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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Joshua Tree National Park (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
139
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
139
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
137
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
102
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Joshua Tree National Park
31 Families width 143 Species and 2 Subspecies
#PACBTSLFNEIOZMH
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802)Long Horn beetles24SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers31SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae (Latreille, 1802)Carabid beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps5SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae (Webster, 1913)Andrenid bees0SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae (Latreille, 1802)Checkered Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Schizopodidae LeConte, 1859False Jewel Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant2SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Joshua Tree National Park
102 Genera with 143 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPSTX
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Ablautus Loew, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Achryson Audinet-Serv..., 17671SpeciesTaxom
Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 193814SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Alaephus Horn, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1828Seed-Eating Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Amblycheila Say, 1903Giant Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass5SpeciesTaxom
Anambodera Barr, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1949Mining bee1SpeciesTaxom
Aneflomorpha Casey, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Aneflus LeConte, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Anelaphus Linsley, 1908Oak twig pruners2SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1865Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1936Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Backomyia Wilcox & Martin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Callisthenes Fischer de W..., 1852Beautiful Black Searchers1SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1897Caterpillar hunters2SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1879Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1897Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Chilometopon Horn, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Chlorophorus Chevrolat, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1905Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Conoderus Eschscholtz, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cortodera Mulsant, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Craniotus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1919Acrobat Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoglossa Solier, 1851Death-feigning Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cymatodera Gray, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Derobrachus Audinet-Serv..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Diadegma Foerster, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866Cone ants2SpeciesTaxom
Elacatis Pascoe, 1871False Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elampus Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1890Clown bug4SpeciesTaxom
Eucrossus LeConte, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eucyrtopogon Curran, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Eulechria Meyrick, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Eupsophulus Cockerell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eusattus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eustromula Cockerell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoscelimorpha Horn, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gyascutus LeConte, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hedychridium Abeille de P..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Heteropogon Loew, 1965Tanglehead1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hyporhagus Thomson, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1895Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Metapogon Coquillett, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Micraneflus Linsley, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Moneilema Say, 1852Cactus longhorn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1908Honeypot Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannocyrtopogon Wilcox & Martin, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanularia Casey, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neaneflus Linsley, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1872Legionary Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Neoclytus Thomson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Nothopleurus Lacordaire, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1905Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Odontophotopsis Viereck, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1937Mason bee3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1906Big-headed Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phymatodes Mulsant, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Plochionus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Poecilonota Eschscholtz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Prionus Geoffroy, 1912Giant root borers2SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxus Riley, 2009Bogus Yucca Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomethia Linsley, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonomoneura Bequaert, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1851Woodland Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Saxinis Lacordaire, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1879Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Susuacanga Martins, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1911Acorn Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tiphia Fabricius, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Xerosaprinus Wenzel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees0SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Joshua Tree National Park
143 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Ablautus californicus Wilcox, 1935Harper's dodder
Ablautus flavipes Coquillett, 1904
Ablautus mimus Osten Sacken, 1877
Achryson surinamum Linnaeus, 1767
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) angelica Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) atactospilota Westcott, 1971
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) dolorosa (Fall, 1899)⇒ Acmaeodera quadrifasciata pruneri Spinola, 1838
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) gibbula LeConte, 1858Kalia
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) labyrinthica Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) latiflava Fall, 1907
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) linsleyi Van Dyke, 1943
