Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Northern South America (South America)

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 Northern South America (South America)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	840 24886 144846	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	837 24869 144808	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	776 24445 142884	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	457 18795 117333	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Northern South America
457 Families width 117333 Species and 12415 Subspecies

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Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928	Acartophthalmid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	44	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	32	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	67	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	26	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	264	Species	Taxom
Aididae Schaus, 1906		10	Species	Taxom
Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856	Minute bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	20	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	135	Species	Taxom
Angarosphecidae Rasnitsyn, 1975		0	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	35	Species	Taxom
Anomalopsychidae Flint, 1981		20	Species	Taxom
Anormochoristidae Tillyard, 1926		1	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	54	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	51	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		1	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	344	Species	Taxom
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894	American Silkworm Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	70	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		4	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	1306	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	513	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	69	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	1150	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	19	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	310	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	25	Species	Taxom
Austroleptidae Nagatomi, 1982		2	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Bahiaxenidae Bravo, Pohl,..., 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	26	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	359	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	113	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	40	Species	Taxom
Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894)	Blastobasid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	51	Species	Taxom
Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	231	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	257	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	103	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	449	Species	Taxom
Brassolidae (Boisduval, 1836)		3	Species	Taxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853	Bee lice	2	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	162	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	604	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		60	Species	Taxom
Callidulidae Moore, 1877	Old World Butterfly Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	186	Species	Taxom
Callirhipidae Emden, 1924	Callirhipid beetles	12	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	7	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	112	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	4720	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		2	Species	Taxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834	Bird flies	1	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	112	Species	Taxom
Cavognathidae Sen Gupta an..., 1966		1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	277	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852	Beetle flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	7641	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	13	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	641	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	24	Species	Taxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)	Flower beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	228	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	9	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	59	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	153	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	475	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	257	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	23	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	117	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	3608	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	64	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	5	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	50	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	94	Species	Taxom
Cneoglossidae Champion, 1897		7	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	346	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	75	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	214	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	144	Species	Taxom
Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905	Fig Borers	10	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		2	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	106	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	243	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	474	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	1712	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		14	Species	Taxom
Ctenostylidae Bigot, 1882		1	Species	Taxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)	Ctenuchid moths	24	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	89	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	919	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	3	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	9629	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	27	Species	Taxom
Cuterebridae (Blake, 1938)		1	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Cypselosomatidae Hennig, 1958	Cypselosomatid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	13	Species	Taxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)	Milkweed Butterflies	3	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	126	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	1	Species	Taxom
Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950)	American False Tiger Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 1878		20	Species	Taxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919		16	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	10	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	541	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	8	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	501	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	81	Species	Taxom
Dryophthoridae (Schönherr, 1825)	Palm weevils	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	36	Species	Taxom
Dynastidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Horn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	282	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		34	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	414	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	1577	Species	Taxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	237	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	235	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	149	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	226	Species	Taxom
Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983		2	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Ephialtitidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	188	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	5516	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	67	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	54	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	22	Species	Taxom
Eucoilidae (Thomson, 1862)		2	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	232	Species	Taxom
Eumenidae (Leach, 1815)	Eumenid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	89	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	91	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	55	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	43	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	65	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	31	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	3335	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	150	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	3428	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	162	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	125	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	63	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		1	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	135	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	107	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	448	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		5	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	30	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	30	Species	Taxom
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)	Heliconians	3	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	68	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	14	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 1972		2	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	57	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	3076	Species	Taxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	62	Species	Taxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991	Half-bridge flies	2	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820	Heleomyzid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	167	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	1057	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	211	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	191	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	127	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		97	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	815	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	332	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	427	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Ibaliidae Thomson, 1862	Ibaliid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	498	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Inbiomyiidae Buck, 2006		9	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	12	Species	Taxom
Kateretidae Kirkby, 1837	Pollen Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	123	Species	Taxom
