List of Arthropod Families
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Dermaptera - earwigs Nabidae (damsel bugs) Carcinophoridae (ring-legged earwig) Reduviidae (assassin bugs) Lygaeidae (seed bugs) Microcoryphia - jumping bristletails Berytidae (stilt bugs) Largidae (bordered plant bug) Collembola - springtails Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs) Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs) Isoptera - termites Alydidae (broad-headed bugs) Rhinotermitidae (subterranean termites) Pentatomidae (stink bugs) Scutelleridae (shield bugs) Psocoptera - barklice Cydnidae (burrowing bugs) Thysanoptera - thrips Coleoptera - beetles Carabidae (ground beetles) Embioptera - webspinners Scarabaeidae (scarabs, dung beetles) Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles) Mecoptera - scorpionflies, hangingflies Hydrophilidae (water scavengers) Panorpidae (scorpionflies) Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles) Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles) Odonata - dragonflies, damselflies Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) Aeschnidae (darners) Lampyridae (fireflies) Gomphidae (clubtails) Cantharidae (soldier beetles) Macromiidae (cruisers) Cerambycidae (long-horned beetles) Libellulidae (skimmers) Buprestidae (metallic woodborers) Coenagrionidae (pond damsels) Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles) Calopterygidae (broad-winged damsels) Zopheridae (ironclad beetles) Lestidae (spreadwing damsels) Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles) Elateridae (click beetles) Ephemeroptera - mayflies Staphylinidae (rove beetles) Meloidae (blister beetles) Trichoptera - caddisflies Oedermeridae (false blister beetles) Leptoceridae (long-horned caddisflies) Dermestidae (carpet and skin beetles) Curculionidae (weevils) Blattodea - cockroaches Attelabidae (leaf rolling weevils) Bruchidae (bean weevils) Mantodea - mantids Anthribidae (fungus weevils) Brentidae (straight-snouted weevils) Phasmatodea - stick insects Neuroptera - lacewings, etc. Orthoptera - grasshoppers, katydids, crickets Chrysopidae (green lacewings) Acrididae (grasshoppers) Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings) Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers) Mantispidae (mantisflies) Tettigoniidae (katydids) Raphidiidae (snakeflies) Gryllidae (crickets) Coniopterygidae (dustywings) Ascalaphidae (owlflies) Hemiptera - homopterans, true bugs Myrmeleontidae (antlions) Cicadidae (cicadas) Membracidae (treehoppers) Lepidoptera - butterflies, moths Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) Papilionidae (swallowtails) Cercopidae (spittlebugs) Pieridae (sulphurs) Flatidae (planthoppers) Lycaenidae (hairstreaks, blues) Acanaloniidae (planthoppers) Riodinidae (metalmarks) Dictyopharidae (planthoppers) Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies) Issidae (planthoppers) Hesperiidae (skippers) Cixiidae (planthoppers) Saturniidae (giant silkmoths) Aphididae (aphids) Sphingidae (sphinx moths) Margarodidae (scales) Noctuidae (owlet moths) Diaspididae (armored scales) Erebidae (owlet moths) Dactylopiidae (cochineal insects) Geometridae (inchworm moths) Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) Arctiidae (tiger moths) Gerridae (water striders) Sesiidae (clearwing moths) Veliidae (small water stiders) Lymantriidae (tussock moths) Miridae (plant bugs) Notodontidae (prominents) Tingidae (lace bugs) Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillars) Psychidae (bagworms) Vespidae (paper wasps, hornets) Yponomeutidae (ermine moths) Formicidae (ants) Oecophoridae (bird dropping moths, etc.) Colletidae (plasterer bees) Limacodidae (slug caterpillars) Halictidae (sweat bees) Zygaenidae (smoky moths) Andrenidae (mining bees) Pterophoridae (plume moths) Megachilidae (leafcutter and mason bees) Tortricidae (leaf rollers, etc.) Apidae (bumble, honey and digger bees) Pyralidae (pyralid moths) Crambidae (grass-veneer, webworm, etc.) Opiliones - harvestmen Diptera - flies Acari - ticks, mites Sciaridae (dark-winged fungus gnats) Ixodidae (hard-backed ticks) Psychodidae (moth flies) Thrombidiidae (velvet mites) Bibionidae (love bugs, march flies) Tipulidae (crane flies) Scorpiones - scorpions Chironomidae (midges) Buthidae (bark scorpions) Culicidae (mosquitoes) Vaejovidae Tabanidae (deer and horse flies) Stratiomyidae (soldier flies) Araneae - spiders Therevidae (stiletto flies) Theraphosidae (tarantulas) Asilidae (robber flies) Sicariidae (recluse) Bombyliidae (bee flies) Scytodidae (spitting spiders) Mydidae (mydas flies) Pholcidae (cellar spiders) Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies) Mimetidae (pirate spiders) Lauxaniidae (lauxaniid flies) Uloboridae (feather-legged orbweaver) Syrphidae (hover flies) Theriidae (cobweb weavers) Calliphoridae (blow flies) Linyphiidae (sheetweb weavers) Sepsidae (black scavenger flies) Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orbweavers) Heleomyzidae (heliomyzid flies) Araneidae (orbweavers) Scathophagidae (dung flies) Lycosidae (wolf spiders) Muscidae (house flies, etc.) Pisauridae (nursery web spiders) Sarcophagidae (flesh flies) Oxyopidae (lynx spiders) Hippoboscidae (louse flies) Agelenidae (funnel weavers) Tachinidae (tachinid flies) Dictynidae (meshweb weavers) Conopidae (thick-headed flies) Amaurobiidae (hackledmesh weavers) Micropezidae (stilt-legged flies) Anyphaenidae (ghost spiders) Neriidae (cactus flies) Clubionidae (sac spiders) Agromyzidae (leaf-miners) Corinnidae (antmimic spiders) Chloropidae (grass flies) Gnaphosidae (ground spiders) Drosophilidae (fruit flies) Philodromidae (running crab spiders) Tephritidae (fruit flies) Thomisidae (crab spiders) Platystomatidae (platystomatids) Salticidae (jumping spiders) Pyrgotidae (pyrgotid flies) Ulidiidae (picture-winged flies) Lithobiomorpha - stone centipedes Sciomyzidae (marsh flies) Ephydridae (shore flies) Geophilomorpha - soil centipedes Hymenoptera - bees, wasps, ants Scolopendromorpha - desert centipedes Tenthredinidae (common sawflies) Argidae (sawflies) Polydesmidae - flat-backed millipedes Cimbicidae (sawflies) Ichneumonidae (ichneumons) Spirobolida - large desert millipedes Evaniidae (ensign wasps) Gasteruptiidae (gasteruptiids) Julida - small cylindrical millipedes Braconidae (braconid wasps) Chalcididae (chalcidids) Isopoda - pillbugs, sowbugs Torymidae (torymids) Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps) Leucospidae (leucospids) Sphecidae (solitary digger wasps) Tiphiidae (tiphiid wasps) Mutillidae (velvet ants) Scoliidae (scoliid wasps) Pompilidae (spider wasps).