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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Paleozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
2528
4773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
687
2524
4765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
552
2215
4230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
1079
1830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paleozoic
3 Families width 1830 Species and 129 Subspecies
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802Cynipid gall wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies15SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Paleozoic
OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
48
157
238
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
102
142
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
393
580
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov