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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Leighton (Mahaska County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
14
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
14
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
12
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
10
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leighton (Mahaska County)
10 Families width 15 Species
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903Tube Maker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836Bushtailed Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leighton (Mahaska County)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Adicella McLachlan, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1776Tortoise Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropus Curtis, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sericostoma Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Silo Curtis, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leighton (Mahaska County)
15 Species
Adicella reducta R McLachlan, 1865
Bembidion (Eupetedromus) dentellum (Thunberg, 1787)⇒ Bembidion heydeni Ganglbauer, 1891
Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle
Cassida (Cassida) rubiginosa O.F. Müller, 1776Black crowberry
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) lilii Scopoli, 1763Lily Beetle
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polycentropus flavomaculatus F.J. Pictet, 1834
Sericostoma personatum W Kirby & W ..., 1826Welshman´s Button
Silo pallipes Fabricius, 1781Black Sedge
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Leighton (Mahaska County)
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

OrderTrichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov