Species list, Checklist of Infraclass Neoptera (Modern Wing-folding insects) for Uruguay (Southern South America)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	278 1650 2663	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	277 1649 2662	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	267 1624 2629	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Uruguay
267 Families width 2629 Species and 150 Subspecies

Acanaloniidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Acanalonid planthoppers	3	Species	Taxom
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838		4	Species	Taxom
Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864	Acanthosomatids	1	Species	Taxom
Achilidae Stål, 1866	Achilid Planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	79	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	8	Species	Taxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840	Whiteflies	1	Species	Taxom
Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Bean bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Aphalaridae Löw, 1879		6	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphid	1	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	22	Species	Taxom
Aradidae Spinola, 1837	Flat bug	1	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	5	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842	Owlflies	1	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	47	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	1	Species	Taxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815	Alligator ticks	15	Species	Taxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851	Stilt bug	1	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	6	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	7	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	2	Species	Taxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862	Chinch Bugs	6	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
Caeciliusidae Kolbe, 1880	Lizard Barklice	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
Calophyidae Vondracek, 1957		2	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	2	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	157	Species	Taxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954		1	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
Cercopidae Leach, 1815	Froghopper	32	Species	Taxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942	Cerococcids	2	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
Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851	And Green Lacewings	2	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	39	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	11	Species	Taxom
Cicadopsyllidae Martynov, 1931		1	Species	Taxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839	Cixid planthoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829	Soft scale	12	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	7	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Coniopterygidae Burmeister, 1839	Dusty lacewings	1	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Coprinisphaeridae Genise, 2004		1	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	16	Species	Taxom
Corioxenidae Kinzelbach, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839	Dobsonflies	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
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820	Burrower bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Delphacidae Leach, 1815	Delphacid planthoppers	3	Species	Taxom
Derbidae Spinola, 1839	Derbid planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	11	Species	Taxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839	Dictyopharid Planthoppers	1	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
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899	Eriococcid scales	1	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
Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807	Fulgorid Planthopper	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860	Big-eyed Bugs	2	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
Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909		6	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870	Mole cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896		2	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	3	Species	Taxom
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802	Brown Lacewing	2	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
Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	1	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	38	Species	Taxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929		3	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
Issidae Spinola, 1839	Issid planthoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	1	Species	Taxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902	Long-horned earwig	2	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	1	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	8	Species	Taxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965	False pit scales	1	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
Liviidae Low, 1879		2	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
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	8	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	11	Species	Taxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815	Mantid lacewings	4	Species	Taxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927		2	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
Membracidae Germar, 1821	Horned Treehoppers	24	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	21	Species	Taxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877	Scaly cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875	Giant scale	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
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802	Ant lions	4	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
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802	Back Swimmers	1	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	67	Species	Taxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Tree cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884		5	Species	Taxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896	Ensign coccids	2	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	4	Species	Taxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865		3	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
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	13	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Perlapsocidae Iraja Pinto ..., 2000		1	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	2	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	3	Species	Taxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		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
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838	Jumping sticks	3	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudocaeciliidae Pearman, 1936	False Lizard Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	15	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	2	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		2	Species	Taxom
Psocidae Samouelle, 1819	Common bark louse	4	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	0	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	10	Species	Taxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807	Jumping plant lice	4	Species	Taxom
Psyllipsocidae Enderlein, 1903	Cave Barklice	1	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
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	1	Species	Taxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807	Assassin and thread-legged bugs	11	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Rhopalid Bugs	4	Species	Taxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Dirt-colored Seed Bugs	9	Species	Taxom
Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843		1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	24	Species	Taxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939	Mud crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	19	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
Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891	Jumping ground bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	1	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
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	7	Species	Taxom
Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864	Giant shield bug	1	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	17	Species	Taxom
Thaumastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1908	Palm bug	1	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	2	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Thripidae Stevens, 1829	Common thrips	2	Species	Taxom
Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Black bugs	0	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	1	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	11	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
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874	Pygmy mole cricket	3	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Trimenoponidae Harrison, 1916		1	Species	Taxom
Triozidae Löw, 1879	Jumping plant lice	1	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 Neoptera with occurrences in Uruguay

Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	164 1242 2082	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Neuropterida Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999	7 13 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	64 249 337	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	32 120 195	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Neoptera at gbif.org
Neoptera at itis.gov