Checklist of Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
for Uruguay (Southern South America)
List of families for Uruguay
164 Families width 2082 Species and 138 Subspecies
| Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 | Aphelinid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argidae Konow, 1890 | Argid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804 | Moss beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Callirhipidae Emden, 1924 | Callirhipid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Cecidomyidae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 279 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coprinisphaeridae Genise, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diapriidae Latreille, 1796 | Diapriid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 | Pleasing Fungus Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809 | Eucharitid wasp | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 | Eurytomid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 132 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891 | Little Black Caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Heleomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 38 | 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 | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915 | Bird fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 | Megalopodid Leaf Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Melolonthidae (Leach, 1817) | Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melyridae Leach, 1815 | Malachite Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mymaridae Haliday, 1833 | Fairflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839 | Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergidae Rohwer, 1911 | Pergid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 | Glow-worms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836 | Ptilodactylid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Signiphoridae Howard, 1894 | Signiphorid waps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siricidae Billberg, 1820 | Horntail | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890 | Tanaostigmatid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804 | Common sawflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Torymidae Walker, 1833 | Apple seed chalcids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851 | Trichogrammatid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839 | Vesperid longicorn beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Uruguay | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 46
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1039 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 42
233
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 35
182
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
243
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies, snow scorpionflies, Snowflies | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
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 | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Trichoptera
Kirby, 1813
Caddis-Flies, Caddisflies, Caddisfly, Cased Caddis, Cased Caddis-Flies, Caseless Caddis, Caseless Caddis-Flies, Rail-flies, Sedge-flies | 8
18
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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