Species list, Checklist of Superorder Holometabola (Holometabolous Insects) for South Europe (Europe)

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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 South Europe (Europe)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	783 15064 73730	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	779 15035 73567	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	729 14837 73064	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	466 12033 63593	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for South Europe
466 Families width 63593 Species and 6149 Subspecies

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Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978	Archaic Sun Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928	Acartophthalmid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	25	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	74	Species	Taxom
Ademosynidae Ponomarenko, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	27	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	9	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	388	Species	Taxom
Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859	Primitive carrion beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Aididae Schaus, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Alavarommatidae Ortega-Blanc..., 2011		1	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	25	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Anaxyelidae Martynov, 1925	Anaxyelids	3	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	274	Species	Taxom
Angarosphecidae Rasnitsyn, 1975		2	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	9	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	165	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	176	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	7	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		3	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	71	Species	Taxom
Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886	Early Smoky Wing Sedges	7	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	146	Species	Taxom
Aphodiidae Leach, 1815		1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	543	Species	Taxom
Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964	Ancient Fungus Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	10	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	47	Species	Taxom
Artematopodidae Lacordaire, 1857	Soft bodied plant beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	466	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	7	Species	Taxom
Atelestidae Hennig, 1970		3	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	7	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	126	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864	Aulacigastrid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	108	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Beraeidae Wallengren, 1891	Small eastern caddisflies	25	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	97	Species	Taxom
Bethylonymidae Rasnitsyn, 1975		1	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	41	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	6	Species	Taxom
Blasticotomidae Thomson, 1871	Blasticotomid sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	22	Species	Taxom
Bolboceratidae (Mulsant, 1842)	Dor beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	11	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	454	Species	Taxom
Boreidae Latreille, 1816	Snow fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	80	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966	Little Bear Moths	10	Species	Taxom
Brachycentridae Ulmer, 1903	Humpless Casemaker Caddisflies	4	Species	Taxom
Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820)	Brachycerids	13	Species	Taxom
Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845)	Short-winged Flower Beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908		3	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	1498	Species	Taxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892	Brahmin Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853	Bee lice	2	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	344	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	347	Species	Taxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804	Moss beetles	80	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	2	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	104	Species	Taxom
Calocidae Ross, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Camillidae Frey, 1921	Camillid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Canaceidae (Jones, 1906)	Beach flies	3	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	304	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	3807	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		7	Species	Taxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834	Bird flies	24	Species	Taxom
Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907	Carposinid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	498	Species	Taxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852	Beetle flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cephidae Newman, 1834	Cephids	36	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	817	Species	Taxom
Ceraphronidae Haliday, 1833	Ceraphronid wasps	32	Species	Taxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908	Bird Fleas	28	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	180	Species	Taxom
Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834	Cerophytid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	12	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	82	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	41	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	6	Species	Taxom
Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 2009		2	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	546	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	231	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	268	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	1514	Species	Taxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916	Chiromyid flies	23	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	83	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	38	Species	Taxom
Clambidae Fischer, 1821	Fringe-winged beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	54	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	229	Species	Taxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910	Kelp Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	648	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	122	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	72	Species	Taxom
Coptoclavidae Ponomarenko, 1961	Extinct family	9	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	61	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	101	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	42	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	458	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	666	Species	Taxom
Crowsoniellidae Iablokoff-Kh..., 1983	Crowsoniella relicta	1	Species	Taxom
Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932	Cryptochetid Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937	Mould beetles	239	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		46	Species	Taxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)	Ctenuchid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	55	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	139	Species	Taxom
Cupedidae Laporte, 1836	Cupedids	6	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	4783	Species	Taxom
Curtonotidae Duda, 1934	Curtonotid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	228	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843	Orchid beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	157	Species	Taxom
Derodontidae LeConte, 1861	Tooth-neck fungus beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	239	Species	Taxom
Diastatidae Hendel, 1917	Bog flies	11	Species	Taxom
Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911	Conifer sawflies	20	Species	Taxom
Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	19	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	456	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	22	Species	Taxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895	Drepanids	26	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	99	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	75	Species	Taxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862	Dryomyzid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	23	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	388	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		4	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	463	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	487	Species	Taxom
Elenchidae Perkins, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	47	Species	Taxom
Embolemidae Förster, 1856	Embolemid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	386	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	314	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	51	Species	Taxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828	Glory Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910	Epermeniid moths	48	Species	Taxom
Ephialtitidae Handlirsch, 1906		4	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	252	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	774	Species	Taxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898	Old World Spiny Winged Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901	Eriocraniid moths	10	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	34	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	5	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	42	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	528	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	74	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	113	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	16	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	38	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	97	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	879	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	25	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	946	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1444	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	109	Species	Taxom
Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819	Bumble bee scarab beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905	Enigmatic scarab beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903	Tik-tik flies	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	34	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	40	Species	Taxom
Goeridae Ulmer, 1903		12	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	309	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	16	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	299	Species	Taxom
Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Haliplidae Aubé, 1836	Crawling Water Beetle	27	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	80	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	9	Species	Taxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Heliodinid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	13	Species	Taxom
Helophoridae (Leach, 1815)	Water scavenger beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Heloridae Förster, 1856	Helorid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	23	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	199	Species	Taxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866	Mediterranean Burnet Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884	Long Tailed Burnet Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	48	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	334	Species	Taxom
Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	196	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	337	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		42	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	277	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	39	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	151	Species	Taxom
Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874	Skiff beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Hygrobiidae Régimbart, 1878	Screech beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904	Insectivore fleas	6	Species	Taxom
Ibaliidae Thomson, 1862	Ibaliid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	2483	Species	Taxom
Immidae Heppner, 1977	Imma Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898	Fairy moths	16	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	12	Species	Taxom
Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926	Jacobson's beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	44	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	32	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	73	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	139	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	107	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	27	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	764	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903	Bizarre Caddisflies	7	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	79	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	11	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	33	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	191	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	13	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	86	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	29	Species	Taxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839	Pointed-wing flies	6	Species	Taxom
Lophocoronidae Common, 1973	Australian Archaic Sun Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	26	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	363	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	23	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854	Lyonet Moths	110	Species	Taxom
Maimetshidae (Rasnitsyn, 1975)		2	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	383	Species	Taxom
Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897		18	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Megalyridae Schletterer, 1889	Megalyrid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913	Megamerinid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893	Megaspilid wasps	40	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	49	Species	Taxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860	Melittid bees	23	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	138	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	418	Species	Taxom
Mengenillidae Kinzelbach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Mesoserphidae Kozlov, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	13	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	49	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	14	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902	Monomachid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	37	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	156	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	342	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	84	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	393	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	5	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	81	Species	Taxom
Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948	False fairy wasp	6	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		1	Species	Taxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902	Micro Bee Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Nannodastiidae Papp, 1980		2	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	10	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	13	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	311	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	344	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1567	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	73	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	137	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	558	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	7	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	179	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	75	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	16	Species	Taxom
Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912		12	Species	Taxom
Opetiidae Rondani, 1856	Flat-footed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820)	Opomyzid flies	16	Species	Taxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893	Opostegid moths	10	Species	Taxom
Ormyridae Förster, 1856	Armyrids	17	Species	Taxom
Orsodacnidae Thomson, 1859	Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	71	Species	Taxom
Pachyneuridae Schiner, 1864	Dark-winged fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862	Flutter flies	19	Species	Taxom
Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890	Leaf-rolling sawflies	54	Species	Taxom
Panorpidae Linnaeus, 1758	Common scorpionflies	9	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	1	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	94	Species	Taxom
Parandrexidae Kirejtshuk, 1994		1	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	9	Species	Taxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860	Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	36	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Phaeomyiidae (Verbeke, 1950)	Marsh flies	3	Species	Taxom
Phalacridae Leach, 1815	Shining flower beetles	50	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	32	Species	Taxom
Phloeostichidae Reitter, 1911		1	Species	Taxom
Phloiophilidae Kiesenwetter, 1863		1	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	155	Species	Taxom
Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815)	Giant casemaker	8	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	136	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	13	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	95	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	82	Species	Taxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815	Flat footed flies	20	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	18	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	54	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	46	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	286	Species	Taxom
Prionoceridae Lacaordaire, 1857		1	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	29	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	14	Species	Taxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	Jugular-horned beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	2	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	49	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	195	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	201	Species	Taxom
Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852	Net Tube Caddisflies	36	Species	Taxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918	Lance Wing Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	479	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	267	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	103	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	319	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	5	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	16	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	582	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807	Cardinal beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834	Dead log bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Radiophronidae Ortega-Blanc..., 2010		2	Species	Taxom
Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802	Snipe flies	51	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	30	Species	Taxom
Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Hump back beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836	Free-living Caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)	Picture-winged flies	2	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	65	Species	Taxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870	Rhipiphoridae	11	Species	Taxom
Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850	Double-eye moths	1	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		3	Species	Taxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815	Narrow-waisted bark beetle	30	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	258	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	75	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	1191	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	26	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	24	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	219	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	9	Species	Taxom
Schizocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961		0	Species	Taxom
Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929	Bristle Legged Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	7	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	94	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	71	Species	Taxom
Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902	Sclerogibbid wasp	4	Species	Taxom
Scolebythidae Evans, 1963	Scolebythid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	28	Species	Taxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856	Antlike leaf beetles	57	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	412	Species	Taxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901	Flower Moths	16	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	56	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		2	Species	Taxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994		0	Species	Taxom
Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836	Bushtailed Caddisflies	21	Species	Taxom
Serphitidae Brues, 1937		4	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	144	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	9	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	64	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	54	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	114	Species	Taxom
Siricidae Billberg, 1820	Horntail	16	Species	Taxom
Smicripidae Horn, 1879	Palmetto beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920	African Flannel Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Spathiopterygidae Engel & Orte..., 2013		2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeritidae Schuckard, 1839	False clown beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845	Minute Bog Beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	149	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	59	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	124	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	4849	Species	Taxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859	False long-horned beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	4	Species	Taxom
Stigmaphronidae Kozlov, 1975	Stigmaphronid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	112	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	11	Species	Taxom
Stylopidae Kirby, 1813	Strepsiptera	37	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	748	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	184	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	633	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856	Stretched-foot flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	940	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	733	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	250	Species	Taxom
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888		67	Species	Taxom
Tethepomyiidae Grimaldi & A..., 2008		1	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	24	Species	Taxom
Tetracampidae Förster, 1856	Tetracampid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820	Polypore fungus beetle	10	Species	Taxom
Thanerocleridae Chapin, 1921		2	Species	Taxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913	Solitary midges	24	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	56	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	30	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	286	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	23	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	852	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	21	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	1012	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	118	Species	Taxom
Trachypachidae C. G. Thomson, 1857	False ground beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841	Winter Crane Flies	15	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	61	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	26	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	24	Species	Taxom
Uenoidae Iwata, 1927	Stonecase Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	11	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Vermileonidae Williston, 1886	Wormlion	8	Species	Taxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889	Carnivore fleas	5	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	321	Species	Taxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 1980		1	Species	Taxom
Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005		4	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Xyelidae Newman, 1835	Sawfly	9	Species	Taxom
Xyelotomidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	3	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	1	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	144	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	140	Species	Taxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845	Ypsolophid Moths	37	Species	Taxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 1998		2	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	116	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	131	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in South Europe

Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Beetles, Coleopterans	128 4263 26507	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies	118 2124 10601	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps	89 2217 12374	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	89 3230 13158	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Mecoptera Hyatt & Arms, 1891 Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies	12 52 145	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	6 13 48	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	24 134 760	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Holometabola at itis.gov