Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Near East (West Asia)

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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 Near East (West Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	687 11472 52844	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	682 11445 52791	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	651 11312 52466	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	408 8936 44750	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Near East
408 Families width 44750 Species and 3956 Subspecies

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Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		2	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	10	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	49	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	20	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	21	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	96	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	340	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	117	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	50	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	7	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		0	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	24	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	7	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	97	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	556	Species	Taxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852	Flower-loving flies	13	Species	Taxom
Archaeoserphitidae Engel, 2015		1	Species	Taxom
Archizelmiridae Rohdendorf, 1962		1	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	17	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	17	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	648	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 1970		3	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	96	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	14	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	20	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	9	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	7	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	14	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	10	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	833	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	72	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	28	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	408	Species	Taxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892	Bradynobaenid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853	Bee lice	3	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	65	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	371	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	1	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	91	Species	Taxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921	Camillid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	6	Species	Taxom
Canacidae Jones, 1906	Beach Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	181	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	3598	Species	Taxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834	Bird flies	12	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	7	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	139	Species	Taxom
Cephidae Newman, 1834	Cephids	26	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	1387	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	58	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	214	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	44	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	22	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	5	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 2009		5	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	317	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	107	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	37	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	480	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	26	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	11	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	58	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	82	Species	Taxom
Cochylidae		1	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	541	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	130	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	48	Species	Taxom
Coptopsyllidae Wagner, 1928		13	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	132	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	246	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	186	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	832	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	29	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		55	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	104	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	1924	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	30	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	237	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	1	Species	Taxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911	Conifer sawflies	5	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		1	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	8	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	126	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	30	Species	Taxom
Drilidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Drilid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	27	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	27	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	25	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	102	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		8	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	234	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	708	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	43	Species	Taxom
Elodophthalmidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2008		2	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	93	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	148	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	9	Species	Taxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828	Glory Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	34	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	154	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	1270	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901	Eriocraniid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	7	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	76	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	24	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	113	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	23	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	9	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	3	Species	Taxom
Fergusoninidae Hennig, 1958		2	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	16	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	1103	Species	Taxom
Galacticidae Minet, 1986	Galacticid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	26	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	594	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1747	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	76	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	107	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	20	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	21	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		6	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	139	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	23	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	345	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		3	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	12	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	6	Species	Taxom
Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 1972		4	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	187	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	19	Species	Taxom
Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936	Hilarimorphid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	39	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	345	Species	Taxom
Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	79	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	319	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		64	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	303	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	21	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	88	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Ibaliidae Thomson, 1862	Ibaliid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	178	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	3	Species	Taxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966	Ironic flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	11	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	27	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	25	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	120	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	24	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	33	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	13	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	310	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	19	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	58	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	22	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	31	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	83	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	61	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	2	Species	Taxom
Lophocoronidae Common, 1973	Australian Archaic Sun Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	636	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936	Long beaked fungus gnat	1	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	41	Species	Taxom
Maimetshidae (Rasnitsyn, 1975)		2	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	472	Species	Taxom
Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897		12	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	19	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	346	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	10	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	126	Species	Taxom
Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921	Earwig-flies	1	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005		2	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	13	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	110	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	177	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	52	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	80	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	26	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	11	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	8	Species	Taxom
Nannodastiidae Papp, 1980		1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	27	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	7	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	94	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	68	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	2578	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	132	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	96	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	478	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	77	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	70	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	4	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		1	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	15	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	9	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	41	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890	Leaf-rolling sawflies	9	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	19	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	92	Species	Taxom
Paraxymyiidae Rohdendorf, 1946	Paxylommatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	5	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	25	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	44	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	4	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	183	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	3	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	52	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	6	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	26	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	23	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	25	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	418	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		3	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859		0	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	2	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	2	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	66	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	153	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	43	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	44	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	310	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	15	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	84	Species	Taxom
Ptismidae Kirejtshuk &..., 2016		1	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	3	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	24	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	1022	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	14	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	27	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	17	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	3	Species	Taxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850	Double-eye moths	1	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		8	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	190	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	46	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	1429	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	8	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	3	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	71	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	43	Species	Taxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929	Bristle Legged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	38	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	18	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	6	Species	Taxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963	Scolebythid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	165	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	11	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	14	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	172	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	3	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	43	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	44	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	7	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Spathiopterygidae Engel & Orte..., 2013		1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	13	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	43	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	125	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	3033	Species	Taxom
Stenopsychidae Martynov, 1924		1	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	3	Species	Taxom
Stigmaphronidae Kozlov, 1975	Stigmaphronid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	119	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	10	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	17	Species	Taxom
Symmocidae (Gozmany, 1957)	Symmocid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	295	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	246	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	381	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	505	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	197	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	215	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		1	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	25	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		2	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	5	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	97	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	256	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	464	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	13	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	791	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	13	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	17	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	36	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Uenoidae Iwata, 1927	Stonecase Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	3	Species	Taxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889	Carnivore fleas	4	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	308	Species	Taxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980		1	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		3	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		1	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	1	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	2	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	118	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	52	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	39	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	123	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Near East

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	110 2924 17636	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	102 1584 6428	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	73 1136 5796	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	79 3116 14127	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	14 57 221	Families Genera 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	5 14 31	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	25 105 511	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov