Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for India (South Asia)

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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 India (South Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	703 14141 56254	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	699 14132 56242	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	662 13883 55452	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	420 10836 46964	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for India
420 Families width 46964 Species and 2536 Subspecies

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Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	15	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	39	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	59	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	175	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	38	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	8	Species	Taxom
Anomalopsychidae Flint, 1981		1	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	69	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	16	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	96	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	48	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	123	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		7	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	261	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	22	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	535	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	397	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	40	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Belmontiidae Tillyard, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	16	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	45	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	11	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	13	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	47	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	149	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	76	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883	Texas beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	98	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	33	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	111	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	2	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		6	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	136	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	139	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	2731	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	22	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	445	Species	Taxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852	Beetle flies	12	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	1656	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	21	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	264	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	10	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	139	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	8	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	4	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	455	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	187	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	52	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	474	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	5	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	43	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	101	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	75	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	21	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	56	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	2	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	183	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	94	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	47	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	1185	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		3	Species	Taxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)	Ctenuchid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	354	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	1265	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842)	Cylindrotomid Crane Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)	Milkweed Butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	68	Species	Taxom
Deuterophlebiidae Edwards, 1922	Mountain midges	4	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	1	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	5	Species	Taxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911	Conifer sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		14	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		14	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	24	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	168	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	128	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	226	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	148	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		7	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	135	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	700	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	63	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	377	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	89	Species	Taxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828	Glory Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	15	Species	Taxom
Ephialtitidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	60	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	1790	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901	Eriocraniid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	24	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973	Forest stream beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	277	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	45	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	60	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	158	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	42	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	4	Species	Taxom
Fergusoninidae Hennig, 1958		1	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	1172	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	686	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	2802	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	98	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	26	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	25	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		34	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	292	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	32	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	118	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		17	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	12	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	3	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	28	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	9	Species	Taxom
Helotidae Reitter, 1876		17	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	38	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	630	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	35	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	47	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	316	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	56	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	63	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		61	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	387	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	110	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	234	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	111	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	5	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	6	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	29	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	12	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	20	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	68	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	37	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	30	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	80	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	236	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	66	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	369	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	85	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	83	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	45	Species	Taxom
Limnocentropodidae Tsuda, 1942		5	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	130	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	9	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	4	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	345	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	984	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	22	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	29	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	137	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913	Megamerinid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	22	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	2	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	213	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	3	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921	Earwig-flies	1	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		8	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	11	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	2	Species	Taxom
Molannidae Wallengren, 1891	Hood Casemaker Caddisflies	6	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	49	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	294	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	8	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	168	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	10	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	89	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	3	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		4	Species	Taxom
Myrmosidae Fox, 1894	Myrmosid Wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	6	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	47	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	3	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	26	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1055	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	179	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Nothybidae Frey, 1927		1	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	311	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	6	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	1208	Species	Taxom
Nymphomyiidae Tokunaga, 1932	Nymphomyiid crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	110	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	14	Species	Taxom
Omethidae LeConte, 1861	False fireflies	1	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		1	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	10	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	5	Species	Taxom
Palaeosetidae Turner, 1922	Miniature Ghost Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890	Leaf-rolling sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	33	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	296	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	36	Species	Taxom
Passandridae (Erichson, 1845)	Parasitic flat bark beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	15	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	20	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	87	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	70	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	14	Species	Taxom
Phryganopsychidae Wiggins, 1959		1	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	274	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	86	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	4	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	46	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	13	Species	Taxom
Podabrocephalidae Pic, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	38	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	138	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		6	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	6	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	15	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	87	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	121	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	72	Species	Taxom
Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953		2	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	162	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	228	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	5	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	11	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		4	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	296	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	15	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	35	Species	Taxom
Rhiniidae Brauer & Ber..., 1889		2	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836	Free-living Caddisflies	16	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	8	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	51	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	3	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		17	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	20	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	94	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	94	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	2417	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	7	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	4	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	107	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Schizopodidae (LeConte, 1859)	False Jewel Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929	Bristle Legged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	15	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	26	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	2	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	34	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	93	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	37	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		0	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	86	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	5	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	42	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	42	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	52	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	4	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	33	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	22	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	340	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	3895	Species	Taxom
Stenopsychidae Martynov, 1924		14	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978		2	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	98	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	9	Species	Taxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940	Strongylophthalmyiid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	2	Species	Taxom
Synteliidae Lewis, 1882		1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	448	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	259	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	239	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	3	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	56	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	100	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	305	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		2	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	14	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	24	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	69	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	281	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	24	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	1526	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	649	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	58	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	23	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	101	Species	Taxom
Trictenotomidae Blanchard, 1845	Croc beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	3	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	62	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	1	Species	Taxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889	Carnivore fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	179	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		2	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		30	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	1	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	13	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	6	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	53	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	112	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in India

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	119 3716 17432	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	102 1521 7930	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	67 1244 4347	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	86 4154 15751	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	13 38 98	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813 Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites	5 14 29	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	28 149 1377	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov