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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
103
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
93
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grand Cayman
30 Families width 72 Species and 12 Subspecies
#CFENAHLSIDTPMROG
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae (Latreille, 1802)Dung beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grand Cayman
60 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDEGHMNOPSTUWZ
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1905Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1886Peacocks2SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Berosus Leach, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Brachydeutera Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1943Pygmy blues4SpeciesTaxom
Callopistria Hübner, 1852Fern Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Cercyon Leach, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoclusia Coquillett, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cratichneumon Thomson, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1907Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1775Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1968Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1992Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1888Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elcaribe Webb, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Gonodonta Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Gymnetis MacLeay, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1906Giant swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochus Leach, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 2003And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Menander Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Micrathetis Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Myllaena Erichson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Neoxantholinus Cameron, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Nisaxis Casey, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycopis Arnett, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phaenonotum Sharp, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Philonthus Stephens, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1864Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Scopaeus Erichson, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1796
Stiletto flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zeadolopus Broun, 20141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand Cayman
72 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964
Aeolus circumscriptus Germar, 1824
Anaea troglodyta cubana H. Druce, 1905Cuban Red leaf Butterfly
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anartia jatrophae jamaicensis Möschler, 1886White Peacock
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825
Berosus interstitialis Knisch, 1924
Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964Downy phlox
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Brephidium exilis exilis (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862
Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862Antillean Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis thompsoni (Carpenter & ..., 1943)⇒ Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852
Callopistria floridensis Guenée, 1852Florida Callopistria
Cautethia grotei apira Jordan, 1940
Cercyon (Cercyon) floridanus Horn, 1890Pumpwood
Chaetoclusia flava Lonsdale & M..., 2006
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cratichneumon culex Muller, 1776
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus eresimus tethys Forbes, 1944Soldier
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Drosophila endobranchia Carson & Whe..., 1968
Dryas iulia zoe Miller & Ste..., 1992Flambeau
Dyscinetus laevipunctatus Bates, 1888
Elcaribe obscurus Coquillett, 1893
Enochrus (Methydrus) pseudochraceus Gundersen, 1977
Gonodonta nutrix Cramer, 1780Citrus Fruit-piercer
Gymnetis pantherina (Burmeister, 1842)⇒ Gymnetis hieroglyphica rubrocincta Schürhoff, 1937
Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850American bollworm
Heraclides andraemon tailori Rothschild &..., 1906Bahamian Swallowtail
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hydrochus piroei Makhan, 1992
Megachile jerryrozeni Genaro, 2003
Melanagromyza riparella Hendel, 1923
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852Famelica Melipotis Moth
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775
Micrathetis triplex Walker, 1857Triplex Cutworm
Myllaena currax Notman, 1920
Myllaena insipiens Casey, 1911
Neoxantholinus cristatus Smetana, 1982
Nisaxis tomentosa Aubé, 1833
Oxycopis barberi Arnett, 1957
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Phaenonotum exstriatum Say, 1835
Philonthus (Trionthus) havaniensis Laporte de C..., 1835
Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864Eastern Phaon Crescent
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901Ant
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794Gallinipper
Sapromyza rhodesiella Curran, 1938
Scopaeus rambouseki Bierig, 1934
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875Red-necked peanut worm
Tethina cohiba Foster & Mathis, 1998
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906
Zeadolopus caymanensis Peck & Cook, 2014

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Grand Cayman
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
6
15
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
11
20
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
19
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov