Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Hertfordshire (East England, United Kingdom)

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 Hertfordshire (East England, United Kingdom)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	276 1432 2511	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	276 1432 2511	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	265 1401 2464	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	212 1278 2311	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Hertfordshire
212 Families width 2311 Species and 398 Subspecies

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Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928	Acartophthalmid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	58	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	16	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	3	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	15	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	2	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	26	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	13	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	2	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	6	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	7	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	1	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	4	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	23	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	168	Species	Taxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834	Bird flies	2	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	56	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	10	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	6	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	1	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	24	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	25	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	32	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	7	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	4	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		1	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	9	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	39	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	3	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	10	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	10	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	23	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	41	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	5	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	10	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	2	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	33	Species	Taxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901	Eriocraniid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	6	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	22	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	7	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	196	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		3	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	24	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	8	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	13	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	24	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820	Heleomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	1	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	16	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		5	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	44	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	32	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	18	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	6	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	11	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	0	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	17	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	8	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	2	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	16	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	16	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	16	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	147	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	22	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	14	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	95	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	5	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	29	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	1	Species	Taxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856	Flat-footed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	4	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	4	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863		1	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	2	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	12	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	7	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	1	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	2	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	11	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	5	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	22	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	3	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	4	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	5	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	3	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	4	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	121	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	14	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	34	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	4	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	27	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	7	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	8	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	2	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	7	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	65	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	28	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	2	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	4	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	3	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Hertfordshire

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	64 421 745	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	66 350 724	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	24 90 159	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	38 374 610	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	6 9 14	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	14 34 59	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov