Checklist of Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
for Mauritania (West Africa)
List of families for Mauritania
91 Families width 1025 Species and 101 Subspecies
| Aderidae Winkler, 1927 | Ant-like leaf beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 244 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 108 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 | Bumble bee scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 138 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Torymidae Walker, 1833 | Apple seed chalcids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Mauritania | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 24
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431 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 18
47
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 19
54
71 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
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438 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies | 1
2
3 | Family
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Taxom
| | Order | Trichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies | 2
2
2 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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