Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)

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 Indo-Australian region (Ecozones)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	277 3466 36643	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	277 3466 36643	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	259 3352 36050	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	162 2608 33377	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Indo-Australian region
162 Families width 33377 Species and 1937 Subspecies

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Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	10	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	12	Species	Taxom
Anomalopsychidae Flint, 1981		8	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	113	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		12	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	25	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	998	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	24	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	4289	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		71	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	32	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	13	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	4989	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	2	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	36	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	26	Species	Taxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)	Flower beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	26	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	15	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	8	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	2	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	10	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	1	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	19	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	508	Species	Taxom
Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842)	Cylindrotomid Crane Flies	11	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		57	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	12	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	40	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	17	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	19	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		159	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	1	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	41	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	13	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	2770	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	11	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	135	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	17	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	153	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		128	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	10	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	2	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	75	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	6	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	5	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	177	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	1	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		293	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	503	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	1112	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	15	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	2	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	0	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	256	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	1069	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	1	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	140	Species	Taxom
Limnocentropodidae Tsuda, 1942		15	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	253	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	10	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	13	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	3	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	30	Species	Taxom
Molannidae Wallengren, 1891	Hood Casemaker Caddisflies	13	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	92	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	0	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	30	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	8	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	40	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	33	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	85	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	39	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	1	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	2	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	21	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	31	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	513	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	17	Species	Taxom
Phryganopsychidae Wiggins, 1959		3	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	2	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	2	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	2	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	342	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	12	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	295	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	1	Species	Taxom
Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836	Free-living Caddisflies	45	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		59	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	17	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	8413	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	9	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	4	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	472	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	3	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	73	Species	Taxom
Stenopsychidae Martynov, 1924		76	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	14	Species	Taxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940	Strongylophthalmyiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	7	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	7	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	14	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	13	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	3300	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	54	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	71	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	3	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		88	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	1	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Indo-Australian region

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	36 1389 18916	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	42 400 4964	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	27 286 2975	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	30 367 891	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	27 166 5631	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov