Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)
List of families for Nairobi
122 Families width 981 Species and 32 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTVY
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agaonidae Walker, 1848 | Fig wasp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 | Aphelinid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833 | Ceraphronid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Diapriidae Latreille, 1796 | Diapriid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 | Megalopodid Leaf Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Proctotrupid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Torymidae Walker, 1833 | Apple seed chalcids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Nairobi | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 23
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111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 33
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208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 29
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207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
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452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Trichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies | 5
6
3 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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