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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Desert Center (Riverside County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
32
63
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
32
63
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
30
61
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
48
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Desert Center
22 Families width 65 Species
#HBSATNMCFDEP
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees4SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees7SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants15SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae (Leach, 1815)Diving beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees3SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant6SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Desert Center
48 Genera with 65 Species
#ACDEFGHMNOPSTV
Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1874Agapostemon Sweat Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass3SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1878Common Digger Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Anthophorula Cockerell, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Asbolus Bergroth, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Aseptis McDunnough, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ashmeadiella Cockerell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1910Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1893Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1897Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1942Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratochrysis Cooper, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1897Cellophane bees2SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Dufourea Lepeletier, 1939Flame Lichens3SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eremosaprinus Ross, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Glympis Walker, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hedychridium Abeille de P..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Holopyga Dahlbom, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megandrena Cockerell, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Metoponium Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Microctonus Wesmael, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838Honeypot Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1977Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Neobisnius Ganglbauer, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Perdita Smith, 1962Fairy Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1908Big-headed Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeropthalma Blake, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1808Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Telabis Casey, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclea Grote, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Veromessor Forel, 1886Smooth Harvester Ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Desert Center
65 Species
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) melliventris Cresson, 1874Honey-bellied Agapostemon
Agrilus (Agrilus) felix Horn, 1891
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata Panzer, 1798Fork Tailed Flower Bee
Anthophora (Heliophila) hololeuca Cockerell, 1923
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) affabilis Cresson, 1878
Anthophorula (Anthophorula) eriogoni Timberlake, 1947
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Asbolus verrucosus LeConte, 1851Blue Death-feigning Beetle
Aseptis catalina Smith, 1899
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) sonora Michener, 1939
Calosoma (Camegonia) parvicolle Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) festinatus Buckley, 1866
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ocreatus Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Centris (Paracentris) rhodopus Cockerell, 1897Red-legged Centris
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) davisi Smith, M.R., 1942Wright's silktassel
Chrysobothris micromorpha Fall, 1907
Colletes clypeonitens Swenk, 1906
Colletes salicicola Cockerell, 1897
Crabro thyreophorus Kohl, 1888
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Dufourea boregoensis Michener, 1937
Dufourea fallugiae Cockerell, 1906
Dufourea vernalis Timberlake, 1939
Edrotes arens La Rivers, 1947
Edrotes ventricosus LeConte, 1851
Efferia deserti Wilcox, 1966Smartweed dodder
Eremosaprinus unguiculatus Ross, 1939
Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Glympis incusalis Grote, 1881
Habropoda pallida Timberlake, 1937Pallid Habropoda
Hedychridium politum Bohart, 1978
Hellinsia pan Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Holopyga ventralis
Megandrena (Megandrena) enceliae Cockerell, 1927Encelia Megandrena
Microbembex argyropleura Bohart, 1970
Microctonus invictus Muesebeck, 1961
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838Arizona desert-thorn
Neivamyrmex nyensis Watkins, 1977
Neobisnius jucundus Horn, 1884
Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) inconspicua Blake, 1886
Odontophotopsis serca Viereck, 1904
Ospriocerus brevis Martin, 1968
Perdita clypeata Timberlake, 1962
Perdita thermophila Timberlake, 1962
Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955Frilled venus
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole vistana Forel, 1914
Pheidole xerophila (Wheeler, 1908)⇒ Pheidole gilvescens Creighton & ..., 1955
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) becki Ferguson, 1967
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) difficilis Baker, 1905
Sphaeropthalma (Micromutilla) yumaella Schuster, 1958
Sphaeropthalma blakeii Fox, 1893
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Trachusa (Heteranthidium) bequaerti Schwarz, 1926
Trichoclea edwardsii (Smith, 1887)⇒ Anarta edwardsii Smith, 1888
Trupanea bisetosa Coquillett, 1899
Trupanea imperfecta (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Trupanea vitiosa Foote, 1989
Veromessor pergandei Mayr, 1886Black harvester ant

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Desert Center
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
6
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
11
30
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov