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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region El Hierro (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
108
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
108
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
108
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
25
73
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Hierro
25 Families width 91 Species and 6 Subspecies
#CSLANFEPTHGBZ
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles23SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals12SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820Leaf Rolling Weevil2SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae (Latreille, 1810)Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae Leach, 1815Ant-like stone beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Hierro
72 Genera with 91 Species
#ABCDEFHLMOPSTUVZ
Acalles Schönherr, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Afropselaphus Jeannel, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Agathidium Panzer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Alevonota Thomson, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1821Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Astenus Stephens, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Atlantis Wollaston, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Auletes Schoenherr, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Auletobius Desbrochers ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Bodiloides1SpeciesTaxom
Calacalles Peyerimhoff, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Calamosternus Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1916Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthorrhynchus Champion, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Crypticus Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Curculio Linnaeus, 1802Nut weevils and Acorn weevils1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclyrius Butler, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Echinodera Wollaston, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Euplectus Leach, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ficusacalles Stüben & Ast..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Laparocerus Schönherr, 18647SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1839Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lichenophagus Wollaston, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Licinopsis Bedel, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lithocharis Dejean, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Mecyna Doubleday, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Medon Stephens, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Mesites Schönherr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Microloxia Warren, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Micromeriella Betrem, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Oligota Mannerheim, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Othius Stephens, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Oxypoda Mannerheim, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Paracossulus Schoorl, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodichromacalles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Silvacalles1SpeciesTaxom
Stenichnus Thomson, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Sunius Stephens, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tarphius Erichson, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2007Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1892Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1908Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Tomicus Latreille, 1862Shoot beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Uresiphita Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1819Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Hierro
91 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acalles (Acalles) argillosus Boheman, 1837
Acalles (Acalles) muelleri Stüben, 2000
Acalles (Acalles) pilula Wollaston, 1864
Acalles fernandezi Roudier, 1954
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Afropselaphus guanche Besuchet, 1970
Agathidium canariense canariense
Alevonota hierroensis Assing & Wun..., 2008
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Astenus megacephalus coiffaiti Israelson, 1971
Atlantis tibialis Wollaston, 1865
Auletes anceps (Woll., 1864)⇒ Auletobius convexifrons Voss, 1922
Auletobius anceps Voss, 1922
Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781
Calacalles (Saetiacalles) seticollis Wollaston, 1864
Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767Granular Small Dung Beetle
Calathus (Lauricalathus) spretus Wollaston, 1862
Camponotus moeschi lygaeus Viehmeyer, 1916
Cardiophorus (Coptostethus) obscurus Cobos, 1970
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Ceuthorrhynchus hesperus Woll., 1864
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Crypticus navicularis Brullé, 1838
Curculio radiolus Marsham, 1802
Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840)⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Echinodera (Echinodera) hystrix Wollaston, 1864
Euplectus (Euplectus) hierrensis Franz, 1979
Ficusacalles senilis Wollaston, 1864
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) bacchus Higgins, 1967El Hierro Grayling
Hyles tithymali tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Laparocerus (Amyntas) tibialis Wollaston, 1864
Laparocerus (Laparocerus) mendicus Wollaston, 1864
Laparocerus (Laparocerus) occidentalis Wollaston, 1864
Laparocerus (Laparocerus) puncticollis Wollaston, 1864
Laparocerus (Laparocerus) tessellatus Brullé, 1838
Laparocerus (Machadotrox) aethiops Wollaston, 1864
Laparocerus (Machadotrox) lepidopterus Wollaston, 1864
Lasioglossum laetus Brullé, 1839
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lichenophagus (Fernandezius) sculptipennis Wollaston, 1864
Lichenophagus (Mateuius) auctus Wollaston, 1864
Licinopsis schurmanni Machado, 1987
Lithocharis subochracea Coiffait, 1966
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Mecyna asinalis Hübner, 1819Coastal Pearl
Medon antricola Assing, 2006
Mesites (Odontomesites) fusiformis Wollaston, 1861
Microloxia simonyi Rebel, 1894
Micromeriella hyalina Betrem, 1972
Monomorium wilsoni Espadaler, 2007
Oligota (Oligota) wollastoni Williams, 1972
Othius philonthoides Wollaston, 1864
Oxypoda aranensis Israelson, 1985
Oxypoda hierroensis Zerche, 1996
Pachydema obscurella Wollaston, 1864
Paracossulus thrips Hübner, 1818
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphia Fabricius, 1775Madeiran Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871Canary speckled wood
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pimelia (Pimelia) laevigata Brullé, 1838
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pseudodichromacalles pericallis
Pseudotergumia wyssii bacchus Higgins, 1967
Silvacalles pedestris Stuben, 2000
Stenichnus (Cyrtoscydmus) hesperus Franz, 1996
Sunius brevipennis canariensis Bernhauer, 1928
Sunius (Sunius) microphthalmus H. Franz, 1979
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tarphius camelus Wollaston, 1862
Tarphius setosus Wollaston, 1865
Temnothorax bimbache Espadaler, 2007
Tetramorium depressum Forel, 1892
Thymelicus christi Rebel, 1894Canarian Skipper
Tipula (Savtshenkia) multipicta Becker, 1908
Tomicus nobilis Wollaston, 1862
Uresiphita gilvata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Uresiphita maorialis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in El Hierro
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
11
38
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
25
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov