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

Class

Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects

447
5281
10268

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for South Brazil
447 Families width 10268 Species and 460 Subspecies

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Acanaloniidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Acanalonid planthoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Acanthopidae Burmeister, 1838		4	Species	Taxom
Achilidae Stål, 1866	Achilid Planthoppers	12	Species	Taxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819	Grasshoppers and locusts	117	Species	Taxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815	Hunch-back flies	1	Species	Taxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851	Adelid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Aeolothripidae Uzel, 1895	Banded thrips	5	Species	Taxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	12	Species	Taxom
Aetalionidae Spinola, 1850	Treehopper	1	Species	Taxom
Agaonidae Walker, 1848	Fig wasp	2	Species	Taxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823	Leaf miner flies	21	Species	Taxom
Aididae Schaus, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840	Whiteflies	1	Species	Taxom
Alydidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Bean bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Amorphoscelidae Stål, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840	Ampulicid wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913	Andrenid bees	61	Species	Taxom
Anisembiidae Davis, 1940		2	Species	Taxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912	Window Midges	2	Species	Taxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859	Wetas & King Crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819	Ant beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830	Anthomyiid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Anthophoridae (C. L. Koch, 1846)		0	Species	Taxom
Anthracoblattinidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Anthribidae Billberg, 1820	Fungus Weevil	10	Species	Taxom
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894	American Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Aphalaridae Löw, 1879		16	Species	Taxom
Aphelinidae Thomson, 1876	Aphelinid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802	Aphids	3	Species	Taxom
Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946	Froghoppers	3	Species	Taxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802	Bumble bees	279	Species	Taxom
Aradidae Spinola, 1837	Flat bug	37	Species	Taxom
Archembiidae Ross, 2001		3	Species	Taxom
Archimylacridae Handlirsch, 1906		5	Species	Taxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815	Footman moths	26	Species	Taxom
Argidae Konow, 1890	Argid flies	11	Species	Taxom
Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842	Owlflies	1	Species	Taxom
Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802	Assassin flies	82	Species	Taxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856	Asteiid Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973	Athericid flies	0	Species	Taxom
Attelabidae Billberg, 1820	Leaf Rolling Weevil	7	Species	Taxom
Aulacidae Shuckard, 1842	Aulacid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815	Mayflies	10	Species	Taxom
Belidae Schönherr, 1826	Belid Beetle	5	Species	Taxom
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815	Alligator ticks	10	Species	Taxom
Berytidae Fieber, 1851	Stilt bug	6	Species	Taxom
Bethylidae Halliday, 1839	Bethylid wasps	57	Species	Taxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821	Bibionid flies	19	Species	Taxom
Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861	Biphyllid beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Bittacidae Handlirsch, 1906	Hanging scorpionflies	3	Species	Taxom
Blaberidae Saussure, 1864	Blaberids	15	Species	Taxom
Blattellidae (Karny, 1908)	German Cockroach	4	Species	Taxom
Blattidae Stephens, 1829	American cockroaches	2	Species	Taxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861	Mountain midges	10	Species	Taxom
Blissidae Stål, 1862	Chinch Bugs	5	Species	Taxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802	Lappet moths	15	Species	Taxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Flies	31	Species	Taxom
Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802	Auger beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845	Cocoon-forming beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829	Braconid wasps	35	Species	Taxom
Braulidae Egger, 1853	Bee lice	1	Species	Taxom
Brentidae Billberg, 1820	Brenthidae	7	Species	Taxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815	Flat-headed wood-borers	32	Species	Taxom
Caeciliusidae Kolbe, 1880	Lizard Barklice	1	Species	Taxom
Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905		3	Species	Taxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889	Blow flies	20	Species	Taxom
Calophyidae Vondracek, 1957		5	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	7	Species	Taxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856	Cantharids	0	Species	Taxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802	Carabid beetles	83	Species	Taxom
Carsidaridae Crawford, 1911		4	Species	Taxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828	Castniid moths	17	Species	Taxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834	Forest Midges	12	Species	Taxom
Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916	Gall Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802	Long Horn beetles	481	Species	Taxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834	Biting midge	19	Species	Taxom
Cercopidae Leach, 1815	Froghopper	140	Species	Taxom
Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820	Cerylid Kingfishers	1	Species	Taxom
Chalcididae Latreille, 1817	Chalcidid wasps	7	Species	Taxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910	Aphid flies	1	Species	Taxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834	Phantom midge	1	Species	Taxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842	Chironomids	14	Species	Taxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840	Chloropid flies	56	Species	Taxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854	Choreuitid Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Chrysididae Latreille, 1802	Chrysidid wasps	16	Species	Taxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802	Casebearers	269	Species	Taxom
Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851	And Green Lacewings	7	Species	Taxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802	Cicadellids	180	Species	Taxom
Cicadidae Westwood, 1840	Cicada	20	Species	Taxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819	Minute tree fungus beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Cimbicidae Kirby, 1837	Cimbicid sawflies	2	Species	Taxom
Cixiidae Spinola, 1839	Cixid planthoppers	24	Species	Taxom
Clastopteridae Stål, 1858	Clastopterid Spittlebugs	5	Species	Taxom
Cleridae Latreille, 1802	Checkered Beetle	4	Species	Taxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840	Clusiid flies	5	Species	Taxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829	Soft scale	2	Species	Taxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807	Coccinelles	21	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	11	Species	Taxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825	Case moths	1	Species	Taxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841	Colletid bees	41	Species	Taxom
Colobathristidae Stål, 1866		1	Species	Taxom
Coniopterygidae Burmeister, 1839	Dusty lacewings	1	Species	Taxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802	Thick-headed Flies	28	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	0	Species	Taxom
Coreidae Leach, 1815	Broad-headed bugs	64	Species	Taxom
Corixidae Leach, 1815	Lesser Water-Boatman	2	Species	Taxom
Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839	Dobsonflies	2	Species	Taxom
Corydiidae de Saussure, 1864	Sand cockroaches	2	Species	Taxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815	Borers	13	Species	Taxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802	Bee Wolves	23	Species	Taxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810	Crambid Snout Moths	96	Species	Taxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915		2	Species	Taxom
Ctenostylidae Bigot, 1882		0	Species	Taxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)	Ctenuchid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802	Flat bark beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818	Mosquito	155	Species	Taxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802	Ambrosia beetles	199	Species	Taxom
Cydnidae Billberg, 1820	Burrower bugs	9	Species	Taxom
Cymidae Baerensprung, 1860		1	Species	Taxom
Cynipidae Latreille, 1802	Cynipid gall wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898	Dalcerid moths	1	Species	Taxom
Delphacidae Leach, 1815	Delphacid planthoppers	19	Species	Taxom
Derbidae Spinola, 1839	Derbid planthoppers	26	Species	Taxom
Dermestidae Hope, 1840	Carpet beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909	Diapheromerid Stick Insects	0	Species	Taxom
Diapriidae Latreille, 1796	Diapriid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	2	Species	Taxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853	Barelegs	1	Species	Taxom
Dictyopharidae Spinola, 1839	Dictyopharid Planthoppers	7	Species	Taxom
Dinidoridae Stål, 1867	Dinidorid bug	1	Species	Taxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919		7	Species	Taxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809	Long legged flies	10	Species	Taxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Douglas Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856	Fruit flies	25	Species	Taxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820	Long toed water beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Dysmorphoptilidae Handlirsch, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815	Diving beetles	10	Species	Taxom
Ecnomidae Ulmer, 1903		3	Species	Taxom
Ectobiidae (Brunner von ..., 1865)	Wood cockroaches	6	Species	Taxom
Ectopsocidae	Outer Barklice	0	Species	Taxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851	Elachistid moths	19	Species	Taxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815	Click Beetle	18	Species	Taxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830	Drive beetles	31	Species	Taxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809	Balloon flies	53	Species	Taxom
Encyrtidae Walker, 1837	Encyrtid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893)	Bush cricket	2	Species	Taxom
Enicocephalidae Stål, 1860	Gnat bug	1	Species	Taxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837	Brine flies	4	Species	Taxom
Epipygidae Hamilton, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Episactidae Burr, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815	Erebid Moths	420	Species	Taxom
