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Insects family list

Entognatha [Class]

Collembola [Order]

Arthropleona [Suborder]

Actaletidae [Family]

Brachystomellidae

Coenaletidae

Cyphoderidae

Entomobryridae

Hypogasturidae

Isotomidae

Microfalculidae

Neanuridae

Odontellidae

Oncopoduridae

Onychiuridae

Paronellidae

Poduridae

Protentomobryidae

Tomoceridae

Neelipleona [Suborder]

Neelidae [Family]

Symphypleona [Suborder]

Dicyrtomidae [Family]

Mackenziellidae

Sminthuridae

Protura [Order]

Acerentomoidea [Suborder]

Acerentomidae [Family]

Protentomidae

Eosentomoidea [Suborder]

Eosentomidae [Family]

Sinentomidae

Diplura [Order]

Anajapygidae [Family]

Campodeidae

Dinjapygidae

Evalljapygidae

Heterojapygidae

Japygidae

Parajapygidae

Procampodeidae

Projapygidae

Insecta [Class]

Microcoryphia [Order]

Meinertellidae [Family]

Machilidae

Thysanura [Order]

Lepidothrichidae [Family]

Nicoletiidae

Lepismatidae

Maindroniidae

Ephemeroptera [Order]

Schistonota [Suborder]

Ameletopsidae [Family]

Ametropodidae

Baetidae

Behningiidae

Coloburiscidae

Ephemeridae

Euthyplociidae

Heptageniidae

Isonychiidae

Leptophleibiidae

Oligoneuriidae

Oniscigastridae

Palingeniidae

Polymitarcyidae

Potamanthidae

Siphlonuridae

Pannota [Suborder]

Baetiscidae [Family]

Caenidae

Ephemerellidae

Leptohyphidae

Neoephemeridae

Prosopistomatidae

Tricorythidae

Odonata [Order]

Anisoptera [Suborder]

Aeshnidae [Family]

Austropetaliidae

Cordulegastridae

Corduliidae

Gomphidae

Libellulidae

Neopetaliidae

Petaluridae

Anisozygoptera [Suborder]

Epiophlebiidae [Family]

Zygoptera [Suborder]

Amphipterygidae [Family]

Calopterygidae

Chlorocyphidae

Coenagrionidae

Dicteriadidae

Euphaeidae

Hemiplebiidae

Isostictidae

Lestidae

Lestoideidae

Megapodagrionidae

Perilestidae

Platycnemididae

Platystictidae

Polythoridae

Protoneuridae

Pseudolestidae

Pseudostigmatidae

Synlestidae

Plecoptera [Order]

Antarctoperlaria [Suborder]

Austroperlidae [Family]

Diamphipnoidae

Eustheniidae

Gripopterygidae

Arctoperlaria [Suborder]

Capniidae [Family]

Chloroperlidae

Leuctridae

Nemouridae

Notonemouridae

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Insects family list

Peltoperlidae

Perlidae

Perlodidae

Pteronarcyidae

Scopuridae

Styloperlidae

Taeniopterygidae

Blattodea [Order]

Blaberidae [Family]

Blattellidae

Blattidae

Cryptocercidae

Nocticolidae

Polyphagidae

Isoptera [Order]

Hodotermitidae [Family]

Kalotermitidae

Mastotermitidae

Rhinotermitidae

Serritermitidae

Termitidae

Termopsidae

Mantodea [Order]

Acanthopidae [Family]

Amorphoscelidae

Chaeteessidae

Empusidae

Eremiaphilidae

Hymenopodidae

Iridopterygidae

Liturgusidae

Mantidae

Mantoididae

Metallyticidae

Sibyllidae

Tarachodidae

Thespidae

Toxoderidae

Mantophasmatodea [Order]

Mantophasmatidae [Family]

Grylloblattodea [Order]

Grylloblattina [Suborder]

Grylloblattidae [Family]

Dermaptera [Order]

Arixeniina [Suborder]

Arixeniidae [Family]

Forficulina [Suborder]

Anisolabididae [Family]

