Checklist of Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects) for Burkina Faso (West Africa)
List of families for Burkina Faso 164 Families width 2040 Species and 185 Subspecies
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Adelgidae Heinze, 1962 | Adelgids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agaonidae Walker, 1848 | Fig wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840 | Whiteflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842 | Owlflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 238 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Cecidomyidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916 | Chiromyid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 | Cicada | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 | Cixid planthoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corixidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser Water-Boatman | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Derbidae Spinola, 1839 | Derbid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Embolemidae Förster, 1856 | Embolemid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 172 | Species | Taxom | | Eremiaphilidae Wood-Mason, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybrachidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 | Eurytomid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807 | Fulgorid Planthopper | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 | Enigmatic scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 | Tik-tik flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904 | Ungulate lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | Flower mimic mantises | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopterygidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Liposcelididae Enderlein, 1911 | Booklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lophopidae Stål, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924 | Pygmy water boatmen | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | Sand-loving scarab beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pedicinidae Enderlein, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 | Pale Burrower Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 | Spiny rat lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Proctotrupid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psocidae Samouelle, 1819 | Common bark louse | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Rhopalid Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896 | Rhopalosomatid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 217 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliidae Leach, 1815 | Mammoth wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Torymidae Walker, 1833 | Apple seed chalcids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxoderidae Giglio-Tos, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851 | Trichogrammatid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ulopidae (Le Peletier ..., 1825) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 64 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Burkina Faso
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