Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)
List of families for Guinea-Bissau
155 Families width 1430 Species and 138 Subspecies
| Achilidae Stål, 1866 | Achilid Planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisopodidae Knab, 1912 | Window Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 | Aphelinid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 | Alligator ticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 | Cocoon-forming beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 221 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 | Cicada | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ciidae Leach, 1819 | Minute tree fungus beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839 | Dictyopharid Planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865) | Wood cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectopsocidae | Outer Barklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Embiidae Burmeister, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empusidae Burmeister, 1838 | Violin mantises | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybrachidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807 | Fulgorid Planthopper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860 | Big-eyed Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gerridae Leach, 1815 | Jesus bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glossinidae Theobald, 1903 | Tik-tik flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Haliplidae Aubé, 1836 | Crawling Water Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepismatidae Latreille, 1802 | Lepismatid Fishmoths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775 | Leucospid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Liposcelididae Enderlein, 1911 | Booklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophopidae Stål, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 | Lycid beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Machilidae Grassi, 1888 | Jumping bristletail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Membracidae Germar, 1821 | Horned Treehoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860 | Burrowing water beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Personidae Gray, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949) | Spider cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 206 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sclerogibbidae Ashmead, 1902 | Sclerogibbid wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 71 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Tessaratomidae Stål, 1864 | Giant shield bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tingidae Laporte, 1832 | Lace bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogiidae Enderlein, 1903 | Granary Booklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866 | Tropiduchid Planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau
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