Philopteridae Family
The Insect (Megapeostus Carriker, 1936) stands out as an extraordinary member of the insect class found across the globe. This comprehensive guide...
3,595 species in this family.3433 species in this category
Insect (Ardeicola botauri) - Facts & Information
Ardeicola botauri (Osborn, 1896)
Insect (Quadraceps mutschekiepchen) - Facts & Information
Quadraceps mutschekiepchen Eichler, 1954
Insect (Penenirmus guldum) - Facts & Information
Penenirmus guldum (Ansari, 1955)
Insect (Valimia corpulenta) - Facts & Information
Valimia corpulenta (Clay, 1938)
Insect (Osculonirmus Mey) - Facts & Information
Osculonirmus Mey, 1982
Insect (Brueelia daumae) - Facts & Information
Brueelia daumae
Insect (Sinolipeurus sichuanensis) - Facts & Information
Sinolipeurus sichuanensis Gustafsson, Lei, Chu & Zou, 2020
Insect (Brueelia hellstromi) - Facts & Information
Brueelia hellstromi Gustafsson & Bush, 2019
Insect (Philopterus pseudonirmus) - Facts & Information
Philopterus pseudonirmus (Nitzsch, 1866)
Insect (Rallicola californicus) - Facts & Information
Rallicola (Rallicola) californicus (Kellogg & Chapman, 1899)
Insect (Pseudocophorus decoratus) - Facts & Information
Pseudocophorus decoratus Carriker, 1940
Insect (Halipeurus spadix) - Facts & Information
Halipeurus spadix subclavus Timmermann, 1961
Insect (Otidoecus antilogus) - Facts & Information
Otidoecus antilogus (Nitzsch, 1866)
Insect (Falcolipeurus conflictus) - Facts & Information
Falcolipeurus conflictus Zlotorzycka, 1963
Insect (Columbicola claviformis) - Facts & Information
Columbicola claviformis (Denny, 1842)
Insect (Saemundssonia keleri) - Facts & Information
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) keleri Timmermann, 1955
Insect (Strigiphilus boomae) - Facts & Information
Strigiphilus boomae Ansari, 1955
Insect (Saemundssonia olrogi) - Facts & Information
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) olrogi Timmermann, 1961
Insect (Neopsittaconirmus circumfasciatus) - Facts & Information
Neopsittaconirmus circumfasciatus (Piaget, 1880)
Insect (Brueelia abrupta) - Facts & Information
Brueelia abrupta (Osborn, 1896)
Insect (Schizosairhynchus minovenator) - Facts & Information
Schizosairhynchus minovenator Gustafsson & Bush, 2017
Insect (Cuclotogaster insolitus) - Facts & Information
Cuclotogaster insolitus (Clay, 1938)
Insect (Goniodes centrocerci) - Facts & Information
Goniodes centrocerci
Insect (Auricotes limbatus) - Facts & Information
Auricotes limbatus Kéler, 1939
Insect (Otidoecus houbarae) - Facts & Information
Otidoecus houbarae (Barthelemy, 1836)
Insect (Australophilopterus strepericus) - Facts & Information
Australophilopterus strepericus Mey, 2004
Insect (Emersoniella coniceps) - Facts & Information
Emersoniella coniceps (Piaget, 1880)
Insect (Strigiphilus remotus) - Facts & Information
Strigiphilus remotus (Kellogg & Chapman, 1899)
Insect (Ardeicola albulus) - Facts & Information
Ardeicola albulus Eichler, 1948
Insect (Goniodes retractus) - Facts & Information
Goniodes retractus Le Souef, 1902
Insect (Brueelia pyrrhularum) - Facts & Information
Brueelia pyrrhularum Eichler, 1954
Insect (Epicolinus clavatus) - Facts & Information
Epicolinus clavatus (McGregor, 1917)
