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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Oligocene (Paleogene)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		263
927
1766		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		263
927
1766		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		246
890
1691		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		171
720
1422		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oligocene
171 Families width 1422 Species and 13 Subspecies
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Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies4SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil8SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees13SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857Soft bodied plant beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies41SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820Leaf Rolling Weevil23SpeciesTaxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826Belid Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891Small eastern caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies163SpeciesTaxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906Hanging scorpionflies1SpeciesTaxom
Bohartillidae Kinzelbach, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps53SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae7SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers20SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids5SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles32SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids17SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers41SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles12SpeciesTaxom
Coptoclavidae Ponomarenko, 1961Extinct family1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves4SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles100SpeciesTaxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934Curtonotid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842)Cylindrotomid Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802Cynipid gall wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796Diapriid wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Dinopanorpidae Carpenter, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911Conifer sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles26SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies16SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Eomeropidae Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants105SpeciesTaxom
Fungivoritidae Rohdendorf, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Glaphyropteridae Pongracz, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees2SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Heloridae Förster, 1856Helorid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds3SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844Cascade Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles22SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835Net Spinning caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878Screech beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies49SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats3SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842Minute brown scavenger beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903Bizarre Caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848Northern caddisflies13SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815Hairy fungus beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat99SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules8SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms7SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals13SpeciesTaxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870Sand-loving scarab beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856Flat-footed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)Opomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862Flutter flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890Leaf-rolling sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815Shining flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)Giant casemaker7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833Platygastrid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802Proctotrupid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802Death-watch and Spider Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848Leaf-rolling weevils2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870Rhipiphoridae1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963Scolebythid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings2SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles46SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies21SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804Common sawflies7SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815Flower wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies45SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)Trigonalid sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)Gnawer beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802Bark gnawing beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies9SpeciesTaxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835Sawfly7SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Oligocene
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		54
291
476		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies		56
202
550		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		32
168
314		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		17
43
45		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderMecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies		4
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderStrepsiptera
Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites		2
3
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderTrichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies		6
9
26		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov