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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Line Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
232
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
104
232
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
231
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
119
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Line Islands
57 Families width 142 Species and 20 Subspecies
#CESLFPAMNGDHTORV
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophagidae (Kirby, 1937)Mould beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924Callirhipid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae (Leach, 1815)And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers4SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899Lined flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862Figitid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836Cupedids1SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Line Islands
118 Genera with 142 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUZ
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Agonoxena Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Ambia Walker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Antiblemma Huebner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1913Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Asteia Meigen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1965Shoot Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Atomaria Stephens, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Aulacophora Dejean, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Baeocera Erichson, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Bryothinusa Casey, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Callirhipis Latreille, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Callopistria Hübner, 1929Fern Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1909Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Centrochria Gaede, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ceresium Newman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chalcidomorphina Enderlein, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Chilocorus Leach, 1798Red-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopolites Chevrolat, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1925Feather-legged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1777Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Dipentium Johnson, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Dorcus MacLeay, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1972Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Elaeonoma Meyrick, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Erechtias Ghesquière, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1775Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Evorinea Beal, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Gonatas Kaup, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hemiptarsenus Westwood, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Horadion Endrödy-Younga, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1863Rainbow ants1SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lathyropthalmus1SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Megacerus Bridwell, 1885Large-horned Bruchids1SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxanthus Eschscholtz, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Metallactulus Ritsema, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Miaenia Pascoe, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1832Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Octotoma Dejean, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1901Crazy ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paremeopedus Gressitt, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pelargoderus Audinet-Serv..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884Dingy Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1793Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Philophylla Rondani, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Piletocera Lederer, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Plastus Bernhauer, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1972Paper nest wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Priopus Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Propalticus Sharp, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1891
Lineblues0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeucoila Ashmead, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Ptinella Motschulsky, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchium Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparida Baly, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Ropalidia Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rygchium Spinola, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Sasajiscymnus Vandenberg, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Scaphisoma Leach, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Scaphobaeocera Csiki, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Simodactylus Candeze, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1896Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1775Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Stoeberbinus1SpeciesTaxom
Stolas Billberg, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Szekessya Kaszab, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Temelucha Foerster, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Tenomerga Neboiss, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Tineobius Ashmead, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Udea Guenée, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Line Islands
142 Species and 20 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Agonoxena argaula Meyrick, 1921Coconut Flat Moth
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrypnus gracilis Blackburn, 1890
Allotinus portunus portunus
Ambia aulacophora Hampson, 1897
Anatrachyntis incertulella Walker, 1864Pandanus Flower Moth
Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857Ant
Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias leptis myndus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Asteia acrosticalis Sabrosky, 1957
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Atherigona tobi Snyder, 1965
Atomaria (Atomaria) rubella (Heer, 1841)⇒ Atomaria fuscata Schönherr, 1808
Aulacophora indica Gmelin, 1790Cucurbit beetle
Baeocera pacifica Löbl, 1981
Bryothinusa chengae Ahn, 1998
Callirhipis (Callirhipis) carolinensis Blair, 1940
Callirhipis (Callirhipis) onoi Blair, 1940
Callopistria meridionalis (Collenette, 1929)⇒ Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) chloroticus Emery, 1897
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catocala actaea actaea
Centrochria aphthona Prout, 1934
Ceresium (Ceresium) casilelium Gressitt, 1956
Chalcidomorphina planes James, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Chilocorus nigritus Fabricius, 1798Ladybird beetle
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789Golden Twin-spot
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843Cabbage semi-looper
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, 1824Banana beetle
Dactylosternum superficiale Knisch, 1925
Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777Black Veined Tiger
Dasyhelea flavicaudalis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) leptomera Alexander, 1972
Dicranomyia (Pseudoglochina) ponapensis Alexander, 1940
Dipentium gossi Johnson, 1993
Dorcus dublonensis Arrow, 1939
Dorilas (Eudorylas) hiatus (Hardy, 1956)⇒ Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Drosophila (Sophophora) nesoetes Bock & Wheeler, 1972
Elaeonoma adeneia Clarke, 1984
Elaeonoma moira Clarke, 1984
Erechtias simulans Butler, 1882
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Euselasia sergia sergiaSergia Euselasia
Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824Indian Cupid
Evorinea iota Arrow, 1915
Gonatas carolinensis Gravely, 1918
Graptomyza oceanica Shiraki, 1963
Hemiptarsenus carolinensis Yoshimoto & ..., 1965
Hemipyrellia tagaliana Bigot, 1877
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Horadion gressitti Endrödy-Younga, 1971
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina holdeni Butler, 1884
Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869Eight-Spot Butterfly
Iridomyrmex anceps Roger, 1863Tropical tyrant ant
Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lathyropthalmus lutescens
Leptochilus limbiferus achaeus Gusenleitner, 1970
Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Libnotes (Libnotes) trukensis Alexander, 1972
Limonia decussata Alexander, 1972
Limonia delicatior Alexander, 1940
Limonia elephantella Alexander, 1972
Limonia elephantina Alexander, 1940
Limonia jocularis Alexander, 1940
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Megacerus (Serratibruchus) callirhipis Sharp, 1885
Megachile laticeps Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Melanoxanthus melanocephalus Fabricius, 1781Click beetle
Metallactulus dublonensis Arrow, 1939
Miaenia (Estoliops) argentipleura Gressitt, 1956
Miaenia (Micronesiella) townesi Gressitt, 1956
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Nw thecla danaus
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832Magpie Moth
Octotoma scabripennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Beetle
Orasiopa mera Cresson, 1939Shore fly
Papilio (Princeps) polytes Linnaeus, 1758Common Mormon
Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel, 1886)⇒ Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina vaga (Forel, 1901)⇒ Nylanderia vaga Forel, 1901
Paremeopedus minimus Blair, 1940
Paremeopedus tiliacei Gressitt, 1956
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Pelargoderus luteosparsus Matsushita, 1935
Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884Dana Blue
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Philophylla taylori Malloch, 1939
Piletocera signiferalis Wallengren, 1860
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Plastus aries Greenslade, 1971
Plastus melanesiae Greenslade, 1971
Plastus monstrosus Wendeler, 1957
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Propalticus insularis John, 1960
Pseudeucoila rugipunctata Yoshimoto, 0Wasp
Pseudeucoila weldi Yoshimoto, 0
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Psychoda lucubrans Quate, 1959
Psychoda parsivena Quate, 1959
Ptinella yapensis Johnson, 1993
Rhyparida wallacei Baly, 1867
Ropalidia marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Sasajiscymnus anomalus Chapin, 1965Lady beetle
Scaphisoma liliputanum Löbl, 1977
Scaphisoma tridentatum Löbl, 1975
Scaphisoma yapense Löbl, 1981
Scaphobaeocera ponapensis Löbl, 1981
Scholastes lonchifer Hendel, 1914
Scholastes palmyra Curran, 1936
Simodactylus beardsleyi Van Zwaluwen..., 1957
Simodactylus pallidus Fleutiaux, 1934
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm
Stoeberbinus testaceus Butler, 1881
Stolas aenea Olivier, 1790
Stomorhina discolor Fabricius, 1794
Styringomyia didyma Grimshaw, 1901Crane fly
Szekessya flavipennis Kulzer, 1957
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Temelucha yapensis Townes, 1958
Tenomerga mucida Chevrolat, 1829Reticulated beetle
Tineobius adamsi Yoshimoto & ..., 1965
Tineobius crassipes Yoshimoto & ..., 1965
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Line Islands
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
17
34
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
16
25
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
6
17
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
43
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov