Species list, Checklist of Class Insecta (Insects) for Northeast Brazil (Brazil)

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 Northeast Brazil (Brazil)

Class

Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects

447
3154
5763

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for Northeast Brazil
447 Families width 5763 Species and 315 Subspecies

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Acanaloniidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Acanalonid planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838		2	Species	Taxom
Achilidae Stål, 1866	Achilid Planthoppers	10	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	93	Species	Taxom
Aerophasmidae Martynov, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903	Small darner	2	Species	Taxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	8	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	5	Species	Taxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840	Whiteflies	10	Species	Taxom
Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Bean bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	10	Species	Taxom
Angarosphecidae Rasnitsyn, 1975		0	Species	Taxom
Anisembiidae Davis, 1940		1	Species	Taxom
Anisolabididae Verhoeff, 1902		7	Species	Taxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859	Wetas & King Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		0	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	5	Species	Taxom
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894	American Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Aphalaridae Löw, 1879		9	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphids	5	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	3	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	259	Species	Taxom
Aradidae Spinola, 1837	Flat bug	1	Species	Taxom
Araripeblattidae Martins-Neto..., 2010		6	Species	Taxom
Araripechlorogomphidae Bechly & Ueda, 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 1996		3	Species	Taxom
Araripeneuridae Martins-Neto..., 1989		6	Species	Taxom
Araripephlebiidae Bechly, 1998		1	Species	Taxom
Archembiidae Ross, 2001		2	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842	Owlflies	7	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	22	Species	Taxom
Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896	Asterolecaniids	1	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	18	Species	Taxom
Babinskaiidae Martins-Neto..., 1989		4	Species	Taxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815	Mayflies	6	Species	Taxom
Baetiscidae Banks, 1900	Armored Mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Bahiaxenidae Bravo, Pohl,..., 2009		0	Species	Taxom
Baissogryllidae Gorochov, 1985		19	Species	Taxom
Baissopteridae Martynova, 1961		4	Species	Taxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Batrachedrid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815	Alligator ticks	7	Species	Taxom
Berothidae Handlirsch, 1906	Beaded lacewing	1	Species	Taxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851	Stilt bug	4	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	75	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	6	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	26	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	22	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	4	Species	Taxom
Blattulidae Vishnyokova, 1982		2	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	2	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	21	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Bouretidae Martins-Neto, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	19	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	2	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	44	Species	Taxom
Caenidae Newman, 1853	Small square-gill mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		5	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	16	Species	Taxom
Calophyidae Vondracek, 1957		4	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	9	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	1	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	36	Species	Taxom
Carcinophoridae Hincks, 1954		3	Species	Taxom
Caridae Thompson, 1992		2	Species	Taxom
Carsidaridae Crawford, 1911		4	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	12	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	150	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	12	Species	Taxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815	Froghopper	135	Species	Taxom
Cercopionidae Hamilton, 1990		1	Species	Taxom
Chaeteessidae Handlirsch, 1920		1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	3	Species	Taxom
Chelonariidae Blanchard, 1845	Chelonarid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	6	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	8	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Chresmodidae Haase, 1890		1	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	10	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	252	Species	Taxom
Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851	And Green Lacewings	8	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	106	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	6	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839	Cixid planthoppers	25	Species	Taxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858	Clastopterid Spittlebugs	4	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829	Soft scale	6	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	9	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	22	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	1	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	18	Species	Taxom
Colobathristidae Stål, 1866		2	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	1	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	16	Species	Taxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815	Lesser Water-Boatman	3	Species	Taxom
Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839	Dobsonflies	2	Species	Taxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Cosmet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	3	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	33	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	18	Species	Taxom
Cratomastotermitidae Engel, Grima..., 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Cratopetaliidae Bechly, 2010		1	Species	Taxom
Cretapetaluridae Bechly, 1996		3	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	212	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	94	Species	Taxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820	Burrower bugs	5	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Delphacidae Leach, 1815	Delphacid planthoppers	16	Species	Taxom
Derbidae Spinola, 1839	Derbid planthoppers	18	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909	Diapheromerid Stick Insects	2	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	3	Species	Taxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839	Dictyopharid Planthoppers	5	Species	Taxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868	Dixid Midges	1	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	4	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	2	Species	Taxom
Dryinidae Haliday, 1840	Dryinid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	27	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		1	Species	Taxom
Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865)	Wood cockroaches	7	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	3	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	9	Species	Taxom
Elcanidae Handlirsch, 1906		3	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	7	Species	Taxom
Embiidae Burmeister, 1839		2	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	7	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)	Bush cricket	8	Species	Taxom
Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983		1	Species	Taxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817	Burrowing mayflies	2	Species	Taxom
Ephialtitidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	1	Species	Taxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	28	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	7	Species	Taxom
Eucoilidae (Thomson, 1862)		1	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Eumastacidae Burr, 1898	Matchstick grasshoppers	7	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	6	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	8	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	4	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	1	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Flatidae Spinola, 1839	Flatid planthoppers	8	Species	Taxom
Forficulidae Stephens, 1829	Common Earwig	3	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	325	Species	Taxom
Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807	Fulgorid Planthopper	10	Species	Taxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897	Toad bug	3	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	20	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	18	Species	Taxom
Gerridae Leach, 1815	Jesus bugs	4	Species	Taxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 1940		7	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	13	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	6	Species	Taxom
Grammolingiidae Ren, 2002		6	Species	Taxom
Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909		5	Species	Taxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845	Camel Crickets	2	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	18	Species	Taxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870	Mole cricket	9	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896		13	Species	Taxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904	Ungulate lice	2	Species	Taxom
Hageniidae Tillyard & F..., 1940		1	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	17	Species	Taxom
Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Velvet water bug	1	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	7	Species	Taxom
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802	Brown Lacewing	2	Species	Taxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960	Ancient greenling	2	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	89	Species	Taxom
Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904		1	Species	Taxom
Hexagenitidae Lameere, 1917		3	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	7	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	24	Species	Taxom
Hodotermitidae Desneux, 1904	Harvester termites	2	Species	Taxom
Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958		1	Species	Taxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929		2	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	4	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		3	Species	Taxom
Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820	Marsh treader	2	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	36	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	27	Species	Taxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919	Flower mimic mantises	0	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	23	Species	Taxom
Issidae Spinola, 1839	Issid planthoppers	6	Species	Taxom
Ithonidae Newman, 1838	Ithonid lacewings	1	Species	Taxom
Jascopidae Hamilton, 1971		1	Species	Taxom
Kalligrammatidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Dampwood termites	1	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	1	Species	Taxom
Kinnaridae Muir, 1925	Kinnarid Planthoppers	4	Species	Taxom
Labiduridae Verhoeff, 1902	Long-horned earwig	2	Species	Taxom
Labiidae (Burr, 1909)	Little earwig	1	Species	Taxom
Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936	Fateful Barklice	3	Species	Taxom
Lalacidae Hamilton, 1990		16	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	0	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	2	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	1	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	15	Species	Taxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985	Little Stout Crawler Mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900	Leptophlebiids	10	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	2	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905	Needle Or Willow Stoneflies	2	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	47	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	4	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	2	Species	Taxom
Linognathidae Webb, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Liopteridae Ashmead, 1895	Liopterid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 2001		2	Species	Taxom
Liviidae Low, 1879		2	Species	Taxom
Locustopsidae Handlirsch, 1906		18	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	8	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	62	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	5	Species	Taxom
Lymexylidae Fleming, 1821	Ship-timber beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Magnathemidae Bechly, 2010		1	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	6	Species	Taxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815	Mantid lacewings	3	Species	Taxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901	Cottony cushion scales	1	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	31	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Megaphlebiidae Bechly, 2010		1	Species	Taxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917	Flatwing	4	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821	Horned Treehoppers	9	Species	Taxom
Mesoblattinidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Mesochrysopidae Handlirsch, 1906		8	Species	Taxom
Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867	Pond treaders	1	Species	Taxom
Mesuropetalidae Bechly, 1996		1	Species	Taxom
Mickoleitiidae Staniczek, B..., 2011		1	Species	Taxom
Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924	Pygmy water boatmen	0	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Mandibulate Archaic Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	116	Species	Taxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902	Monomachid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	11	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	11	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	4	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	3	Species	Taxom
Myerslopiidae Evans, 1957		7	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	2	Species	Taxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874	Ant cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802	Ant lions	18	Species	Taxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815	Creeping water bug	4	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	4	Species	Taxom
Nemopteridae Rambur, 1842	Spoonwings	3	Species	Taxom
Nepidae Latreille, 1802	Back-swimmer Water-boatmen	2	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	2	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	2	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	32	Species	Taxom
Nogodinidae Melichar, 1898		5	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	2	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	6	Species	Taxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802	Back Swimmers	9	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	302	Species	Taxom
Nymphidae Rambur, 1842	Split-footed lacewing	4	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	5	Species	Taxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Tree cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	1	Species	Taxom
Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914	Brushleg Mayflies	3	Species	Taxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884		4	Species	Taxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896	Ensign coccids	1	Species	Taxom
Osmylidae Leach, 1815	Giant lacewings	4	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	0	Species	Taxom
Palaeoleontidae Martins-Neto, 1992	Ant lion	10	Species	Taxom
Palaeontinidae Handlirsch, 1906	Giant cicadas	9	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	20	Species	Taxom
Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987)		2	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	17	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	29	Species	Taxom
Perforissidae Shcherbakov, 2007		1	Species	Taxom
Perilampidae Latreille, 1809	Perilampid waps	1	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	21	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		1	Species	Taxom
Personidae Gray, 1854		1	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	13	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	2	Species	Taxom
Phasmomimidae Sharov, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	8	Species	Taxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		4	Species	Taxom
Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895	Thrips	10	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	45	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	2	Species	Taxom
Pleidae Fieber, 1817	Pigmy backswimmers	0	Species	Taxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878		10	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	7	Species	Taxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900	Pale Burrower Mayflies	6	Species	Taxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912	Spiny rat lice	1	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	15	Species	Taxom
Pothamantidae MeCafferty, 1990		1	Species	Taxom
Prezottophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007		1	Species	Taxom
Prionoglarididae Badonnel, 1951	Large-winged Psocids	1	Species	Taxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893		4	Species	Taxom
Proctotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Proctotrupid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Propalticidae Crowson, 1952		1	Species	Taxom
Prophalangopsidae Saussure, 1878	Grigs	2	Species	Taxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838	Jumping sticks	21	Species	Taxom
Proterogomphidae Bechly, 1996		9	Species	Taxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917	Bambootails	4	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	0	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	3	Species	Taxom
Pseudonerthridae Martins-Neto..., 2005		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	2	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		33	Species	Taxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917	Forest giants	1	Species	Taxom
Psocidae Samouelle, 1819	Common bark louse	2	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	1	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	60	Species	Taxom
Psychopsidae Handlirsch, 1906	Silky lacewing	2	Species	Taxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807	Jumping plant lice	19	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Ptiloneuridae Eertmoed, 1973		6	Species	Taxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862	Phantom crane flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820	Cat fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		2	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874	Bushlocusts	2	Species	Taxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868	Light Flies	0	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	2	Species	Taxom
Rafaelianidae Engel & Nel, 2017		2	Species	Taxom
Raphoglidae Béthoux & al., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807	Assassin and thread-legged bugs	58	Species	Taxom
Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897	Subterranean termites	1	Species	Taxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969		2	Species	Taxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Rhopalid Bugs	0	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	3	Species	Taxom
Rhopalosomatidae Ashmead, 1896	Rhopalosomatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Dirt-colored Seed Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843		2	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	79	Species	Taxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939	Mud crickets	2	Species	Taxom
Roeslerianidae Martins-Neto, 1997		1	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	28	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		9	Species	Taxom
Santanmantidae Grimaldi, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Sapygidae Latreille, 1810	Club-horned wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	32	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	57	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	505	Species	Taxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Dung flies	1	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	1	Species	Taxom
Scelembiidae Ross, 2001		5	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	11	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sepulcidae Rasnitsyn, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	6	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	4	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	14	Species	Taxom
Sisyridae Handlirsch, 1908	Spongeflies	1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	28	Species	Taxom
Spurostigmatidae Casasola Gon..., 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	36	Species	Taxom
Stenophlebiidae Needham, 1903		1	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	15	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	4	Species	Taxom
Syringogastridae Prado, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	21	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	56	Species	Taxom
Tachardiidae Green, 1896	Lac insects	1	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	1	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	41	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	12	Species	Taxom
Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916)	Tethinid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	5	Species	Taxom
Tettigarctidae Distant, 1905	Hairy cicada	2	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	78	Species	Taxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 1957		3	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		0	Species	Taxom
Thripidae Stevens, 1829	Common thrips	15	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Black bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	23	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	14	Species	Taxom
Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964		2	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	7	Species	Taxom
Torymidae Walker, 1833	Apple seed chalcids	3	Species	Taxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 1896		7	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874	Pygmy mole cricket	4	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	4	Species	Taxom
Trimenoponidae Harrison, 1916		2	Species	Taxom
Triozidae Löw, 1879	Jumping plant lice	9	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	6	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866	Tropiduchid Planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	1	Species	Taxom
Umenocoleidae Chen & Tian, 1973		3	Species	Taxom
Undopterigidae (Kozlov, 1988)		1	Species	Taxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Broad-shouldered bugs	8	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	60	Species	Taxom
Xiphocentronidae Schmid, 1982		0	Species	Taxom
Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 1998		2	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	2	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Northeast Brazil

Subclass

Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects

447
3154
5763

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)

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Insecta at itis.gov
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