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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Sabah (Malaysia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		345
2906
6852		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		345
2906
6852		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		328
2841
6750		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		208
2176
5404		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sabah
208 Families width 5404 Species and 218 Subspecies
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Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp31SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820Fungus Weevil24SpeciesTaxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886Early Smoky Wing Sedges5SpeciesTaxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876Aphelinid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees43SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820Leaf Rolling Weevil66SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths6SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802Auger beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966Little Bear Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps45SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820Brenthidae8SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers60SpeciesTaxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge14SpeciesTaxom
Cetoniidae (Leach, 1815)Flower beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817Chalcidid wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies6SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802Chrysidid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers15SpeciesTaxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802Checkered Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles6SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers9SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves11SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths46SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles60SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842)Cylindrotomid Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833)Milkweed Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840Carpet beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies6SpeciesTaxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Discolomatidae Horn, 18789SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies40SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids13SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies14SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle150SpeciesTaxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815False Ladybirds13SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths153SpeciesTaxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802Pleasing Fungus Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829Click Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973Forest stream beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829Eulophid wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833Eupelmid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832Eurytomid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862Figitid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants288SpeciesTaxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900Carrot Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths199SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891Little Black Caddisflies4SpeciesTaxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths12SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees8SpeciesTaxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912Snail Case caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper56SpeciesTaxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884Long Tailed Burnet Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle86SpeciesTaxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847Pill scarab beetles19SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles33SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835Net Spinning caddisflies20SpeciesTaxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836Micro caddisflies48SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies8SpeciesTaxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926Jacobson's beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats8SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths3SpeciesTaxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821Round fungus beetles54SpeciesTaxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903Bizarre Caddisflies18SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies22SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775Leucospid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths6SpeciesTaxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846Minute marsh loving beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Limnocentropodidae Tsuda, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies13SpeciesTaxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895Liopterid wasps4SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804Stag Beetle162SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies115SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815False Darkling Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817)Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815Malachite Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies10SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant10SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat64SpeciesTaxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833Fairflies2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 187217SpeciesTaxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802Nitidules2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms39SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars29SpeciesTaxom
Nothybidae Frey, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals182SpeciesTaxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856Armyrids14SpeciesTaxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758Common scorpionflies3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos49SpeciesTaxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815Bess beetle66SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829Finger Net caddisflies33SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones49SpeciesTaxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833Platygastrid wasps17SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903Tube Maker Caddisflies9SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854Water pennies3SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies31SpeciesTaxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852Net Tube Caddisflies18SpeciesTaxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820Pteromalid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843Feather-wing beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies12SpeciesTaxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles548SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges5SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps18SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats11SpeciesTaxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821Marsh Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)Ant-like stone beetles135SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings2SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies10SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths63SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1067SpeciesTaxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815Crown wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940Strongylophthalmyiid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies13SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804Common sawflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies64SpeciesTaxom
Teratomyzidae Hennig, 1969Fern Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)Tethinid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841Thynnid Wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies171SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833Apple seed chalcids2SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)Gnawer beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies11SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819Wood wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Sabah
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		53
889
2843		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies		45
249
573		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		39
270
592		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		43
707
1163		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderMecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies		6
7
9		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		4
8
28		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		18
46
196		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov