Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Upper Cretaceous (Cretaceous)
List of families for Upper Cretaceous
199 Families width 921 Species and 5 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVXZ
| Acanthocnemidae Crowson, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840 | Ampulicid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anaxyelidae Martynov, 1925 | Anaxyelids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apsilocephalidae Nagatomi & al., 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aptenoperissidae Rasnitsyn & ..., 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archizelmiridae Rohdendorf, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atelestidae Hennig, 1970 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842 | Aulacid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Austroniidae Kozlov, 1975 | Austroniid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baissidae Rasnitsyn, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belidae Schönherr, 1826 | Belid Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906 | Hanging scorpionflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 | Mountain midges | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyceridae (Billberg, 1820) | Brachycerids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Caridae Thompson, 1992 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cephidae Newman, 1834 | Cephids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 | Cerophytid beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 | Phantom midge | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cretostylopidae Grimalid & K..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937 | Mould beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupedidae Laporte, 1836 | Cupedids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Cynipidae Latreille, 1802 | Cynipid gall wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Electralbertidae Botosaneanu ..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Embolemidae Förster, 1856 | Embolemid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Eremochaetidae Ussatchov, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulichadidae Crowson, 1973 | Forest stream beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evaniidae Latreille, 1802 | Ensign wasp | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Falsiformicidae Rasnitsyn, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900 | Carrot Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gerocynipidae Kovalev, 1994 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haliplidae Aubé, 1836 | Crawling Water Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hilarimorphidae Hendel, 1936 | Hilarimorphid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966 | Ironic flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Jurapriidae Rasnitsyn, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kinzelbachillidae Pohl & Beutel, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labradorocoleidae Ponomarenko, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895 | Liopterid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936 | Long beaked fungus gnat | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maimetshidae (Rasnitsyn, 1975) | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Megalyridae Schletterer, 1889 | Megalyrid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megaspilidae Ashmead, 1893 | Megaspilid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melandryidae Leach, 1815 | False Darkling Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melittosphecidae Poinar & Dan..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meropeidae Espen-Petersen, 1921 | Earwig-flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Mymaridae Haliday, 1833 | Fairflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948 | False fairy wasp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902 | Micro Bee Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882 | Nemonychid weevils | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891 | Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatidae Sharp & Muir, 1912 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Orussidae Newman, 1834 | Orussid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Othniodellithidae Engel & Huang, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylembiidae Ross, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Passalopalpidae Boucher & Bai, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839 | Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Permochoristidae Tillyard, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815) | Giant casemaker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phthanoxenidae Engel & Huang, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pleocomidae LeConte, 1861 | Rain beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plumalexiidae Brothers, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praeaulacidae Rasnitsyn, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 | Jugular-horned beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protopleciidae Rohdendorf, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolycentropodidae Handlirsch, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852 | Net Tube Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862 | Phantom crane flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhipiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870 | Hump back beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896 | Rhopalosomatid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848 | Leaf-rolling weevils | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870 | Rhipiphoridae | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sapygidae Latreille, 1810 | Club-horned wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Scatopsidae Newman, 1834 | Dung midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciadoceridae (Schmitz, 1929) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902 | Sclerogibbid wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolebythidae Evans, 1963 | Scolebythid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Serphitidae Brues, 1937 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Sierolomorphidae Krombein, 1951 | Sierolomorphid wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siricidae Billberg, 1820 | Horntail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smicripidae Horn, 1879 | Palmetto beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spathiopterygidae Engel & Orte..., 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845 | Minute Bog Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Stephanidae Leach, 1815 | Crown wasp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmaphronidae Kozlov, 1975 | Stigmaphronid wasps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Stolamissidae Liu & Engel, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syspastoxyelidae Engel & Huang, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taimyrocoridae Popov, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919 | Primitive crane flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taymyrelectronidae Botosaneanu ..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetracampidae Förster, 1856 | Tetracampid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820 | Polypore fungus beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851 | Trichogrammatid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887) | Trigonalid sawflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802 | Bark gnawing beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ulyanidae (Zherikhin, 1993) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valeseguyidae Amorim & Gri..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Vitimotauliidae Sukatsheva, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyelidae Newman, 1835 | Sawfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Upper Cretaceous | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 60
171
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 43
169
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 60
223
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies | 4
4
6 | 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 | 20
28
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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