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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Saint Thomas Parish (Surrey County, Jamaica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
171
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
171
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
154
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
127
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Thomas Parish
47 Families width 129 Species and 10 Subspecies
#NCBTAFPSHIELVD
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals13SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802Cynipid gall wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants24SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae (Czerny, 1903)Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees6SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper10SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos5SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles2SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees0SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 19050SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Piophilidae (Macquart, 1835)Cheese flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833Platygastrid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835Net Spinning caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848Fig wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Thomas Parish
127 Genera with 129 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1852Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Alegoria Castelnau, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amblycerus Thunberg, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Andricus Hartig, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyza Boisduval, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphodius Hellwig, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphoenops Bonvouioir, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Apotropina Hendel, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Astraptes Hübner, 1870Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1773Bumble Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Calisto Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1858Black carpenter ant2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinops Marseul, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Chilocorus Leach, 1767Red-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chioides Lindsey, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Coea Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1758Mosaics or Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Cratichneumon Thomson, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1862Acrobat Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cycloneda Crotch, 1871
Spotless Lady Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dactylosternum Wollaston, 1792Feather-legged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 0Milkweeds5SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dialictus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epierus Erichson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Epitragus Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1819Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Exochomus Redtenbacher, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Galleria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gesta Evans, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1804
End-banded Furrow Bees0SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hydropsyche Pictet, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1780Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1929
Eye Gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1816Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Mesoplia Lepeletier, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Monochaetoscinella Duda, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Pachnaeus Schönherr, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paraliodrosophila Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Perichares Scudder, 1790Ruby-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1884Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Phelister Marseul, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Platygaster Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Polycesta Dejean, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Polygonus Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1903Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1767Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhocalles Mabille, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidoponera Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Scymnus Kugelann, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Smicridea McLachlan, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants2SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1852Armyworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stictia Illiger, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sycoscapter Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tauroceras Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Telenomus Haliday, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreodon Brullé, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1842Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uresiphita Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1897
Broken-Dashes0SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1874Carpenter bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Thomas Parish
129 Species and 10 Subspecies
Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amblycerus chapini Kingsolver, 1970
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Andricus amblycerus Giraud, 1859
Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884Ant
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anthomyza gracilis (Fallen, 1823)⇒ Hydrophoria linogrisea Meigen, 1826
Aphoenops pluto pluto (Dieck, 1869)⇒ Aphaenops pluto pluto Dieck, 1869
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Astraptes jaira Butler, 1870Jamaican Flasher
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Calisto zangis Fabricius, 1775Jamaican Calisto
Camponotus (Myrmosphincta) sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793Hatchet surfclam
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps Smith, F., 1858Florida carpenter ant
Carcinops (Carcinops) misella Marseul, 1855
Carcinops (Carcinops) troglodytes Paykull, 1811
Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908Ant
Centris (Centris) poecila Lepeletier, 1841
Chilocorus (Chilocorus) cacti (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Chilocorus renipustulatus Scriba, 1790
Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780Albo Longtail
Coea acheronta Fabricius, 1775
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Cratichneumon culex Muller, 1776
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa Mayr, 1862
Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862Inflated axinopsid
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Cymaenes laureolus loxa Evans, 1955
Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862Ant
Dactylosternum abdominale Fabricius, 1792Water scavenger beetle
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus gilippus jamaicensis H. Bates, 1864Queen
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus delatorrei
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Epierus antillarum Marseul, 1854
Epitragus aurulentus Kirsch, 1866
Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779Mexican Fritillary
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758Bee moth
Gesta gesta Herrich-Schä..., 1863Blue-banded Skipper
Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) rhadinostyla Alexander, 1964
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1816Antillean dagger wing
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Mesoplia (Mesoplia) azurea Lepeletier &..., 1825
Monochaetoscinella anonyma Williston, 1896Fly
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Orimarga (Diotrepha) acroleuca Alexander, 1964
Pachliopta liris liris
Pachnaeus citri Marshall, 1916Blue-green orange beetle
Pachnaeus marmoratus Marshall, 1916
Pachodynerus jamaicensis Bequard & Salt, 1931
Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793Purple Washed Skipper
Papilio (Heraclides) andraemon Hübner, 1818Bahama Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio pelaus Fabricius, 1775Caribbean Swallowtail
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Paraliodrosophila antennata Wheeler, 1957
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Perichares philetes Gmelin, 1790Caribbean Ruby-eye
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) morantensis Erwin, 1974
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole subarmata Radoszkowsky, 1884
Platygaster leptocera Thomson, 1859
Platynus bromeliarum Darlington, 1937
Platynus roysi Darlington, 1937
Polycesta insulana Fisher, 1930
Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790Hammoch Skipper
Polyrhachis paromalus paromalus Smith, 1863
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787Shy Yellow
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Rhytidoponera punctata Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Scymnus (Pullus) enochrus Gordon, 1976
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) alternans Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Smicridea (Smicridea) jamaicensis OS Flint, 1968
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) pollux Forel, 1893
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852Cotton Cutworm
Stenotabanus parallelus alene Townsend, 1895
Stictia signata Linnaeus, 1758Sand Wasp
Sycoscapter conocephalus Wiebes, 1964
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tethina seriata Melander, 1952
Tethina willistoni Melander, 1913Beach fly
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Thyreodon ornatipennis Cresson, 1874
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901
Uresiphita reversalis Guenée, 1854Genista Broom Moth
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) mordax Smith, 1874Antillean Carpenter Bee

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Saint Thomas Parish
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
10
25
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
13
25
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
10
34
38
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
41
46
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
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov