	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	218	Species	Taxom
Pisuliidae Ross, 1967		9	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	102	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	46	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	322	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Plumariidae Bischoff, 1914	Plumariid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	69	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	41	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	1127	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		5	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		0	Species	Taxom
Propalticidae Crowson, 1952		11	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Protomeropidae Tillyard, 1926		1	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	19	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	17	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	62	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	453	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	494	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	56	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	386	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	741	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	310	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	70	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	293	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	14	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	110	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		4	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	2661	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	142	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		6	Species	Taxom
Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	70	Species	Taxom
Rhiniidae Brauer & Ber..., 1889		1	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	46	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Rhizophagidae (Shuey, 1996)	Root-eating beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhombocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	14	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	90	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	7	Species	Taxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850	Double-eye moths	1	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		75	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	62	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	12	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	542	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	1289	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	13245	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	17	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	59	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	418	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	79	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	20	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	110	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	40	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	15	Species	Taxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963	Scolebythid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	189	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	1	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	138	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	1602	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	83	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	153	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		0	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	16	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	604	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	9	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	45	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	102	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	256	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	14	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	405	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	276	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	987	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	14878	Species	Taxom
Stenopsychidae Martynov, 1924		2	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	71	Species	Taxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978		16	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	538	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	45	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	27	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	980	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	1134	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	1396	Species	Taxom
Taldycupedidae Rohdendorf, 1961		2	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856	Stretched-foot flies	2	Species	Taxom
Telegeusidae (LeConte, 1861)	Glowworm beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	1670	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	186	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	1255	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		27	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	40	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	7	Species	Taxom
Thaumatomeropidae Willmann, 1978		1	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	246	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	67	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	21	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	324	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	1072	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	143	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	1753	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	27	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		12	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	2188	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	125	Species	Taxom
Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857	False ground beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	73	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	14	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	188	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	44	Species	Taxom
Uenoidae Iwata, 1927	Stonecase Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	167	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	46	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	1462	Species	Taxom
Whalleyanidae Minet, 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980		4	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		11	Species	Taxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		8	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		3	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	2	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	11	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	5	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	362	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	183	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	340	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	208	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Africa

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	145 11603 86337	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	126 3831 28165	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	84 3444 28270	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	101 7989 57398	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	22 100 507	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Miomoptera ♰ Martynov, 1928	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813 Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites	8 29 146	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Trichoptera Kirby, 1813 Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies	35 203 1664	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov