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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Tunapuna (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
369
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
350
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
58
321
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna
58 Families width 366 Species and 4 Subspecies
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Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees2SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839Bethylid wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths3SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers6SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837Encyrtid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths29SpeciesTaxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809Eucharitid wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862Figitid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants30SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths14SpeciesTaxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802Dor beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper38SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals61SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos5SpeciesTaxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809Perilampid waps1SpeciesTaxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861Glow-worms1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies8SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths21SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps8SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Tunapuna
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
14
38
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
58
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
217
258
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov