Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Japan (East Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	695 12061 41020	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	692 12052 41005	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	663 11902 40651	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	434 9806 35137	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Japan
434 Families width 35137 Species and 3790 Subspecies

Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	5	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	40	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	24	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	12	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	205	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	88	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	4	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	59	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	222	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	9	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	149	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	29	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	41	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	200	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	8	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	28	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	144	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	11	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	285	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Axymyiidae Rohdendorf, 1946	Axymyiidae flies	1	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	43	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	10	Species	Taxom
Blasticotomidae Thomson, 1871	Blasticotomid sawflies	2	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	27	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	13	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	35	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	10	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	137	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	50	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	289	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	35	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	7	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		8	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	76	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	19	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	253	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	2158	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		1	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	36	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Cecidomyidae	270	Species	Taxom
Cephidae Newman, 1834	Cephids	1	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	1205	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	230	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	17	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	42	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	4	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	943	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	101	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	46	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	31	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	395	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	84	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	16	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	24	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	22	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	163	Species	Taxom
Cochylidae		1	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	124	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	39	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	34	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	1	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	59	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	25	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	266	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	780	Species	Taxom
Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932	Cryptochetid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		11	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	37	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	132	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	7	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	1593	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)	Milkweed Butterflies	0	Species	Taxom
Decliniidae Nikitsky, La..., 1994	Declinia relicta	1	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	56	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Deuterophlebiidae Edwards, 1922	Mountain midges	2	Species	Taxom
Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 1863		2	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	2	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911	Conifer sawflies	14	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		13	Species	Taxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	11	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	96	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	88	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	270	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	10	Species	Taxom
Dryophthoridae (Schönherr, 1825)	Palm weevils	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	150	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		5	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	154	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	706	Species	Taxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	58	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	174	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	142	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	78	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	20	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	83	Species	Taxom
Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892	Oriental Swallowtail Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	1055	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901	Eriocraniid moths	9	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	50	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	8	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	38	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	186	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	16	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	17	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	24	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	41	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	12	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ant	430	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	294	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1209	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	27	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	27	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		15	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	292	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	19	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	161	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		8	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	13	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	21	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	20	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Helotidae Reitter, 1876		7	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	162	Species	Taxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 1928		2	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936	Hilarimorphid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	25	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	137	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	33	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	43	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		14	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	176	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	59	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	129	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Ibaliidae Thomson, 1862	Ibaliid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	458	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	16	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	32	Species	Taxom
Laemophloeidae (Ganglbauer, 1899)	Lined flat bark beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	66	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	44	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	27	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	67	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	24	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	239	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	49	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	60	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	6	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	43	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	70	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Limnocentropodidae Tsuda, 1942		1	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	92	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	7	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	309	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	243	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	83	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	77	Species	Taxom
Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897		0	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913	Megamerinid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	96	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	6	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	34	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	12	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		3	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	10	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	20	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	7	Species	Taxom
Molannidae Wallengren, 1891	Hood Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	238	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	211	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	13	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	15	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	238	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	1	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	7	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	3	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	2	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	3	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	91	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	3	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	131	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1236	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	179	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	199	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	468	Species	Taxom
Nymphomyiidae Tokunaga, 1932	Nymphomyiid crane flies	2	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	66	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	27	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	2	Species	Taxom
Omethidae LeConte, 1861	False fireflies	3	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		2	Species	Taxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856	Flat-footed flies	2	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	2	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Orthophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	5	Species	Taxom
Pachyneuridae Schiner, 1864	Dark-winged fungus gnats	4	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890	Leaf-rolling sawflies	29	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	35	Species	Taxom
Panorpodidae Byers, 1965	Short-faced scorpionflies	3	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	114	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Passandridae (Erichson, 1845)	Parasitic flat bark beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	23	Species	Taxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941	Pelecorhynchid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	2	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Phaeomyiidae (Verbeke, 1950)	Marsh flies	1	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	31	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	100	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	11	Species	Taxom
Phryganopsychidae Wiggins, 1959		2	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	112	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	81	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	4	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	21	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	53	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	25	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	153	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		1	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	16	Species	Taxom
Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966)	Banana flies	1	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	18	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	37	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	61	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	13	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	99	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	132	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	46	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	64	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	11	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	8	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	400	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	9	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	53	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	4	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836	Free-living Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	1	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	17	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	13	Species	Taxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850	Double-eye moths	4	Species	Taxom
Roproniidae Bradley, 1905	Roproniid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		3	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	30	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	84	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	32	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	740	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	17	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	6	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	83	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929	Bristle Legged Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	3	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	25	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	67	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963	Scolebythid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	11	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	113	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	31	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		0	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	66	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	36	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	33	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	76	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	13	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	26	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	27	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	117	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	2609	Species	Taxom
Stenopsychidae Martynov, 1924		5	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	3	Species	Taxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978		1	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	72	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	4	Species	Taxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940	Strongylophthalmyiid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	34	Species	Taxom
Synteliidae Lewis, 1882		1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	441	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	113	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	521	Species	Taxom
Taldycupedidae Rohdendorf, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	208	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	219	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	232	Species	Taxom
Teratomyzidae Hennig, 1969	Fern Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		1	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	9	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	22	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		2	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	3	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	11	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	30	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	99	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	22	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	867	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	10	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		2	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	1088	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	41	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	21	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	19	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	2	Species	Taxom
Trigonalyidae		0	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	13	Species	Taxom
Ulyanidae (Zherikhin, 1993)		1	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	48	Species	Taxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889	Carnivore fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	130	Species	Taxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980		1	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		6	Species	Taxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		1	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	13	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	12	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	15	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	103	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	38	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	40	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	58	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Japan

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	130 3703 14161	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	108 1687 7016	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	70 1139 3415	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	79 3104 9828	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	16 34 92	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	6 13 54	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	25 126 571	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov