Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Indian Ocean (World Oceans)
List of families for Indian Ocean
91 Families width 328 Species and 37 Subspecies
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851 | And Green Lacewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Gerridae Leach, 1815 | Jesus bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845 | Camel Crickets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926 | Jacobson's beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malgasiidae (Gorochov, 1984) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877 | Scaly cricket | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874 | Ant cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Personidae Gray, 1854 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912 | Spiny rat lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 | Feather-wing beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgacrididae Kevan, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarachodidae Handlirsch, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Indian Ocean
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