Checklist of Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
for Saudi Arabia (Near East)
List of families for Saudi Arabia
187 Families width 3779 Species and 318 Subspecies
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agaonidae Walker, 1848 | Fig wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886 | Early Smoky Wing Sedges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 | Aphelinid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Apioceridae Bigot, 1852 | Flower-loving flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 182 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Camillidae Frey, 1921 | Camillid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 211 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Cecidomyidae | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 | Bird Fleas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 | Phantom midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coptopsyllidae Wagner, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Diapriidae Latreille, 1796 | Diapriid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 272 | Species | Taxom | | Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809 | Eucharitid wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 | Eurytomid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fergusoninidae Hennig, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 291 | Species | Taxom | | Galacticidae Minet, 1986 | Galacticid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 187 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 | Enigmatic scarab beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 1972 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915 | Bird fleas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 | Hairy fungus beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mymaridae Haliday, 1833 | Fairflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 410 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Bat Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 | False Blister Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ormyridae Förster, 1856 | Armyrids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 88 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863 | Woodlouse flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 152 | Species | Taxom | | Scatopsidae Newman, 1834 | Dung midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856 | Antlike leaf beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Signiphoridae Howard, 1894 | Signiphorid waps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Stephanidae Leach, 1815 | Crown wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851 | Trichogrammatid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Saudi Arabia | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 43
452
940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 50
306
711 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 33
170
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Strepsiptera
Kirby, 1813
Parasitic insects, Strepsipterans, Stylops, Twisted-wing insects, Twisted-wing parasites, Twisted-winged Insects, twisted-winged parasite, Twisted-winged parasites | 2
2
2 | 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 | 5
5
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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