Species list, Checklist of Subclass Pterygota (Winged insects) for Bahamas (Caribbean islands)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	270 1607 2435	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	270 1607 2435	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Bahamas
270 Families width 2435 Species and 164 Subspecies

Acanaloniidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Acanalonid planthoppers	3	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	12	Species	Taxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927	Ant-like leaf beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	3	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	26	Species	Taxom
Aididae Schaus, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840	Whiteflies	9	Species	Taxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815	Many Plumed Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	1	Species	Taxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904	Australian Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903	Anthomyzid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	4	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphid	11	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	27	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	19	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947	Autostichid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815	Alligator ticks	2	Species	Taxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851	Stilt bug	2	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	6	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	1	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	3	Species	Taxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862	Chinch Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	17	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Bradynobaenidae Saussure, 1892	Bradynobaenid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	3	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	8	Species	Taxom
Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858	Fruit worms	1	Species	Taxom
Caeciliusidae Kolbe, 1880	Lizard Barklice	7	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	3	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	4	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	70	Species	Taxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954		1	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Cecidomyidae	2	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	113	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	14	Species	Taxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815	Froghopper	27	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	2	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	2	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	8	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	86	Species	Taxom
Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851	And Green Lacewings	2	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	56	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	5	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839	Cixid planthoppers	0	Species	Taxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858	Clastopterid Spittlebugs	2	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829	Soft scale	12	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	11	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	8	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	4	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893	Biddie	1	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	16	Species	Taxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815	Lesser Water-Boatman	2	Species	Taxom
Corylophidae LeConte, 1852	Hooded beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	7	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	8	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	51	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	22	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	39	Species	Taxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820	Burrower bugs	4	Species	Taxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860		2	Species	Taxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875	Cochineal insects	1	Species	Taxom
Delphacidae Leach, 1815	Delphacid planthoppers	24	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	31	Species	Taxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839	Dictyopharid Planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	6	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	9	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	2	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Endomychidae Leach, 1815	False Ladybirds	1	Species	Taxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)	Bush cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	17	Species	Taxom
Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903	Planthopper Parasite Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	50	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857	Plate-thigh beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Flatidae Spinola, 1839	Flatid planthoppers	4	Species	Taxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	1	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ant	201	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860	Big-eyed Bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	25	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	1	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896		2	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	28	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	55	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	4	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958		1	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	1	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	32	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	4	Species	Taxom
Issidae Spinola, 1839	Issid planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	16	Species	Taxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902	Long-horned earwig	1	Species	Taxom
Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936	Fateful Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Lepidopsocidae Lienhard & S..., 2002	Scaly-winged bark louse	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	2	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	2	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	25	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	6	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Liviidae Low, 1879		3	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	And blues	38	Species	Taxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	15	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	1	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	11	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821	Horned Treehoppers	11	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	2	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	13	Species	Taxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877	Scaly cricket	3	Species	Taxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875	Giant scale	1	Species	Taxom
Morabidae Rehn, 1948		2	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	5	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	2	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	1	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	1	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	2	Species	Taxom
Myrmecolacidae Saunders, 1872		1	Species	Taxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802	Ant lions	2	Species	Taxom
Nemouridae Newman, 1853	Brown stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	1	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	6	Species	Taxom
Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892	Australian cockroaches	1	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	35	Species	Taxom
Nogodinidae Melichar, 1898		0	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	1	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	98	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896	Ensign coccids	3	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	11	Species	Taxom
Pachygronthidae Stål, 1865		3	Species	Taxom
Pamphagidae Burmeister, 1840	Toad grasshopper	2	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	25	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	18	Species	Taxom
Personidae Gray, 1854		3	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	4	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	2	Species	Taxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		6	Species	Taxom
Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895	Thrips	3	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	47	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	3	Species	Taxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878		3	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	9	Species	Taxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	30	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	2	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		5	Species	Taxom
Psocidae Samouelle, 1819	Common bark louse	4	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	2	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	2	Species	Taxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807	Jumping plant lice	2	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	24	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Putoidae Beardsley, 1969	Giant mealybugs	1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	12	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874	Bushlocusts	1	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	2	Species	Taxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807	Assassin and thread-legged bugs	4	Species	Taxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869	And Cave Weta	2	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	6	Species	Taxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Dirt-colored Seed Bugs	33	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	6	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	3	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	36	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	79	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Scirtidae Fleming, 1821	Marsh Beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	0	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	3	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Sphindidae Jacquelin du..., 1860	Cryptic slime mold beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	30	Species	Taxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902	Little Earwigs	1	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	47	Species	Taxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838	Bulldog Raspy Crickets	0	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	8	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	9	Species	Taxom
Tachardiidae Green, 1896	Lac insects	1	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	30	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	15	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	6	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	7	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	7	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Thripidae Stevens, 1829	Common thrips	2	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Tineodidae Meyrick, 1885	False Plume Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	17	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	16	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	13	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	4	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Trogiidae Enderlein, 1903	Granary Booklice	1	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866	Tropiduchid Planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Broad-shouldered bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	16	Species	Taxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890	Flower Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	2	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Bahamas

Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	263 1580 2392	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	6 26 40	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Palaeodictyopteroidea ♰ Rohdendorf, 1961	1 1 3	Family Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Pterygota at itis.gov
Pterygota at marinespecies.org