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mojavei Westcott, 1971
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) nigrovittata Van Dyke, 1934
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) quadriseriata Fall, 1899
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) quadrivittata Horn, 1870
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) simulata Van Dyke, 1937
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tuta Horn, 1878
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) vulturei Knull, 1938
Agonum (Olisares) decorum Say, 1823
Agrilus (Agrilus) angelicus Horn, 1891Oak Twig Girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) blandus Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) felix Horn, 1891
Agrilus (Agrilus) gibbicollis Fall, 1901
Agrilus (Agrilus) walsinghami Crotch, 1873
Agrilus (Engyaulus) inhabilis Kerremans, 1900
Alaephus macilentus Casey, 1891
Amara (Celia) californica Dejean, 1828
Amblycheila schwarzi Horn, 1903Mojave giant tiger beetle
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila femurrubra W. Fox, 1894
Ammophila karenae Menke, 1964
Ammophila nancy Menke, 2007
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Anambodera lucernae Knull, 1973
Aneflomorpha lineare LeConte, 1859Antelope brush girdler
Aneflus (Aneflus) calvatus G. Horn, 1885
Aneflus (Aneflus) sonoranus Casey, 1924Goose barnacles
Anelaphus albofasciatus Linell, 1897
Anelaphus brevidens Schaeffer, 1908
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) aeneogaster Gory and Lap..., 1839
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865Desert Orangetip
Anthophora (Anthophoroides) signata Brooks, 1988
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) neglecta Timberlake &..., 1936
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Callisthenes (Chrysostigma) semilaevis LeConte, 1852
Calosoma (Camegonia) parvicolle Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Calosoma (Carabosoma) sponsum (Casey, 1897)⇒ Calosoma sponsa Casey, 1897
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maccooki Forel, 1879
Centris (Paracentris) hoffmanseggiae Cockerell, 1897
Chilometopon abnorme Horn, 1870
Chilometopon helopioides Horn, 1874
Chlorophorus eleodes eleodes (Pu, 1992)⇒ Rhaphuma eleodes eleodes Fairmaire, 1889
Chlosyne californica Wright, 1905California Patch
Chrysobothris helferi Fisher, 1942
Chrysobothris parapiuta Knull, 1938Madagascar scale prawn
Chrysobothris prasina Horn, 1886
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Conoderus xysticus Candeze, 1859
Cortodera (Acmaeopsilla) falsa LeConte, 1859
Craniotus pubescens LeConte, 1851
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) depilis Wheeler, W.M., 1919
Cryptoglossa muricata LeConte, 1851
Derobrachus (Derobrachus) geminatus (LeConte, 1853)⇒ Derobrachus hovorei Santos-Silva, 2007
Diadegma holopyga Thomson, 1887
Dicerca (Dicerca) hornii Crotch, 1873
Diplotaxis moerens LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, W.M., 1906Bi-colored Pyramid Ant
Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866Pyramid ant
Elacatis longicornis G. Horn, 1871Scratchbush
Eleodes (Eleodes) dentipes Eschscholtz, 1833Dentate Stink Beetle
Eleodes (Eleodes) grandicollis F. Grinnell, 1908
Eleodes armata LeConte, 1851
Eleodes subcylindrica Casey, 1890
Eucrossus villicornis LeConte, 1873
Eulechria semidalis Turner, 1936
Eupsophulus castaneus Horn, 1870
Eusattus difficilis LeConte, 1851
Eustromula validum LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Glyptoscelimorpha (Glyptoscelimorpha) viridis Chamberlin, 1931
Gyascutus (Gyascutus) carolinensis Horn, 1883Puget oregonian
Hedychridium paulum Bohart, 1978
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Heteropogon davisi Wilcox, 1965Prairie dodder
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyporhagus gilensis G. Horn, 1872False click beetles
Liometopum occidentale Emery, 1895Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Melanophila occidentalis Obenberger, 1928
Metapogon carinatus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Metapogon tricellus Wilcox, 1964Bush-clover dodder
Micraneflus imbellis Casey, 1914
Moneilema (Collapteryx) semipunctatum (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Moneilema annulatum Say, 1824
Monomorium minimum (Buckley, 1867)⇒ Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler, 1914
Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, R.R., 1971
Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908Rough razor
Nanularia brunneata Knull, 1947
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Neaneflus brevispinus Chemsak, 1962
Neaneflus fuchsii Wickham, 1905
Neivamyrmex minor Cresson, 1872
Neoclytus irroratus LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Neoclytus magnus (Schaeffer, 1904)⇒ Neoclytus balteatus LeConte, 1873
Nothopleurus lobigenis Bates, 1884Southwestern stump borer
Nylanderia melanderi arenivaga Wheeler, 1905
Occidryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847
Odontophotopsis dalyi Wilson, 2017
Odontophotopsis odontoloxia Wilson, 2017
Osmia (Melanosmia) crassa Rust & Bohart, 1986
Osmia (Melanosmia) marginata Michener, 1936
Osmia lupinicola Cockerell, 1937
Pheidole desertorum Wheeler, 1906
Phymatodes (Poecilium) grandis (Casey, 1912)⇒ Phymatodes lecontei Casey, 1912
Plochionus (Menidius) timidus Haldeman, 1843Timid harp ground beetle
Poecilonota californica (Chamberlin, 1922)⇒ Descarpentriesina cyanipes Say, 1823
Polycesta (Tularensia) californica LeConte, 1857
Prionus (Prionus) californicus Motschulsky, 1845California prionus
Prionus (Prionus) lecontei Lameere, 1912
Prodoxus praedictus Pellmyr, 2009
Pseudomethia arida Linsley, 1937
Pseudonomoneura hirta Coquillett, 1904
Pseudonomoneura micheneri James, 1938
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) illustris (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Pterostichus congesta Ménétriés, 1843
Saxinis (Boreosaxinis) saucia J. L. LeConte, 1857Linden looper
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) molesta (Say, 1836)⇒ Diplorhoptrum molestum Emery, 1895
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) xyloni McCook, 1879Southern fire ant
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx
Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868Sequoia Sphinx
Stenopogon duncani (Bromley, 1937)⇒ Scleropogon duncani Bromley, 1937
Susuacanga falli Linsley, 1940
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Temnothorax morongo Snelling, Bo..., 2014
Temnothorax silvestrii Santschi, 1911
Tiphia (Tiphia) copidosoma Nagy, 1967
Trachusa (Heteranthidium) larreae Cockerell, 1897
Xeromelecta (Xeromelecta) larreae Cockerell, 1900Larrea Xeromelecta
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) coerulescens J. L. LeConte, 1851Drepanids
Xylotrechus nauticus (Mannerheim, 1843)⇒ Rusticoclytus nauticus Mannerheim, 1843

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Joshua Tree National Park
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
12
52
82
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
3
10
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
9
26
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
14
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov