Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Cape (Republic South 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 Cape (Republic South Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	630 8507 21838	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	628 8495 21797	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	600 8347 21509	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	384 6839 18665	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape
384 Families width 18665 Species and 486 Subspecies

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Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978	Archaic Sun Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	19	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	46	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		3	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	21	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	45	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	12	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	8	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	3	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	80	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	25	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		0	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	18	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	2	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	87	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	258	Species	Taxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852	Flower-loving flies	3	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	1	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	441	Species	Taxom
Aspidytidae Ribera, Beu..., 2002	Cliff water beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	15	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Barbarochthonidae Scott, 1985		1	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	16	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	14	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	6	Species	Taxom
Boganiidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		2	Species	Taxom
Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	2	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	650	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	3	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908		0	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	115	Species	Taxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892	Bradynobaenid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	51	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	202	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	87	Species	Taxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921	Camillid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	9	Species	Taxom
Canacidae Jones, 1906	Beach Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	23	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	591	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	10	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852	Beetle flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	246	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	56	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	1	Species	Taxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)	Flower beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	18	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	1	Species	Taxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 1943		25	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	211	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	25	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	57	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	167	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	2	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	14	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	49	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	68	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	122	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	39	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	24	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	56	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	338	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	215	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		2	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	57	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	2	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	961	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	32	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	1	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	9	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		3	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		30	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	2	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	65	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	11	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	37	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	74	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	9	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	74	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		5	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	40	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	72	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	36	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	51	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	205	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	3	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	10	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	23	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	681	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	8	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	34	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	21	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	3	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	11	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	450	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	276	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	838	Species	Taxom
Georyssidae Laporte, 1819	Minute mud-loving beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	22	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	10	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	8	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		2	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	57	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	31	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	112	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	13	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	2	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	60	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	141	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	13	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	63	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	38	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	147	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		10	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	52	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	20	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	18	Species	Taxom
Hydrosalpingidae Scott, 1985		1	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	14	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	285	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	2	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	8	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	9	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	9	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	65	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	16	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	12	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	9	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	8	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	52	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	39	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	24	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	10	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	31	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	316	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	22	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	281	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Megalyridae Schletterer, 1889	Megalyrid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	59	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	34	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	3	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 1917		3	Species	Taxom
Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909)	Tropical Carpenterworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		1	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	6	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	117	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	65	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	95	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	113	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	5	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Nannochoristidae Tillyard, 1917		1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	32	Species	Taxom
Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983	Nobody Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	51	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	19	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	646	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	56	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	83	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	227	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	5	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		1	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	2	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	4	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	1	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	39	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	3	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		1	Species	Taxom
Petrothrincidae Scott, 1985		3	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	11	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	36	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	2	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	80	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	44	Species	Taxom
Pisuliidae Ross, 1967		0	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	7	Species	Taxom
Plumariidae Bischoff, 1914	Plumariid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	8	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	7	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	176	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	1	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	4	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	85	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	24	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	6	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	46	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	110	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	39	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		2	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	173	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		3	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	14	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	9	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	22	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	3	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		1	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	62	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	43	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	2110	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	8	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	4	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	78	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	4	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	12	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963	Scolebythid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	12	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	29	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	11	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		0	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	11	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	43	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	2	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	38	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	2	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	12	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	42	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	73	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	258	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978		1	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	22	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	167	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	143	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	101	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	209	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	20	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	119	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	1	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	38	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	130	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	133	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		2	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	210	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	10	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	0	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	69	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	10	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	263	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	1	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	1	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	2	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	65	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	35	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	24	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Cape

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	98 2243 6022	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	100 1210 3469	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	70 1218 3403	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	77 2035 5452	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	13 39 115	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	2 2 2	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	24 92 202	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov