Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for São Tomé and Príncipe (Central Africa)
List of families for São Tomé and Príncipe
162 Families width 1380 Species and 109 Subspecies
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aderidae Winkler, 1927 | Ant-like leaf beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840 | Whiteflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipsocidae Mockford, 1978 | Hairy-winged Barklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisopodidae Knab, 1912 | Window Midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876 | Aphelinid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 | Froghoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 | Blaberids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 103 | Species | Taxom | | Carsidaridae Crawford, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Cecidomyidae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Cercopidae Leach, 1815 | Froghopper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 | Cerylid Kingfishers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851 | And Green Lacewings | 3 | 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 | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diapriidae Latreille, 1796 | Diapriid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryinidae Haliday, 1840 | Dryinid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 59 | Species | Taxom | | Embolemidae Förster, 1856 | Embolemid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episactidae Burr, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurybrachidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepismatidae Latreille, 1802 | Lepismatid Fishmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Membracidae Germar, 1821 | Horned Treehoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910 | Bird lice | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 | Hairy fungus beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nicoletiidae Escherich, 1905 | Nicoletiid Fishmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 90 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Bat Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 | False Blister Beetle | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psyllidae Latreille, 1807 | Jumping plant lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiliidae Heer, 1843 | Feather-wing beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von ..., 1874 | Bushlocusts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866 | Tropiduchid Planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in São Tomé and Príncipe
 | | Insecta (Linnaeus 1758) |
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