Insect (Goniocotes schraderi) - Facts & Information
Goniocotes schraderi Tendeiro, 1989
Insect (Pectenosoma Ewing) - Facts & Information
Pectenosoma Ewing, 1929
Nattskärrelöss (Mulcticola) - Facts & Information
Mulcticola Clay & Meinertzhagen, 1938
Insect (Brueelia xanthocollis) - Facts & Information
Brueelia xanthocollis Ansari, 1955
Insect (Saemundssonia remota) - Facts & Information
Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) remota Timmermann, 1951
Insect (Quadraceps ruficollis) - Facts & Information
Quadraceps ruficollis Emerson & Price, 1985
Insect (Incidifrons curvitrabeculatus) - Facts & Information
Incidifrons curvitrabeculatus Blagoveshtchensky, 1940
Insect (Fulicoffula saturatior) - Facts & Information
Fulicoffula saturatior (Piaget, 1890)
Insect (Strigiphilus barbatus) - Facts & Information
Strigiphilus barbatus (Osborn, 1902)
Insect (Quadraceps ptyadis) - Facts & Information
Quadraceps ptyadis (Seguy, 1949)
Insect (Philopterus hispaniolensis) - Facts & Information
Philopterus hispaniolensis Fedorenko, 1987
Insect (Craspedorrhynchus nisi) - Facts & Information
Craspedorrhynchus nisi (Denny, 1842)
Insect (Rhopaloceras pennaticeps) - Facts & Information
Rhopaloceras pennaticeps (Paine & Mann, 1913)
Insect (Rallicola gadowi) - Facts & Information
Rallicola (Aptericola) gadowi Harrison, 1915
Insect (Acutifrons colombianus) - Facts & Information
Acutifrons colombianus Carriker, 1956
Insect (Guimaraesiella ailaoshanensis) - Facts & Information
Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) ailaoshanensis Gustafsson, Clayton & Bush, 2019
Insect (Alcedoffula brachialis) - Facts & Information
Alcedoffula brachialis Tendeiro, 1967
Insect (Anaticola gambensis) - Facts & Information
Anaticola gambensis (Piaget, 1885)
Insect (Brueelia priniae) - Facts & Information
Brueelia priniae Najer & Sychra, 2012
Insect (Picicola capitatus) - Facts & Information
Picicola capitatus Dalgleish, 1969
Insect (Pectinopygus insularis) - Facts & Information
Pectinopygus insularis Clay, 1973
Insect (Halipeurus theresae) - Facts & Information
Halipeurus theresae Timmermann, 1969
Insect (Rallicola hylactiphaga) - Facts & Information
Rallicola (Rallicola) hylactiphaga (Carriker, 1966)
Insect (Otidoecus neotidis) - Facts & Information
Otidoecus neotidis Hopkins, 1940
Insect (Chelopistes melanonotus) - Facts & Information
Chelopistes melanonotus (Carriker, 1967)
Insect (Rallicola parvigenitalis) - Facts & Information
Rallicola (Rallicola) parvigenitalis (Carriker, 1944)
Insect (Goniodes intermedius) - Facts & Information
Goniodes intermedius Neumann, 1913
Insect (Sturnidoecus radui) - Facts & Information
Sturnidoecus radui Bechet, 1965
Insect (Mayriphilopterus orinocensis) - Facts & Information
Mayriphilopterus orinocensis (Carriker, 1963)
Insect (Pectinopygus grubeni) - Facts & Information
Pectinopygus grubeni Timmermann, 1967
Insect (Coloceras clayae) - Facts & Information
Coloceras clayae (Tendeiro, 1969)
Insect (Neopsittaconirmus strepsiceros) - Facts & Information
Neopsittaconirmus strepsiceros (Nitzsch, 1866)
Insect (Coloceras geopeliae) - Facts & Information
Coloceras geopeliae (Tendeiro, 1987)
Insect (Pectinopygus acutofasciatus) - Facts & Information
Pectinopygus acutofasciatus (Piaget, 1880)
Insect (Lipeurus paluensis) - Facts & Information
Lipeurus paluensis (Mey, 1999)
Insect (Buceronirmus thompsoni) - Facts & Information
Buceronirmus thompsoni Elbel, 1977
Insect (Brueelia oxyrhyncha) - Facts & Information
Brueelia oxyrhyncha Gustafsson, Chu, Bush & Zou, 2018
Insect (Quadraceps ambestrix) - Facts & Information
Quadraceps ambestrix (Timmermann, 1974)
Insect (Pelmatocerandra setosa) - Facts & Information
Pelmatocerandra setosa (Giebel, 1876)
Insect (Turdinirmus calleipus) - Facts & Information
Turdinirmus calleipus Gustafsson, Li, Tian, Ren, Sun, & Zou, 2025
Insect (Nothocotus Carriker) - Facts & Information
Nothocotus Carriker, 1936
Insect (Philopterus vernus) - Facts & Information
Philopterus vernus (Zlotorzycka, 1964)
Insect (Auricotes lekaguli) - Facts & Information
Auricotes lekaguli Tendeiro, 1976
Insect (Neopsittaconirmus gracilis) - Facts & Information
Neopsittaconirmus gracilis Guimaraes, 1974
Insect (Columbicola asukae) - Facts & Information
Columbicola asukae Gustafsson, Tsurumi & Bush, 2015
Insect (Strongylocotes variegatus) - Facts & Information
Strongylocotes variegatus Carriker, 1936
Insect (Goniodes soueefi) - Facts & Information
Goniodes soueefi Clay, 1940
Insect (Sturnidoecus graculae) - Facts & Information
Sturnidoecus graculae (Piaget, 1880)
Insect (Guimaraesiella myiophoneae) - Facts & Information
Guimaraesiella (Guimaraesiella) myiophoneae (Clay, 1936)
Insect (Paraphilopterus Mey) - Facts & Information
Paraphilopterus Mey, 2004
Insect (Alcedoecus alatoclypeatus) - Facts & Information
Alcedoecus alatoclypeatus (Piaget, 1885)
Insect (Picicola snodgrassi) - Facts & Information
Picicola snodgrassi (Kellogg, 1896)
Insect (Halipeurus pricei) - Facts & Information
Halipeurus pricei Palma, 2011
Insect (Sturnidoecus subacutus) - Facts & Information
Sturnidoecus subacutus (Piaget, 1880)
Insect (BOLDAEV) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Indoceoplanetes microgenitalis) - Facts & Information
Indoceoplanetes (Indoceoplanetes) microgenitalis Gustafsson & Bush, 2022
Insect (Goniodes lagopi) - Facts & Information
Goniodes lagopi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Insect (Brueelia laticeps) - Facts & Information
Brueelia laticeps
Insect (Craspedorrhynchus platystomus) - Facts & Information
Craspedorrhynchus platystomus (Burmeister, 1838)
Insect (Esthiopterum brevicephalum) - Facts & Information
Esthiopterum brevicephalum (McGregor, 1917)
Insect (Echinophilopterus Ewing) - Facts & Information
Echinophilopterus Ewing, 1927
Insect (Goniodes keleri) - Facts & Information
Goniodes keleri Clay, 1940
Insect (Olivinirmus morionus) - Facts & Information
Olivinirmus morionus (Carriker, 1956)
Insect (Philopterus cumulatus) - Facts & Information
Philopterus cumulatus (Zlotorzycka, 1964)
Insect (Acronirmus subis) - Facts & Information
Acronirmus subis (Carriker, 1963)
Insect (Quadraceps quadrisetaceus) - Facts & Information
Quadraceps quadrisetaceus (Piaget, 1880)
Insect (Splendoroffula tauracobia) - Facts & Information
Splendoroffula tauracobia Kéler, 1958
Insect (Coloceras taschenbergi) - Facts & Information
Coloceras taschenbergi Kéler, 1939