Species list, Checklist of Class Insecta (Insects) for Arenal Volcano National Park (Alajuela, Costa Rica)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Arenal Volcano National Park (Alajuela, Costa Rica)

Class

Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects

250
2216
2737

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for Arenal Volcano National Park
250 Families width 2737 Species and 71 Subspecies

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Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838		1	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	9	Species	Taxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	10	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	1	Species	Taxom
Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Bean bugs	0	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	0	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Anthocoridae Fieber, 1837	Flower bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	2	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphids	1	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	0	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	56	Species	Taxom
Aradidae Spinola, 1837	Flat bug	1	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	3	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842	Owlflies	1	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	12	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	1	Species	Taxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815	Alligator ticks	1	Species	Taxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851	Stilt bug	2	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	2	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	10	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	27	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	6	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	24	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	4	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	6	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	0	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	50	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	1	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	163	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	5	Species	Taxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815	Froghopper	7	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	12	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	2	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	3	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	49	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	48	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	1	Species	Taxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858	Clastopterid Spittlebugs	0	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	5	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	30	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	1	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	6	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893	Biddie	1	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	1	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	13	Species	Taxom
Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839	Dobsonflies	0	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	0	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	38	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		1	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	25	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	77	Species	Taxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820	Burrower bugs	3	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Delphacidae Leach, 1815	Delphacid planthoppers	7	Species	Taxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909	Diapheromerid Stick Insects	1	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839	Dictyopharid Planthoppers	3	Species	Taxom
Dinidoridae Stål, 1867	Dinidorid bug	1	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	12	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	3	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	6	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	21	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	2	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	4	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	241	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Eucoilidae (Thomson, 1862)		0	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	12	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	0	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Flatidae Spinola, 1839	Flatid planthoppers	0	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	78	Species	Taxom
Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807	Fulgorid Planthopper	5	Species	Taxom
Gasteruptiidae Ashmead, 1900	Carrot Wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	125	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	10	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	4	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	37	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	1	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	14	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	6	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	126	Species	Taxom
Inbiomyiidae Buck, 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Issidae Spinola, 1839	Issid planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 1921		1	Species	Taxom
Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936	Fateful Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	1	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	0	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	1	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	3	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	30	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	18	Species	Taxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848	Northern caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	10	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	3	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	3	Species	Taxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815	Mantid lacewings	3	Species	Taxom
Mantoididae Giglio-Tos, 1927		0	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	1	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	8	Species	Taxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917	Flatwing	4	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821	Horned Treehoppers	12	Species	Taxom
Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867	Pond treaders	0	Species	Taxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924	Pygmy water boatmen	0	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	0	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	2	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	2	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	6	Species	Taxom
Nabidae Costa, 1852	Damsel bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815	Creeping water bug	0	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	0	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	85	Species	Taxom
Nogodinidae Melichar, 1898		1	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	12	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	7	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	159	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	62	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	1	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	12	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	1	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	8	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	49	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	1	Species	Taxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914	Periscelidid Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	0	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	5	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	14	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	1	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924	Forest Damselflies	3	Species	Taxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817	Pigmy backswimmers	0	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919	Bannerwings	6	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	11	Species	Taxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893		4	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	5	Species	Taxom
Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966)	Banana flies	0	Species	Taxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917	Forest giants	3	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	0	Species	Taxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807	Jumping plant lice	1	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	4	Species	Taxom
Raphidiidae Latreille, 1810	Raphidiid snakeflies	1	Species	Taxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807	Assassin and thread-legged bugs	17	Species	Taxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863	Woodlouse flies	2	Species	Taxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Rhopalid Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Richardiidae (Snow, 1896)	Picture-winged flies	1	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	6	Species	Taxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939	Mud crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	3	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		5	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	4	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	46	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	145	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	0	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	5	Species	Taxom
Sialidae Leach, 1815	Alderflies	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	0	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	67	Species	Taxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902	Little Earwigs	1	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	26	Species	Taxom
Syringogastridae Prado, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	90	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	33	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	5	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	18	Species	Taxom
Throscidae Laporte, 1840	False metallic wood-boring beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	0	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	4	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	0	Species	Taxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874	Pygmy mole cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	38	Species	Taxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810	Awl-flies	0	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Arenal Volcano National Park

Subclass

Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects

250
2216
2737

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)

Links, sources and further information

Insecta at papua-insects.nl
Insecta at artfakta.se
Insecta at dyntaxa.se
Insecta at gbif.org
Insecta at irmng.org
Insecta at itis.gov
Insecta at marinespecies.org