Lacturidae Heppner, 1995	Australian burnet moths	2	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	180	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	273	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	36	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	172	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	6	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	226	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936		2	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	160	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	34	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	107	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	17	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	72	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	107	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	71	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	259	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	2246	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	32	Species	Taxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936	Long beaked fungus gnat	1	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	15	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	19	Species	Taxom
Mauroniscidae Majer, 1995	Mauroniscid Beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	390	Species	Taxom
Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897		1	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	146	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	59	Species	Taxom
Megalyridae Schletterer, 1889	Megalyrid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	34	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	251	Species	Taxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)	Chafers	1	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921	Earwig-flies	2	Species	Taxom
Meruidae Spangler & S..., 2005	Meru phyllisae	1	Species	Taxom
Micromalthidae Barber, 1913	Micromalthid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	218	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	54	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	138	Species	Taxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902	Monomachid wasps	15	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	192	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	608	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	162	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	606	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	55	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	48	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	52	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		6	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	23	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	7	Species	Taxom
Neotheoridae Kirstensen, 1978	Amazonian Primitive Ghost Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	77	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	33	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	40	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1221	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	112	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	51	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	1440	Species	Taxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819	Bat Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	4572	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	24	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	26	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	59	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	46	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		2	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	7	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	1	Species	Taxom
Orphnidae Orphnus mash..., 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	186	Species	Taxom
Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890	Leaf-rolling sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	20	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	497	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	376	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941	Pelecorhynchid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	64	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	13	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	29	Species	Taxom
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 1918		3	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		3	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	148	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	228	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	1134	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	1	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	663	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	7	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	173	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	15	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	7	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	14	Species	Taxom
Plumariidae Bischoff, 1914	Plumariid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	7	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	157	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	451	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	12	Species	Taxom
Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966)	Banana flies	4	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	3	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	33	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	659	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	182	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	373	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	129	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	104	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	86	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	22	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		6	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	519	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	39	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		4	Species	Taxom
Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	43	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	8	Species	Taxom
Rhipiceridae Latreille, 1834	Cedar beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	60	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836	Free-living Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848	Leaf-rolling weevils	12	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	104	Species	Taxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)	Picture-winged flies	39	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	1776	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	3	Species	Taxom
Roeslerianidae Martins-Neto, 1997		1	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	30	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		161	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	11	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	620	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	816	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	5996	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	5	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	5	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	141	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	11	Species	Taxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929	Bristle Legged Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	57	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	48	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	20	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	21	Species	Taxom
Scolytidae (Latreille, 1807)	Ambrosia	6	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	603	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	37	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		0	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	77	Species	Taxom
Sierolomorphidae Krombein, 1951	Sierolomorphid wasp	0	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	24	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	79	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	253	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	4	Species	Taxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879	Palmetto beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Somatiidae Hendel, 1935		7	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	177	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	119	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	474	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	5856	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	22	Species	Taxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 1928		24	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	584	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	44	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	7	Species	Taxom
Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846)		16	Species	Taxom
Syringogastridae Prado, 1969		8	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	1190	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	929	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	1764	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	24	Species	Taxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919	Primitive crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856	Stretched-foot flies	15	Species	Taxom
Telegeusidae (LeConte, 1861)	Glowworm beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	265	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	37	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	566	Species	Taxom
Teratomyzidae Hennig, 1969	Fern Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	19	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	77	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	20	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	30	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	304	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	51	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	2470	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		29	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	1871	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	30	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	47	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	0	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	44	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	56	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	18	Species	Taxom
Undopterigidae (Kozlov, 1988)		2	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	63	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	1	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	795	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		17	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		15	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	1	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	6	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	10	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	15	Species	Taxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 1998		3	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	93	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	25	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Northern South America

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	128 7393 49239	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	117 3423 20657	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	78 2164 11302	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	92 5609 34121	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	14 59 201	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	8 16 41	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	20 131 1772	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov