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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Babeldaob (Palau)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
142
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
142
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
138
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
107
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Babeldaob
31 Families width 144 Species and 5 Subspecies
#AFCEDTPNGLMHKS
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants55SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge19SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899Lined flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Babeldaob
107 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPRST
Ablerus Howard, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Adelomyrmex Fernández, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anchastus LeConte, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Baeodrosophila Wheeler & Ta..., 19642SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Calodrosophila Wheeler & Ta..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Calyptomyrmex Emery, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 2007Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 01SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1857
Ant-raiding ant0SpeciesTaxom
Ceresium Newman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1964Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptalaus Ohira, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1959Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Demonax Thomson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1825Silverspots1SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1943Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1819Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Figulus MacLeay, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Flax Fibiger, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopapuaia Vockeroth, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Haptognathus Gillogly, 01SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 02SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Laspeyresia Germar, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Lorelus Sharp, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lyprauta Edwards, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Mulsanteus Gozis, 1878Brown Wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoplatyura Malloch, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Nesiodrosophila Wheeler & Ta..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1906
Crazy ants0SpeciesTaxom
Ochyra Pascoe, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1858Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1758Coconut rhinoceros beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephala Guérin-Ménev..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1901Panther Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Palausybra Gressitt, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pelargoderus Audinet-Serv..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1870Big-headed Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Prionopelta Mayr, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863
Hairy Curltail Ants0SpeciesTaxom
Propalticus Sharp, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparida Baly, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Romblonella Wheeler, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Scelio Latreille, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Schizomma Gebien, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scituloglaucytes Breuning, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scolytomimus Blandford, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stenochiyonomus1SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1897Miniature Trap-jaw Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Thinodromus Kraatz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Triaenodes McLachlan, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Babeldaob
144 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ablerus palauensis Doutt, 1951
Adelomyrmex biroi Emery, 1897
Alluaudomyia bipunctata Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Anchastus (Anchastus) dybasi Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Anchastus (Anchastus) trukensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Anochetus graeffei Mayr, 1870
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Atrichopogon brevicornis Tokunaga, 1959
Atrichopogon spinicaudalis Tokunaga, 1959
Baeodrosophila discolor Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Baeodrosophila pubescens Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Bezzia nigrialula Tokunaga, 1959
Bradymerus diversepunctatus
Calodrosophila phalerosa Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Calyptomyrmex beccarii Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus flavicomans Clouse, 2007
Cardiocondyla indet
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Ceresium (Ceresiellum) planatum Gressitt, 1956
Chironomus (Chironomus) praeapicalis Tokunaga, 1964
Cryptalaus depressicollis Schwarz, 1900
Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Culicoides (Avaritia) obscurus Tokunaga, 1959
Culicoides (Trithecoides) palauensis Tokunaga, 1959
Dasyhelea carolinensis Tokunaga, 1941
Dasyhelea sabroskyi Tokunaga, 1959
Demonax palauanus Gressitt, 1956
Dione moneta moneta Hübner, 1825Southern Cone Silverspot
Discothyrea clavicornis Emery, 1897
Drosophila (Drosophila) fumifera Reinhard, 1943
Euphyia zalmoxis Thierry-Mieg, 1894
Euploea algea Godart, 1819Algea Crow
Eurhopalothrix procera Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Figulus (Figulinus) lupinus Kriesche, 1922
Figulus mento semperi Kriesche, 1922
Flax micronesia Fibiger, 2011
Flax palaui Fibiger, 2011
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) spinipenis Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) unitheca Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) hamaticauda Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) sabroskyi Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) carolinea Tokunaga, 1959
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) hamata Tokunaga, 1959
Geranomyia aeruginosa Alexander, 1972
Gymnopapuaia palau Snyder, 1965
Haptognathus reticulatus
Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869Eight-Spot Butterfly
Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860Four-rib lucine
Hypoponera indet
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Junonia hedonia Linnaeus, 1764Brown Argus
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Laspeyresia doria Clarke, 1976
Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861Ant
Libnotes (Neolibnotes) biprotensa Alexander, 1972
Limonia palauensis Alexander, 1972
Limonia sabroskyi Alexander, 1972
Lissocephala sabroskyi Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Lorelus palauensis
Lyprauta apicalis Shaw, 1935
Melanoxanthus comptus Van Zwaluwen..., 1928
Melanoxanthus cracens Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus divergens Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Melanoxanthus lepidus Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Microdrosophila (Oxystyloptera) distincta Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Monohelea palauensis Tokunaga, 1959
Monomorium chinense Santschi, 1925
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Monomorium indet
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Mulsanteus erubescens Candeze, 1878
Mycodrosophila (Mycodrosophila) carola Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Neoplatyura palauensis Colless, 1966
Nesiodrosophila lindae (Wheeler & Ta..., 1964)⇒ Dichaetophora lindae Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Ochyra coarctata polyrhachis (McKeown, 1945)⇒ Ochyra coarctata Pascoe, 1871
Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Orimarga (Orimarga) perextensa Alexander, 1972
Oryctes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Oxycephala pandani
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Palausybra vestigialis Gressitt, 1956
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Pelargoderus luteosparsus Matsushita, 1935
Pentaphyllus minimus
Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Pheidole cryptocera Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole nindi Mann, 1919
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870Snuffbox
Platythyrea parallela Smith, F., 1859Northern broadnosed killer ant
Ponera clavicornis Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Ponera incerta Wheeler, W.M., 1933Ample roughmya
Prionopelta opaca Emery, 1897
Pristomyrmex minusculus Wang, 2003
Pristomyrmex quadridens Emery, 1897
Probolomyrmex palauensis Smith, 1953
Propalticus dybasi John, 1960
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pygophora palauensis Snyder, 1965
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Rhyparida dybasi
Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897
Romblonella palauensis Smith, M.R., 1953Eastern auger
Scaptodrosophila fuscopalpis Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Scaptodrosophila setifera Wheeler & Ta..., 1964
Scelio javanicus Roepke, 1916
Schizomma minor
Scituloglaucytes argentea Gressitt, 1956
Scolytomimus bicolor Wood, 1960
Scymnus ebeninus
Simodactylus gressitti Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus palauensis Van Zwaluwen..., 1940
Simulium (Inseliellum) palauense Stone, 1964
Stenochiyonomus sabroski
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) latiforceps Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) pallidicornis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) unifascidorsalis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) subviridis Macfie, 1934
Strumigenys frivaldszkyi Emery, 1897
Strumigenys mayri Emery, 1897
Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890Ant
Strumigenys stemonixys Brown, 1971
Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897
Syllophopsis australica Forel, 1907
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862Dwarf pecdicel ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905
Telmatoscopus (Eutelmatoscopus) daedalus Quate, 1959
Tetramorium insolens Smith, F., 1861Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Thinodromus palustris Bernhauer, 1922
Thrypticomyia tetrachaeta Alexander, 1972
Triaenodes esakii M Tsuda, 1941

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Babeldaob
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
11
24
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
8
30
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
42
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov