Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)

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Bees	Beetles
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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 Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	625 10660 39198	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	622 10652 39182	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	597 10495 38766	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	380 8377 33824	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Indian Ocean islands
380 Families width 33824 Species and 1622 Subspecies

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Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	9	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	44	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	44	Species	Taxom
Agathiphagidae N. P. Kriste..., 1967	Kauri moth	1	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	61	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	23	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	4	Species	Taxom
Anomalopsychidae Flint, 1981		2	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	7	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		1	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	171	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	28	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	172	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	7	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	214	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Atriplectididae Neboiss, 1977		3	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	148	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Belmontiidae Tillyard, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Belohinidae Paulian, 1959	Belohina inexpectata	1	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	43	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	20	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	9	Species	Taxom
Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894)	Blastobasid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	8	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	56	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	54	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	2	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	432	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	66	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	100	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	3	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		3	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	87	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	10	Species	Taxom
Canacidae Jones, 1906	Beach Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	8	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	2035	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	12	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	41	Species	Taxom
Cephidae Newman, 1834	Cephids	3	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	1716	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	142	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	48	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	35	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	3	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	90	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	64	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	49	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	666	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	41	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	3	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	17	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	100	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	12	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	10	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	18	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	7	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	69	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	71	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	255	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	838	Species	Taxom
Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932	Cryptochetid Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	373	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	6	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	1999	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	7	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	38	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	11	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		19	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		5	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	2	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	148	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	30	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	80	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	173	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958	Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	80	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		3	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	70	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	614	Species	Taxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	4	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	77	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	60	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	17	Species	Taxom
Ephialtitidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	71	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	2005	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	9	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	126	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	48	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	41	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	56	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	14	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	6	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	45	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	1263	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	112	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1189	Species	Taxom
Georyssidae Laporte, 1819	Minute mud-loving beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903	Tik-tik flies	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	12	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		1	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	65	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	39	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	147	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	8	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	1	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	145	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	41	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	210	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	97	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	12	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	104	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		8	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	227	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	93	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	27	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	5	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	670	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	42	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	2	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	5	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	169	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	33	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	109	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	71	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	14	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	68	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	17	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	77	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	43	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	21	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	9	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	46	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	143	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Marginidae Mcalpine, 1991		1	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	63	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Megalyridae Schletterer, 1889	Megalyrid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	2	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	23	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	25	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	15	Species	Taxom
Molannidae Wallengren, 1891	Hood Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Momphidae Herrich Scha..., 1857	Mompha Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	87	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	175	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	17	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	106	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	7	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	16	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		2	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983	Nobody Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	10	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	7	Species	Taxom
Neurochaetidae Mcalpine, 1978	Upside-Down Flies	19	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	26	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1321	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	223	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	184	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	510	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	17	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	186	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	4	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	8	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	1	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	23	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	72	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	13	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	7	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Petrothrincidae Scott, 1985		11	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	29	Species	Taxom
Philorheithridae Mosely, 1936		3	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	68	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	10	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	109	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	4	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	31	Species	Taxom
Pisuliidae Ross, 1967		4	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	15	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	16	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	22	Species	Taxom
Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861	Rain beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	14	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	8	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	74	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		0	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	0	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	2	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	28	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	41	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	13	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	74	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	138	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	132	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	42	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	72	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	4	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	14	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	582	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	23	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	30	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	2	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	8	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	18	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	1	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		22	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	28	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	56	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	91	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	1981	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	2	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	8	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	126	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	8	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	8	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	6	Species	Taxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963	Scolebythid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	69	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	362	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	12	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	66	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	1	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	27	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	30	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	5	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	19	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	19	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	167	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	2822	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	15	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	121	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	8	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	212	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	155	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	229	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	94	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	19	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	112	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		1	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	12	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	35	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	51	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	188	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	24	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	398	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		7	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	571	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	21	Species	Taxom
Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857	False ground beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	11	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	5	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	15	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	57	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	1	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	129	Species	Taxom
Whalleyanidae Minet, 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980		3	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		0	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	0	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	1	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	3	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	38	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	58	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	154	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	11	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	103 3387 15033	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	93 1111 3790	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	67 1161 4506	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	76 2593 10024	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	11 25 80	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	4 4 6	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	26 96 385	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov