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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		254
911
1221		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		253
909
1219		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		238
870
1163		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		173
723
985		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfax County
173 Families width 985 Species and 21 Subspecies
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Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees30SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees39SpeciesTaxom
Argidae Konow, 1890Argid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies15SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps27SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies7SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles29SpeciesTaxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907Carposinid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833Ceraphronid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers15SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles10SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees4SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves18SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802Cynipid gall wasps15SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796Diapriid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911Conifer sawflies2SpeciesTaxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840Dryinid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps10SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802Ensign wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862Figitid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants40SpeciesTaxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900Carrot Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths11SpeciesTaxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891Little Black Caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees21SpeciesTaxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912Snail Case caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heloridae Förster, 1856Helorid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper20SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835Net Spinning caddisflies10SpeciesTaxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836Micro caddisflies15SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies28SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903Bizarre Caddisflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies25SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848Northern caddisflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies10SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815False Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840Minute Clubbed Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant3SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners3SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms10SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals25SpeciesTaxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos7SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829Finger Net caddisflies5SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)Giant casemaker2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones9SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835Cheese flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies7SpeciesTaxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833Platygastrid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903Tube Maker Caddisflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps28SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies22SpeciesTaxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852Net Tube Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834Cedar beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Roproniidae Bradley, 1905Roproniid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges2SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836Bushtailed Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837Flat bark beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815Crown wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies18SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804Common sawflies17SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820Polypore fungus beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898Lyonetiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)Trigonalid sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Vanhorniidae Crawford, 1909Vanhorniid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies15SpeciesTaxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835Sawfly1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies7SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Fairfax County
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		39
174
180		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies		41
130
179		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		42
212
352		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		33
162
186		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderMecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies		2
3
3		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		16
42
85		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov