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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
46
103
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
46
103
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
100
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
62
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Turks and Caicos Islands
30 Families width 71 Species and 10 Subspecies
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Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants24SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae (Latreille, 1807)Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802Dung beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802Silver Water Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae (Leach, 1815)Diving beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851Trichogrammatid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839Scelionid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper0SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Turks and Caicos Islands
62 Genera with 71 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Allophorocera Brauer & von..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Baronia Salvin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1878Ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1907Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Chilocorus Leach, 1767Red-spotted lady beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 0Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclargus Nabokov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1968Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1937Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Enochrus Thomson, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eretes Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimoschema Busck, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leucopis Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Macropelopia Thienemann, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nicolavespa Pinto, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ooceraea Smith, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1794Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Parochthiphila Czerny, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Phanuromyia Dodd, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sepedophilus Gistel, 1892Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Sitona Germar, 01SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1972Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2021Acorn Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2011Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1897
Broken-Dashes0SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xerosaprinus Wenzel, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Turks and Caicos Islands
71 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aellopos tantalus zonata Drury, 1773
Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Allophorocera rufipes Brauer & Ber..., 1891
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ariadna Bílý, 1982
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fulvipes Remm, 1972
Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912)⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893
Carabus granulatus leander Kraatz, 1878
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907Ant
Chilocorus (Chilocorus) cacti (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Chilocorus renipustulatus Scriba, 1790
Coenonympha corinna corinna
Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941Miami Blue
Diamesa (Diamesa) martae Kownacki & K..., 1980
Diamesa (Diamesa) modesta Serra-tosio, 1968
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Dyschirius glypturus Bates, 1883
Dyscinetus laevicollis Arrow, 1937Striped kelpfish
Enochrus (Methydrus) ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844
Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eretes griseus Fabricius, 1781
Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856
Erinnyis guttularis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Gnorimoschema herbichii Nowicki, 1864
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leucopis rufitarsis Tanasijtshuk, 1972
Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916
Macropelopia nebulosa Meigen, 1804
Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851Bicolored trailing ant
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nicolavespa theresae Pinto, 2005
Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907Clonal raider ant
Papilio (Heraclides) andraemon Hübner, 1818Bahama Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) aristodemus Esper, 1794Island Swallowtail
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Parochthiphila phragmitis Tanasijtshuk, 1963
Phanuromyia odo Nesheim, 2017
Phaonia candicans Pandelle, 1898
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901Ant
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
Sepedophilus decurtatus Eppelsheim, 1892
Sitona hispidulus tibellus
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Tachypeza nubila Meigen, 1804
Tapinoma litorale Wheeler, W.M., 1905Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Temnothorax agavicola Prebus, 2021
Tetracha naviauxi Ward, Davids..., 2011
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant
Xerosaprinus (Xerosaprinus) viator Marseul, 1855
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Turks and Caicos Islands
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
9
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
9
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
3
20
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
19
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov