Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Amazon basin (Northern South America)
List of families for Amazon basin
42 Families width 2056 Species and 79 Subspecies #ABCEFGHILMNOPRSTVZ
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 | Bird Fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 310 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907 | Bat fleas | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 232 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 660 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 95 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 159 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909 | Marsupial fleas | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 339 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Amazon basin | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 18
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70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 21
42
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 16
33
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
646
1861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies | 7
15
29 | 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 | 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Holometabola at itis.gov
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