Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	395 3771 6641	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	393 3769 6639	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	376 3726 6590	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	253 3215 5922	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Natal
253 Families width 5922 Species and 139 Subspecies

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Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	12	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	33	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	17	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	28	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	27	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	109	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	2	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	65	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	47	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	6	Species	Taxom
Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	51	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	34	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	14	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	68	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	36	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	1	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	331	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	5	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	141	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	32	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Chimaeropsyllidae Ewing & Fox, 1943		1	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	6	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	91	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	16	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	5	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	21	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	1	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	22	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	98	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	112	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	65	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	1	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	283	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820	Stalk-eyed flies	13	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		1	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		17	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	15	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	1	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	4	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	35	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		2	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	14	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	44	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	25	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	32	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	7	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	7	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	181	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	115	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	74	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	235	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	9	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	18	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	49	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	1	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	94	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	4	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	23	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	16	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		0	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	17	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	7	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	78	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	6	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	23	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	24	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	23	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	6	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	169	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	80	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	8	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	13	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Mesopsychidae Tillyard, 1917		2	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	32	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	19	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	4	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	3	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		1	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	13	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	5	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	6	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	167	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	21	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	52	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	145	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	27	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	2	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	4	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	0	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	0	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	21	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	0	Species	Taxom
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 1918		5	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	11	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	44	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	10	Species	Taxom
Pisuliidae Ross, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	0	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	9	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	3	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	56	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		0	Species	Taxom
Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917	African Primitive Ghost Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	0	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	35	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	9	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	22	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	109	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	3	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	3	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	7	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	1	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		3	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	14	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	635	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	8	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	20	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	3	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	27	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	37	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	89	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	0	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	8	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	38	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	43	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	37	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	37	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	82	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	10	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	49	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	70	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	75	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	0	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	52	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	2	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	11	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Natal

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	66 1173 2108	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	56 438 828	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	45 437 903	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	68 1133 2040	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	6 10 17	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Miomoptera ♰ Martynov, 1928	0 1 1	Families Genus Species	Taxom
Order	Strepsiptera Kirby, 1813 Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites	2 2 2	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	10 21 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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