Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)
List of families for Neogene
224 Families width 2441 Species and 43 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agaonidae Walker, 1848 | Fig wasp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859 | Primitive carrion beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840 | Ampulicid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisopodidae Knab, 1912 | Window Midges | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Argidae Konow, 1890 | Argid flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857 | Soft bodied plant beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842 | Aulacid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belidae Schönherr, 1826 | Belid Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 144 | Species | Taxom | | Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906 | Hanging scorpionflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypsectridae LeConte & Horn, 1883 | Texas beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cephidae Newman, 1834 | Cephids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833 | Ceraphronid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 | Phantom midge | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837 | Cimbicid sawflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937 | Mould beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupedidae Laporte, 1836 | Cupedids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 183 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cynipidae Latreille, 1802 | Cynipid gall wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862 | Dryomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Elenchidae Perkins, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901 | Eriocraniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 | Pleasing Fungus Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Evaniidae Latreille, 1802 | Ensign wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 360 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 | Bumble bee scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 1935 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891 | Little Black Caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912 | Snail Case caddisflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Helophoridae (Leach, 1815) | Water scavenger beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helotidae Reitter, 1876 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775 | Leucospid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821 | Ship-timber beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893 | Megaspilid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melandryidae Leach, 1815 | False Darkling Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesokristenseniidae Huang, Nel &..., 2010 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micromalthidae Barber, 1913 | Micromalthid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845 | Mycterid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mymaridae Haliday, 1833 | Fairflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948 | False fairy wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860 | Burrowing water beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | Sand-loving scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orussidae Newman, 1834 | Orussid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pallopteridae Loew, 1862 | Flutter flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890 | Leaf-rolling sawflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815) | Giant casemaker | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 | Feather-wing beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862 | Phantom crane flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870 | Hump back beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909 | Marsupial fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836 | Free-living Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848 | Leaf-rolling weevils | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scatopsidae Newman, 1834 | Dung midges | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciaridae Billberg, 1820 | Black fungus gnats | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scolebythidae Evans, 1963 | Scolebythid wasps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856 | Antlike leaf beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Siricidae Billberg, 1820 | Horntail | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stylopidae Kirby, 1813 | Strepsiptera | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856 | Stretched-foot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804 | Common sawflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841 | Thynnid Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Torymidae Walker, 1833 | Apple seed chalcids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857 | False ground beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841 | Winter Crane Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851 | Trichogrammatid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802 | Bark gnawing beetle | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Valeseguyidae Amorim & Gri..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839 | Vesperid longicorn beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyelidae Newman, 1835 | Sawfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Neogene | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 70
585
1018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 57
256
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 48
297
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
82
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies | 3
5
5 | 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 | 4
6
10 | 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 | 15
33
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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