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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region La Escondida (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
17
37
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
17
37
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
13
33
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
10
28
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Escondida (Starr County)
10 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae (Latreille, 1817)Chalcidid wasps0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Escondida (Starr County)
28 Genera with 16 Species
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Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Algarobius Bridwell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Babia Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Coleorozena Moldenke, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Coraia H. Clark, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Diachus LeConte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1887Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Euphoria Burmeister, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helocassis Spaeth, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1910Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Mecosaspis Thomson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Mitostylus Horn, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pandeleteius Schoenherr, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Pantomorus Schoenherr, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracrias Ashmead, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentispa Chapuis, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1851June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Spilochalcis Thomson, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Spintherophyta Dejean, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthonia Baly, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Escondida (Starr County)
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Algarobius prosopis LeConte, 1858Cankerworms
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Coraia subcyanescens Schaeffer, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Diachus auratus Fabricius, 1801Bronze leaf beetle
Diplotaxis puberea Bates, 1887
Euphoria kernii Haldeman, 1852Kern´s Flower Scarab
Helocassis clavata Fabricius, 1798Clavate Tortoise Beetle
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Mecosaspis chrysina chrysina Bates, 1879
Mitostylus setosus Sharp, 1891Herring fishlouse
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Prasinocyma anomoea (Turner, 1910)⇒ Agathiopsis maculata Warren, 1896

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in La Escondida (Starr County)
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
4
19
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
2
2
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov