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

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Angola (Central Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	393 4119 10535	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	391 4115 10530	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	377 4038 10288	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	226 3217 8675	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Angola
226 Families width 8675 Species and 817 Subspecies

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Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	3	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	17	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	109	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	1	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	58	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	5	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	3	Species	Taxom
Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	3	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	20	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	2	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892	Bradynobaenid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	3	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	20	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	20	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	679	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	2	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	488	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	21	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	11	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	2	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	15	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	205	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	4	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	4	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	3	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	2	Species	Taxom
Coptoclavidae Ponomarenko, 1961	Extinct family	2	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	51	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	24	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	118	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		6	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	103	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	201	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		0	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		3	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	16	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	3	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		4	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	28	Species	Taxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 1905		4	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	2	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	26	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	6	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	12	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	640	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	1	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	226	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	377	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903	Tik-tik flies	5	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	4	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	40	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	36	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		3	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Helotidae Reitter, 1876		1	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	123	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	8	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	40	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	128	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	2	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	120	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	0	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	2	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	17	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	45	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	6	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	15	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	258	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	71	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	97	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	19	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	19	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	7	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	1	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	3	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		26	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	1	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	2	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	242	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	36	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	81	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	537	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	65	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	6	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	78	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	3	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	6	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	2	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	22	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	2	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	22	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	17	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	8	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	45	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	14	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	16	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	144	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	787	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	1	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	5	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	7	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	16	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	4	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	15	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	101	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	756	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978		6	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	1	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	1	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	3	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	14	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	155	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	24	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	75	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	52	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	2	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	39	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	17	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	43	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	35	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	2	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	55	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		1	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	6	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Angola

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	58 1343 3728	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	48 272 692	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	38 308 796	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	59 1251 3349	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	8 12 32	Families 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	7 12 42	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	8 19 36	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov