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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Buchanan County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		203
896
1214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		203
896
1214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		186
853
1141		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		134
724
965		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buchanan County (Iowa)
134 Families width 965 Species and 20 Subspecies
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Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees14SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees25SpeciesTaxom
Argidae Konow, 1890Argid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies6SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)Short-winged Flower Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles45SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers16SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles11SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees3SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves4SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths25SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles24SpeciesTaxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802Cynipid gall wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911Conifer sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths75SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants33SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths54SpeciesTaxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891Little Black Caddisflies0SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths3SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees12SpeciesTaxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836Crawling Water Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper42SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835Net Spinning caddisflies4SpeciesTaxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836Micro caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies10SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies5SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths2SpeciesTaxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848Northern caddisflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies24SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815False Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules6SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms112SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals41SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos5SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911Pergid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815Shining flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829Finger Net caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903Tube Maker Caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852Net Tube Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807Cardinal beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings7SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820Horntail1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813Strepsiptera0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804Common sawflies6SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840False metallic wood-boring beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)Gnawer beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Buchanan County (Iowa)
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		38
191
236		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies		23
57
62		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		28
100
141		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		32
353
497		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderMecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies		2
2
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderStrepsiptera
Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites		1
1
0		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		10
20
26		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov