Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)
List of families for West Bengal
183 Families width 4207 Species and 199 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTUVXYZ
| Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Agyrtidae Thomson, 1859 | Primitive carrion beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Archeocrypticidae Kaszab, 1964 | Ancient Fungus Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973 | Athericid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachypteridae (Erichson, 1845) | Short-winged Flower Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 279 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 | Cerylid Kingfishers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 172 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842) | Cylindrotomid Crane Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dascillidae Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Orchid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dipseudopsidae Ulmer, 1904 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 113 | Species | Taxom | | Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809 | Eucharitid wasp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 | Eurytomid wasps | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Evaniidae Latreille, 1802 | Ensign wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 63 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halictophagidae Perkins, 1905 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helotidae Reitter, 1876 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 75 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 66 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 51 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775 | Leucospid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnichidae Erichson, 1846 | Minute marsh loving beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 101 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802 | Megalopodid Leaf Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melandryidae Leach, 1815 | False Darkling Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Mymaridae Haliday, 1833 | Fairflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Bat Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 171 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perilampidae Latreille, 1809 | Perilampid waps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815) | Giant casemaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 | Feather-wing beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807 | Cardinal beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyacophilidae Stephens, 1836 | Free-living Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchitidae Gistel, 1848 | Leaf-rolling weevils | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 483 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Signiphoridae Howard, 1894 | Signiphorid waps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 687 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopsychidae Martynov, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804 | Common sawflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 193 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Torymidae Walker, 1833 | Apple seed chalcids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851 | Trichogrammatid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trictenotomidae Blanchard, 1845 | Croc beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802 | Bark gnawing beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Xenidae Pohl & Beutel, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819 | Wood wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in West Bengal | Order | Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 55
866
2241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies | 41
340
768 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 24
117
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
634
980 | 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 | 3
5
7 | 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 | 11
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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