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802	Pleasing Fungus Beetle	6	Species	Taxom
Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809	Eucharitid wasp	4	Species	Taxom
Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829	Click Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Eulophidae Westwood, 1829	Eulophid wasps	17	Species	Taxom
Eumastacidae Burr, 1898	Matchstick grasshoppers	1	Species	Taxom
Eupelmidae Walker, 1833	Eupelmid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892	Giant Lappet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Eurytomidae Walker, 1832	Eurytomid wasps	13	Species	Taxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882	Euteliid Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Euthyplociidae Lestage, 1921		0	Species	Taxom
Evaniidae Latreille, 1802	Ensign wasp	4	Species	Taxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911	Latrine flies	2	Species	Taxom
Figitidae Thomson, 1862	Figitid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Flatidae Spinola, 1839	Flatid planthoppers	4	Species	Taxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809	Ants	452	Species	Taxom
Fulgoridae Latreille, 1807	Fulgorid Planthopper	15	Species	Taxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897	Toad bug	0	Species	Taxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854	Gelechiid moths	2	Species	Taxom
Geocoridae Baerensprung, 1860	Big-eyed Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	186	Species	Taxom
Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802	Dor beetles	21	Species	Taxom
Gerridae Leach, 1815	Jesus bugs	5	Species	Taxom
Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891	Little Black Caddisflies	6	Species	Taxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854	Glyphipterigid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	4	Species	Taxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854	Blotch leaf miner moths	14	Species	Taxom
Gripopterygidae Enderlein, 1909		12	Species	Taxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845	Camel Crickets	3	Species	Taxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878	Crickets	6	Species	Taxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802	Whirligig beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Gyropidae Kellogg, 1896		3	Species	Taxom
Haematopinidae Enderlein, 1904	Ungulate lice	1	Species	Taxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869	Flower bees	113	Species	Taxom
Hebridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Velvet water bug	1	Species	Taxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857	American Butterfly Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)	Heleomyzid flies	4	Species	Taxom
Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912	Snail Case caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876	Leaf miners	1	Species	Taxom
Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802	Brown Lacewing	2	Species	Taxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829	Ghost Moths	4	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Skipper	445	Species	Taxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825	Mud beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Heterothripidae Bagnall, 1912		7	Species	Taxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819	Keds	9	Species	Taxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808	Clown beetle	63	Species	Taxom
Homotomidae Heslop-Harrison, 1958		1	Species	Taxom
Hoplopleuridae Ewing, 1929		4	Species	Taxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903	Teak Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847	Pill scarab beetles	16	Species	Taxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820	Dance flies	39	Species	Taxom
Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844	Cascade Beetles	5	Species	Taxom
Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905		4	Species	Taxom
Hydrometridae Billberg, 1820	Marsh treader	2	Species	Taxom
Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802	Silver Water Beetles	13	Species	Taxom
Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835	Net Spinning caddisflies	17	Species	Taxom
Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836	Micro caddisflies	11	Species	Taxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919	Flower mimic mantises	1	Species	Taxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802	Ichneumon flies	62	Species	Taxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907	Bat fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955	Narrow-wings	1	Species	Taxom
Issidae Spinola, 1839	Issid planthoppers	4	Species	Taxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856	Fungus gnats	23	Species	Taxom
Lachesillidae Pearman, 1936	Fateful Barklice	3	Species	Taxom
Lalacidae Hamilton, 1990		16	Species	Taxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817	Fireflies	7	Species	Taxom
Largidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Bordered plant bugs	2	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	26	Species	Taxom
Latridiidae Erichson, 1842	Minute brown scavenger beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835	Beach flies	3	Species	Taxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947	Long-horned moths	2	Species	Taxom
Leiodidae Fleming, 1821	Round fungus beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918	Autumn Silkworm Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815	Long Horned caddisflies	6	Species	Taxom
Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985	Little Stout Crawler Mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900	Leptophlebiids	5	Species	Taxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915	Bird fleas	1	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	7	Species	Taxom
Leucospidae Fabricius, 1775	Leucospid wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Leuctridae Klapálek, 1905	Needle Or Willow Stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	53	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	11	Species	Taxom
Limnichidae Erichson, 1846	Minute marsh loving beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)	Craneflies	3	Species	Taxom
Linognathidae Webb, 1946		4	Species	Taxom
Liturgusidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		2	Species	Taxom
Liviidae Low, 1879		6	Species	Taxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861	Lance Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Lucanidae Latreille, 1804	Stag Beetle	29	Species	Taxom
Lutrochidae Kasap & Crowson, 1975	Robust marsh loving beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	162	Species	Taxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836	Lycid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829	Chinch bugs	12	Species	Taxom
Mantidae Burmeister, 1838	Mantids	9	Species	Taxom
Mantispidae Leach, 1815	Mantid lacewings	5	Species	Taxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901	Cottony cushion scales	1	Species	Taxom
Mastotermitidae Desneux, 1904		1	Species	Taxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860	And Resin Bees	96	Species	Taxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802	Megalopodid Leaf Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855	Crinkled Flannel Moths	11	Species	Taxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917	Flatwing	2	Species	Taxom
Megarididae McAtee & Mal..., 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815	False Darkling Beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810	Blister Beetle	3	Species	Taxom
Melyridae Leach, 1815	Malachite Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Membracidae Germar, 1821	Horned Treehoppers	35	Species	Taxom
Menoponidae Mjöberg, 1910	Bird lice	1	Species	Taxom
Merothripidae Hood, 1914	Large-legged thrips	3	Species	Taxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798	Stilt Flies	3	Species	Taxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862	Filth flies	1	Species	Taxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878	Mimallonid Moths	17	Species	Taxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831	Capsid bugs	180	Species	Taxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877	Scaly cricket	1	Species	Taxom
Monomachidae Ashmead, 1902	Monomachid wasps	4	Species	Taxom
Monotomidae Laporte, 1840	Minute Clubbed Beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802	Pintail beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802	Face flies	16	Species	Taxom
Mutillidae André, 1907	Cow ant	7	Species	Taxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815	Hairy fungus beetle	1	Species	Taxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834	Fungus Gnat	168	Species	Taxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845	Mycterid beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903	Mydas flies	6	Species	Taxom
Mymaridae Haliday, 1833	Fairflies	6	Species	Taxom
Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802	Ant lions	4	Species	Taxom
Naucoridae Leach, 1815	Creeping water bug	8	Species	Taxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834	Tangle-veined flies	2	Species	Taxom
Nemonychidae Bedel, 1882	Nemonychid weevils	1	Species	Taxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854	Leaf miners	1	Species	Taxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916	Banana stalk flies	1	Species	Taxom
Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802	Nitidules	0	Species	Taxom
Nocticolidae Bolivar, 1892	Australian cockroaches	7	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	200	Species	Taxom
Nogodinidae Melichar, 1898		4	Species	Taxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894	Hatted Caterpillars	3	Species	Taxom
Nosodendridae Erichson, 1846	Nosodendrid beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860	Burrowing water beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	92	Species	Taxom
Notonectidae Latreille, 1802	Back Swimmers	2	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	447	Species	Taxom
Ochodaeidae Mulsant & Rey, 1870	Sand-loving scarab beetle	2	Species	Taxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920	Odiniid flies	3	Species	Taxom
Odontoceridae Wallengren, 1891	Mortarjoint Casemaker Caddisflies	3	Species	Taxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)	Tree cricket	3	Species	Taxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851	Concealer Moths	9	Species	Taxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810	False Blister Beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815	Bot flies	5	Species	Taxom
Ommexechidae Bolivar, 1884		4	Species	Taxom
Orussidae Newman, 1834	Orussid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Osmylidae Leach, 1815	Giant lacewings	2	Species	Taxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)	Picture-winged flies	9	Species	Taxom
Palaeoleontidae Martins-Neto, 1992	Ant lion	1	Species	Taxom
Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906	Timber flies	3	Species	Taxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802	Apollos	51	Species	Taxom
Paragryllidae (Desutter-Gra..., 1987)		1	Species	Taxom
Passalidae Leach, 1815	Bess beetle	49	Species	Taxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839	Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815	Lesser shield bugs	55	Species	Taxom
Pereboriidae Zalessky, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911	Pergid flies	6	Species	Taxom
Perlidae (Latreille, 1802)	Common stoneflies	38	Species	Taxom
Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912	Perlodid stoneflies	1	Species	Taxom
Permithonidae Tillyard, 1922		1	Species	Taxom
Permochoristidae Tillyard, 1918		3	Species	Taxom
Permocupedidae Martynov, 1933		2	Species	Taxom
Phalangopsidae (Chopard, 1949)	Spider cricket	8	Species	Taxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944	Walking sticks	2	Species	Taxom
Phengodidae LeConte, 1861	Glow-worms	1	Species	Taxom
Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829	Finger Net caddisflies	8	Species	Taxom
Philopteridae Burmeister, 1830		3	Species	Taxom
Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895	Thrips	117	Species	Taxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833	Coffin Flies	34	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	Brimstones	73	Species	Taxom
Piophilidae Macquart, 1835	Cheese flies	1	Species	Taxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834	Big headed flies	4	Species	Taxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833	Platygastrid wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862	Picture-winged flies	2	Species	Taxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845	Diamond-back moths	1	Species	Taxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878		2	Species	Taxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903	Tube Maker Caddisflies	1	Species	Taxom
Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900	Pale Burrower Mayflies	1	Species	Taxom
Polyplacidae Fahrenholz, 1912	Spiny rat lice	1	Species	Taxom
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805	Pompilid wasps	43	Species	Taxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 1893		0	Species	Taxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881	Yucca Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Prosbolidae Handlirsch, 1906		3	Species	Taxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838	Jumping sticks	12	Species	Taxom
Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854	Water pennies	0	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	5	Species	Taxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896	Striped Walkingsticks	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929		10	Species	Taxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917	Forest giants	4	Species	Taxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835	Carrot flies	0	Species	Taxom
Psocidae Samouelle, 1819	Common bark louse	2	Species	Taxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828	Bagmoths	5	Species	Taxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834	Drain flies	38	Species	Taxom
Psyllidae Latreille, 1807	Jumping plant lice	24	Species	Taxom
Psyllipsocidae Enderlein, 1903	Cave Barklice	0	Species	Taxom
Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820	Pteromalid wasps	14	Species	Taxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841	Plume Moths	5	Species	Taxom
Ptiliidae Heer, 1843	Feather-wing beetles	9	Species	Taxom
Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836	Ptilodactylid beetles	0	Species	Taxom
Ptiloneuridae Eertmoed, 1973		4	Species	Taxom
Ptinidae Latreille, 1802	Death-watch and Spider Beetles	8	Species	Taxom
Pygidicranidae (Verhoeff, 1902)		1	Species	Taxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939		1	Species	Taxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802	Flour Moths	32	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859	Cotton stainers	3	Species	Taxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807	Assassin and thread-legged bugs	69	Species	Taxom
Rhopalidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Rhopalid Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909	Marsupial fleas	2	Species	Taxom
Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Dirt-colored Seed Bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Ricaniidae Amyot & Audi..., 1843		2	Species	Taxom
Richardidae Snow, 1896	Richardid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895	Metalmark Butterflies	106	Species	Taxom
Ripipterygidae Ander, 1939	Mud crickets	1	Species	Taxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893	Lubber grasshopper	25	Species	Taxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930	Ropalomerid flies	2	Species	Taxom
Rutelidae (MacLeay, 1819)		4	Species	Taxom
Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Shore bug	3	Species	Taxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834	Flesh flies	25	Species	Taxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	133	Species	Taxom
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802	Dung beetles	639	Species	Taxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834	Dung midges	2	Species	Taxom
Scelionidae Haliday, 1839	Scelionid wasps	18	Species	Taxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835	Window Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891	Jumping ground bugs	1	Species	Taxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820	Black fungus gnats	12	Species	Taxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820	Marsh Flies	13	Species	Taxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815	Mammoth wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Scutelleridae Leach, 1815	Jewel bugs	4	Species	Taxom
Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815)	Ant-like stone beetles	3	Species	Taxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858	American Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833	Black scavenger flies	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	8	Species	Taxom
Signiphoridae Howard, 1894	Signiphorid waps	8	Species	Taxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807	Burying And Carrion Beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Silvanidae Kirby, 1837	Flat bark beetles	2	Species	Taxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834	Black flies	32	Species	Taxom
Somatiidae Hendel, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Spanioderidae Handlirsch, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835	Dung flies	12	Species	Taxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802	Digger & Sand wasps	24	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	126	Species	Taxom
Spongiphoridae Verhoeff, 1902	Little Earwigs	3	Species	Taxom
Spurostigmatidae Casasola Gon..., 2006		1	Species	Taxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900	Rove beetles	237	Species	Taxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815	Crown wasp	1	Species	Taxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802	Soldier flies	44	Species	Taxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)	Bat flies	3	Species	Taxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802	Drone flies	107	Species	Taxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802	Breeze flies	67	Species	Taxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)	Bristle Flies	28	Species	Taxom
Taiophlebiidae Martins-Neto, 2007		1	Species	Taxom
Tanaostigmatidae Howard, 1890	Tanaostigmatid wasps	2	Species	Taxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802	Darkling Beetle	14	Species	Taxom
Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804	Common sawflies	6	Species	Taxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834	Fruit flies	48	Species	Taxom
Teratembiidae Krauss, 1911		7	Species	Taxom
Termitidae Latreille, 1802	Higher termites	9	Species	Taxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838	Groundhoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902	Bush crickets	80	Species	Taxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834	Stiletto flies	1	Species	Taxom
Thespidae Giglio-Tos, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Thripidae Stevens, 1829	Common thrips	35	Species	Taxom
Thynnidae Shuckard, 1841	Thynnid Wasps	1	Species	Taxom
Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843	Black bugs	0	Species	Taxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846	Picture Winged Leaf Moths	3	Species	Taxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810	& Allies	3	Species	Taxom
Tingidae Laporte, 1832	Lace bug	6	Species	Taxom
Tiphiidae Leach, 1815	Flower wasps	3	Species	Taxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802	Crane Flies	123	Species	Taxom
Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898	Lyonetiid moths	0	Species	Taxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	42	Species	Taxom
Triassoblattidae Durden, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Trichodectidae Kellogg, 1896		10	Species	Taxom
Trichogrammatidae Haliday, 1851	Trichogrammatid wasps	5	Species	Taxom
Trigonalidae (Cresson, 1887)	Trigonalid sawflies	0	Species	Taxom
Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870)	And Ground Crickets	4	Species	Taxom
Triozidae Löw, 1879	Jumping plant lice	14	Species	Taxom
Tristiridae Rehn, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819)	Gnawer beetles	11	Species	Taxom
Trogossitidae Latreille, 1802	Bark gnawing beetle	0	Species	Taxom
Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866	Tropiduchid Planthoppers	2	Species	Taxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835	Picture-winged Flies	2	Species	Taxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845	Swallowtail Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Urodidae Kyrki, 1984	False Burnet Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843	Broad-shouldered bugs	11	Species	Taxom
Vesperidae Mulsant, 1839	Vesperid longicorn beetles	1	Species	Taxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815	And Allies	91	Species	Taxom
Xiphydriidae Leach, 1819	Wood wasps	0	Species	Taxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901	Wood soldier flies	2	Species	Taxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829	Ermine Moths	0	Species	Taxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834	Cylindrical bark beetles	4	Species	Taxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809	Burnet Forester	2	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in South Brazil

Subclass

Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects

447
5281
10268

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)

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Insecta at itis.gov
Insecta at marinespecies.org