Apachyidae

Chelisochidae

Diplatyidae

Forficulidae

Labiduridae

Pygidicranidae

Spongiphoridae

Hemimerina [Suborder]

Hemimeridae [Family]

Orthoptera [Order]

Caelifera [Suborder]

Acrididae [Family]

Charilaidae

Cylindrachetidae

Eumastacidae

Lathiceridae

Lentulidae

Ommexechidae

Pamphagidae

Pauliniidae

Pneumoridae

Proscopiidae

Pyrgomorphidae

Rhipipterygidae

Tanaoceridae

Tetrigidae

Tridactylidae

Trigonopterygidae

Xyronotidae

Ensifera [Suborder]

Cooloolidae [Family]

Gryllacrididae

Gryllidae

Gryllotalpidae

Haglidae

Myrmecophilidae

Rhaphidophoridae

Schizodactylidae

Stenopelmatidae

Tettigoniidae

Phasmida [Order]

Anareolatae [Suborder]

Diapheromeridae [Family]

Phasmatidae

Areolatae [Suborder]

Aschiphasmatidae [Family]

Bacillidae

Heteronemiidae

Phylliidae

Pseudophasmatidae

Timematodea [Suborder]

Timematidae [Family]

Embioptera [Order]

Anisembiidae [Family]

Australembiidae

Clothodidae

Embiidae

Embonychidae

Notoligotomidae

Oligotomidae

Teratembiidae

Zoraptera [Order]

Zorotypidae [Family]

Pscoptera [Order]

Pscocomorpha [Suborder]

Amphipsocidae [Family]

Archipsocidae

Asiopsocidae

Caeciliidae

Calopsocidae

Cladiopsocidae

Dolabellapsocidae

Ectopsocidae

Elipsocidae

Epipsocidae

Hemipsocidae

Lachesillidae

Mesopsocidae

Myopsocidae

Peripsocidae

Philotarsidae

Pseudocaeciliidae

Psilopsocidae

Psocidae

Ptiloneuridae

Stenopsocidae

Trichopsocidae

Troctomorpha [Suborder]

Amphientomidae [Family]

Compsocidae

Liposcelidae

Manicapsocidae

Musapsocidae

Pachytroctidae

Sphaeropsocidae

Troctopsocidae

Trogiomorpha [Suborder]

Lepidopsocidae [Family]

Prionoglarididae

Psoquillidae

Psyllipsocidae

Trogiidae

Phthiraptera [Order]

Amblycera [Suborder]

Boopiidae [Family]

Gyropidae

Laemobothriidae

Menoponidae

Ricinidae

Trimenoponidae

Anoplura [Suborder]

Echinophthiriidae [Family]

Haematopinidae

Hoplopleuridae

Linognathidae

Pediculidae

Polyplacidae

Pthiridae

Ischnocera [Suborder]

Heptapsogasteridae [Family]

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Philopteridae

Trichodectidae

Rhyncophthirina [Suborder]

Haematomyzidae [Family]

Hemiptera [Order]

Auchenorrhyncha [Suborder]

Acanaloniidae [Family]

Achilidae

Achilixiidae

Aetalionidae

Aphrophoridae

Cercopidae

Cicadellidae

Cicadidae

Cixiidae

Clastopteridae

Delphacidae

Derbidae

Dictyopharidae

Eurybrachyidae

Eurymelidae

Flatidae

Fulgoridae

Gengidae

Hylicidae

Hypochthonellidae

Issidae

Kinnaridae

Lophopidae

Machaerotidae

Meenoplidae

Membracidae

Nogodinidae

Ricaniidae

Tettigarctidae

Tettigometridae

Tropiduchidae

Coleorrhyncha [Suborder]

Peloridiidae [Family]

Heteroptera [Suborder]

Acanthosomatidae [Family]

Aenictopecheidae

Aepophilidae

Aerophilidae

Alydidae

Anthocoridae

Aradidae

Belostomatidae

Berytidae

Canopidae

Ceratocombidae

Cimicidae

Colobathristidae

Coreidae

Corixidae

Cydnidae

Dinidoridae

Dipsocoridae

Enicocephalidae

Gelastocoridae

Gerridae

Hebridae

Helotrephidae

Hermatobatidae

Hydrometridae

Hyocephalidae

Hypsipterygidae

Idiostolidae

Joppeicidae

Leptopodidae

Lestoniidae

Lygaeidae

Macroveliidae

Malcidae

Medocostidae

Megarididae

Mesoveliidae

Microphysidae

Miridae

Nabidae

Naucoridae

Nepidae

Notonectidae

Ochteridae

Omaniidae

Pachynomidae

Paraphrynoveliidae

Peloridiidae

Pentatomidae

Phloeidae

Piesmatidae

Pleidae

Plataspididae

Plokiophilidae

Polyctenidae

Pyrrhocoridae

Reduviidae

Rhopalidae

Saldidae

Schizopteridae

Scutelleridae

Stemmocryptidae

Stenocephalidae

Termitaphididae

Tessaratomidae

Thaumastellidae

Thaumastocoridae

Thyreocoridae

Tingidae

Urostylidae

Veliidae

Velocipedidae

Vianaididae

Sternorrhyncha [Suborder]

Aclerdidae [Family]

Adelgidae

Aleyrodidae

Insects family list

Aphididae

Asterolecaniidae

Beesoniidae

Calophyidae

Carsidaridae

Cerococcidae

Coccidae

Conchaspididae

Dactylopiidae

Diaspididae

Eriococcidae

Halimococcidae

Homotomidae

Kermesidae

Kerriidae

Lecanodiaspididae

Margarodidae

Ortheziidae

Phacopteronidae

Phenacoleachiidae

Phoenicococcidae

Phylloxeridae

Pseudococcidae

Psyllidae

Stictococcidae

Triozidae

Thysanoptera [Order]
Terebrantia [Suborder]
Adiheterothripidae [Family]
Aeolothripidae
Fauriellidae
Heterothripidae
Melanthripidae
Merothripidae	INSECTS
Uzelothripidae
Thripidae
Tubulifera [Suborder]	FAMILY
Phlaeothripidae [Family]
Megaloptera [Order]	LIST
Corydalidae [Family]
Sialidae
Raphidioptera [Order]
Inocelliidae [Family]
Raphidiidae
Neuroptera [Order]
Ascalaphidae [Family]
Berothidae
Chrysopidae
Coniopterygidae
Dilaridae
Hemerobiidae
Ithonidae
Mantispidae
Myrmeleontidae
Nemopteridae
Neverorthidae
Nymphidae

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	Insects family list
	Osmylidae	Ceratocanthidae	Monotomidae
	Polystoechotidae	Cerylonidae	Mordellidae
	Psychopsidae	Chaetossomatidae	Mycetophagidae
	Rhachiberothidae	Chalcodryidae	Mycteridae
	Sisyridae	Chelonariidae	Nemonychidae
	Coleoptera [Order]	Chrysomelidae	Nitidulidae
		Ciidae	Nosodendridae
	Adephaga [Suborder]	Clambidae	Ochodaeidae
	Amphizoidae [Family]	Cleridae	Oedemeridae
	Carabidae	Cneoglossidae	Omalisidae
	Dytiscidae	Coccinellidae	Omethidae
	Gyrinidae	Colydiidae	Orsodaenidae
	Haliplidae	Corylophidae	Passalidae
	Hygrobiidae	Cryptophagidae	Passandridae
	Noteridae	Cucujidae	Perimylopidae
	Rhysodidae	Curculionidae	Phalacridae
	Trachypachidae	Dascillidae	Phengodidae
	Archostemata [Suborder]	Dasyceridae	Phloeostichidae
		Decliniidae	Phloiophilidae
	Crowsonelliedae [Family]	Dermestidae	Phycosecidae
	Cupedidae	Derodontidae	Plastoceridae
	Micromalthidae	Diphyllostomatidae	Pleocomidae
	Ommatidae	Discolomatidae	Podabrocephalidae
	Myxophaga [Suborder]	Drilidae	Prionoceridae
		Dryopidae	Propalticidae
	Hydroscaphidae [Family]
		Elateridae	Prostomidae
	Lepiceridae
		Elmidae	Protocucujidae
	Microsporidae
		Endomychidae	Psephenidae
	Torridincolidae	Erotylidae	Pterogeniidae
	Polyphaga [Suborder]	Eucinetidae	Ptiliidae
		Eucnemidae	Ptilodactylidae
	Acanthocnemidae [Family]
		Eulichadidae	Pyrochroidae
	Aderidae
		Geotrupidae	Pythidae
	Agyrtidae
		Glaphyridae	Rhinorhipidae
	Alexiidae
		Glaresidae	Rhipiceridae
	Anobiidae
		Helotidae	Rhipiphoridae
	Anthicidae
		Heteroceridae	Salpingidae
	Anthribidae
		Histeridae	Scarabaeidae
	Archeocrypticidae
		Hobartiidae	Schizopodidae
	Artematopidae
		Hybosoridae	Scirtidae
	Attelabidae
		Hydraenidae	Scraptiidae
	Beliidae
		Hydrophilidae	Scydmaenidae
	Belohinidae
		Ithyceridae	Silphidae
	Biphyllidae	Jacobsoniidae	Silvanidae
	Boganiidae	Laemophloeidae	Smicripidae
	Boridae	Lamingtoniidae	Sphaeritidae
	Bostrichidae	Lampyridae	Sphindidae
	Bothrideridae	Languriidae	Staphylinidae
	Brachypsectridae	Latridiidae	Stenotrachilidae
	Brachypteridae	Leiodidae	Synchroidae
	Brentidae	Limnichidae	Synteliidae
	Bruchidae	Lucanidae	Telegeusidae
	Buprestidae	Lutrochidae	Tenebrionidae
	Byrrhidae	Lycidae	Tetratomidae
	Byturidae	Lymexylidae	Throscidae
	Callirhipidae	Megalopodidae	Trachelostenidae
	Cantharidae	Melandryidae	Trictenotomidae
	Caridae	Meloidae	Trogidae
	Cavognathidae	Melyridae	Trogossitidae
	Cerambycidae	Micropeplidae	Ulodidae
	Cerophytidae	Monommatidae	Zopheridae

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Strepsiptera [Order]

Mengenillidia [Suborder]

Mengeidae [Family]

Mengenillidae

Stylopidia [Suborder]

Bohartillidae [Family]

Calliharixenidae

Corioxenidae

Elenchidae

Halictophagidae

Myrmecolacidae

Stylopidae

Mecoptera [Order]

Apteropanorpida [Family]

Bittacidae

Boreidae

Choristidae

Eomeropidae

Meropeidae

Nannochoristidae

Panorpidae

Panorpodidae

Siphonaptera [Order]

Ancistropsyllidae [Family]

Ceratophyllidae

Chimaeropsyllidae

Coptopsyllidae

Ctenophthalmidae

Hystrichopsyllidae

Ischnopsyllidae

Leptopsyllidae

Malacopsyllidae

Pulicidae

Pygiopsyllidae

Rhopalopsyllidae

Stephanocircidae

Tungidae

Vermipsyllidae

Xiphiopsyllidae

Diptera [Order]

Brachycera [Suborder]

Acartophthalmidae [Family]

Acroceridae

Agromyzidae

Anthomyiidae

Anthomyzidae

Apioceridae

Asilidae

Asteiidae

Athericidae

Aulacigastridae

Bombyliidae

Braulidae

Calliphoridae

Camillidae

Campichoetidae

Canacidae

		Insects family list
	Carnidae	Richardiidae
	Chamaemyiidae	Ropalomeridae
	Chloropidae	Sarcophagidae
	Chyromyidae	Scathophagidae
	Clusiidae	Scenopinidae
	Coelopidae	Sciadoceridae
	Conopidae	Sciomyaidae
	Cryptochetidae	Sepsidae
	Ctenostylidae	Somatiidae
	Curtonotidae	Sphaeroceridae
	Cypselosomatidae	Stratiomyidae
	Diastatidae	Streblidae
	Diopsidae	Syringogastridae
	Dolichopodidae	Syrphidae
	Drosophilidae	Tabanidae
	Dryomyzidae	Tachinidae
	Empididae	Tachiniscidae
	Ephydridae	Tanypezidae
	Eurychoromyiidae	Tephritidae
	Fanniidae	Teratomyzidae
	Fergusoninidae	Tethinidae
	Gasterophilidae	Therevidae
	Glossinidae	Vermileonidae
	Helcomyzidae	Xenasteiidae
	Heleomyzidae	Xylomyidae
	Hippoboscidae	Xylophagidae
	Huttoninidae	Nematocera [Suborder]
	Ironomyiidae
	Lauxaniidae	Anisopodidae [Family]
	Lonchaeidae	Axymyiidae
	Lonchopteridae	Bibionidae
	Megamerinidae	Blephariceridae
	Micropezidae	Canthyloscelidae
	Milichiidae	Cecidomyiidae
	Mormotomyiidae	Ceratopogonidae	INSECTS
	Muscidae	Chaoboridae
	Mydidae	Chironomidae
	Mystacinobiidae	Culicidae	FAMILY
	Nemestrinidae	Deuterophlebiidae
	Neriidae	Dixidae	LIST
	Neurochaetidae	Mycetophilidae
	Nothybidae	Nymphomyiidae
	Nycteribiidae	Pachyneuridae
	Odiniidae	Perissommatidae
	Oestridae	Psychodidae
	Opomyzidae	Ptychoperidae
	Otitidae	Scatopsidae
	Pallopteridae	Sciaridae
	Pantophthalmidae	Simuliidae
	Pelecorhynchidae	Synneuridae
	Periscelididae	Tanyderidae
	Phoridae	Thaumaleidae
	Piophilidae	Tipulidae
	Pipunculidae	Trichoceridae
	Platypezidae	Trichoptera [Order]
	Playstomatidae
	Pseudopomyzidae	Anomalopsychidae [Family]
	Psilidae	Antipodoeciidae
	Pyrgotidae	Arctopsychidae
	Rhagionidae	Atriplectididae
	Rhinophoridae	Barbarochthonidae

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	Insects family list
	Beraeidae	Brahmaeidae	Mimallonidae
	Brachycentridae	Bucculartricidae	Mnesarchaeidae
	Calamoceratidae	Callidulidae	Momphidae
	Calocidae	Carposinidae	Neopseustidae
	Chathamiidae	Carthaeidae	Neotheoridae
	Conoesucidae	Castniidae	Nepticulidae
	Dipseudopsidae	Catapterigidae	Noctuidae
	Ecnomidae	Cecidosidae	Notodontidae
	Glossosomatidae	Cercophanidae	Nymphalidae
	Goeridae	Choreutidae	Oecophoridae
	Helicophidae	Chrysopolomidae	Opostegidae
	Heliocopsychidae	Colephoridae	Oxytenidae
	Hydrobiosidae	Copromorphidae	Palaeosetidae
	Hydropsychidae	Cosmopterigidae	Palaephatidae
	Hydroptilidae	Cossidae	Papilionidae
	Hydrosalpingidae	Crinopterygidae	Pieridae
	Kokiriidae	Cyclotornidae	Plutellidae
	Lepidostomatidae	Dalceridae	Prodoxidae
	Leptoceridae	Depressariidae	Prototheoridae
	Limnephilidae	Dioptidae	Pseudarbelidae
	Limnocentropodidae	Douglasiidae	Psychidae
	Molannidae	Drepanidae	Pterophoridae
	Odontoceridae	Dudgeoneidae	Pterothysanidae
	Oeconesidae	Elachistidae	Pyralidae
	Petrothrincidae	Endromidae	Ratardidae
	Philopotamidae	Epermeniidae	Roeslerstammiidae
	Philorheithridae	Epicopeiidae	Saturniidae
	Phryganeidae	Epipyropidae	Schreckensteiniidae
	Phryganopsychidae	Eriocottidae	Scythrididae
	Plectrotarsidae	Eriocraniidae	Sematuridae
	Polycentropodidae	Ethmiidae	Sesiidae
	Psychomyiidae	Eupterotidae	Sombrachyidae
	Rhyacophilidae	Galacticidae	Sphingidae
	Sericostomatidae	Gelechiidae	Symmocidae
	Stenopsychidae	Geometridae	Thaumetopoeidae
	Tasimiidae	Glyphipterigidae	Thyretidae
	Uenoidae	Gracillariidae	Thyrididae
	Xiphocentronidae	Hedylidae	Tineidae
		Heliozelidae	Tineodidae
	Lepidoptera [Order]	Helliodinidae	Tischeriidae
	Aglossata [Suborder]	Hepialidae	Tortricidae
	Agathiphagidae [Family]	Herminiidae	Uraniidae
	Glossata [Suborder]	Hesperiidae	Urodidae
		Heterogynidae	Yponomeutidae
	Acanthopteroctetidae [Family]	Hibrildidae	Ypsolophidae
	Adelidae	Holcopogonidae	Zygaenidae
	Aganaidae	Hyblaeidae	Heterobathmiina [Suborder]
	Agnoxenidae	Hypetrophidae
	Alucitidae	Immidae	Heterobathmiidae [Family]
	Anomosetidae	Incurvariidae	Zeugloptera [Suborder]
	Anthelidae	Lasiocampidae
			Micropterigidae [Family]
	Apatelodidae	Lathrotelidae
			Hymenoptera [Order]
	Arctiidae	Lecithoceridae
	Argyresthiidae	Lemoniidae	Apocrita [Suborder]
	Arrhenophanidae	Limacodidae	Agaonidae [Family]
	Axiidae	Lophocoronidae	Andrenidae
	Batrachedridae	Lycaenidae	Anthophoridae
	Blastobasidae	Lymantriidae	Aphelinidae
	Blastodacnidae	Lyonetiidae	Apidae
	Bombycidae	Megalopygidae	Apozygidae
	Brachodidae	Metarbelidae	Aulacidae

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		Insects family list
Austroniidae	Leucospidae	Signiphoridae
Bethylidae	Liopteridae	Sphecidae
Braconidae	Megachilidae	Stenotritidae
Bradynobaenidae	Megalyridae	Stephanidae
Ceraphronidae	Megaspilidae	Tanaostigmatidae
Chalcididae	Melittidae	Tetracampidae
Charipidae	Monomachidae	Tiphiidae
Chrysididae	Mutillidae	Torymidae
Colletidae	Mymaridae	Trichogrammatidae
Ctenoplectridae	Mymarommatidae	Trigonalyidae
Cynipidae	Ormyridae	Vanhorniidae
Diapriidae	Oxaeidae	Vespidae
Dryinidae	Pelecinidae	Symphyta [Suborder]
Elasmidae	Perdeniidae
Embolemidae	Perilampidae	Argidae [Family]
Encrytidae	Platygasteridae	Anaxyelidae
Eucharitidae	Plumariidae	Blasticotomidae
Eucoilidae	Pompilidae	Cephidae
Eulophidae	Proctotrupidae	Cimbicidae
Eupelmidae	Pteromalidae	Diprionidae
Eurytomidae	Rhopalosomatidae	Megalodontidae
Evaniidae	Roproniidae	Orussidae
Figitidae	Rotoitidae	Pamphiliidae
Formicidae	Sapygidae	Pergidae
Gasteruptiidae	Scelionidae	Siricidae
Halictidae	Sclerogibbidae	Tenthredinidae
Heloridae	Scolebythidae	Xiphydriidae
Ibaliidae	Scoliidae	Xyelidae
Ichneumonidae	Sierolomorphidae

LIST FAMILY INSECTS

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