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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Amherst (Lamb County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
230
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
230
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
83
217
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
181
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amherst (Lamb County)
60 Families width 213 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees4SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees8SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers8SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers21SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911Conifer sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912Snail Case caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper14SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835Net Spinning caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies4SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms16SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals18SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829Finger Net caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903Tube Maker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804Common sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Amherst (Lamb County)
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
60
69
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
10
20
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
76
88
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderTrichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov