Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil, Brazil)

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 Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil, Brazil)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	338 2448 4337	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	338 2448 4337	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	325 2404 4275	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	215 1908 3391	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Rio Grande do Sul
215 Families width 3391 Species and 159 Subspecies

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Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	1	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	18	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	58	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		0	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	5	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	208	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	2	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	11	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	26	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	2	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	34	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	17	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	13	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	19	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	2	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	5	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	13	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	0	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	28	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	5	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	6	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	187	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	16	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	8	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	11	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	79	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	11	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	24	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	16	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	5	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	14	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		1	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	37	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	69	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919		4	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	1	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	20	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	7	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	25	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	45	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	39	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	3	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	2	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	206	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	21	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	9	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	95	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	0	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	204	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	6	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	16	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	35	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	9	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	14	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	15	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	3	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	1	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	2	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	2	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	12	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	57	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	83	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	8	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	113	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	1	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	2	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	0	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	1	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	21	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	190	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	4	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	4	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	1	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	24	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	32	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 1918		3	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		2	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	13	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	40	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	1	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	29	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	0	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	3	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	18	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	40	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	11	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	64	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	297	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	6	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	5	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	3	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	12	Species	Taxom
Somatiidae Hendel, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	30	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	35	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	4	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	45	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	20	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	8	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	6	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	16	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	0	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	1	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	97	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	0	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	50	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	1	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Rio Grande do Sul

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	59 627 892	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	58 326 709	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	44 400 935	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	40 534 824	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	5 6 7	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	9 15 24	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov