Wish lists for Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera

We should all learn from the coleopterists in Bugguide. They decided to collect at least one specimen from each of the families in that group and they are almost there. Wouldn't it be ironic that the order with the largest number of families complete that list before anybody else?
Here are the families still missing from Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. I used Nomina Nearctica for the first two and All Leps for the last one. I am sure that there are some mistakes, so please, let me know. The thing is, let us go out there and try to get those families in Bugguide!
If somebody wants to work on a similar list for Hemiptera, feel free to do it; otherwise, I may try to do it myself at a later time.

Diptera See Keith Bayless update at 179556

Acartophthalmidae
Asteiidae
Axymyiidae
Braulidae, Bee lice
Camillidae
Canaceidae, Beach flies
Corethrellidae, Phantom midges
Cryptochetidae
Curtonotidae
Cypselosomatidae
Deuterophlebiidae, Mountain midges
Dixidae, Meniscus midges
Hilarimorphidae
Nycteribiidae, Bat flies
Nymphomyiidae
Pachyneuridae, Dark-winged fungus gnats; Root gnats
Pelecorhynchidae
Periscelididae
Ropalomeridae
Streblidae, Bat flies
Strongylophthalmyiidae
Tanypezidae
Tethinidae
Thaumaleidae, Solitary midges or trickle midges
Vermileonidae, Worm lions

Hymenoptera (11 families)

Agaonidae, Fig wasps
Anaxyelidae, (only one species: cedar wood wasp, Syntexis libocedrii)
Elasmidae
Embolemidae
Oxaeidae
Perigidae
Rhopalosomatidae
Sclerogibbidae
Signiphoridae
Tanaostigmatidae
Tetracampidae

Lepidoptera (16 families)

Acanthopteroctetidae, Archaic sun moths
Acrolepidae
Chimabachidae
Copromorphidae, Tropical fruitworm moths
Dalceridae
Deoclonidae
Doidae
Douglasiidae, Douglas moths
Epermeniidae, Fringe-tufted moths
Epipyropidae, Planthopper parasite moths
Heliozelidae
Hyblaeidae, Teak moths
Lyonetiidae
Peleopodidae
Sematuridae
Tischeriidae, Trumpet leaf miner moths

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 7 February, 2008 - 2:24pm
Last updated 29 April, 2008 - 1:05pm

hi!

Thank you for making this list. I didn't know it existed until today. Some of the fly families we're missing are embarrassingly common, such as Corethrellidae and Tethinidae. I agree that the Coleoptera list was helpful, but I think that adding images of dead, preserved specimens is nowhere near as helpful as live insects. I think separate lists should be kept of families that have no images and families that have no images of live specimens.

That said, I really only have the means to take photos of dead specimens, but my collection is relatively strong.

Since you made this list, I've added Nymphomyiidae and Apioceridae. There are more families available to me, but they are preserved in ethanol. Every so often on my free time my lab mate and I will critical point dry, mount, and take pictures of more families. I personally have Tethinidae but have not prepared the specimens from ethanol yet.

In the lab and collection in which I work I have access to Nearctic representatives of every family on this list EXCEPT Acartophthalmidae, Braulidae, Camillidae, Cryptochetidae, Cypselosomatidae, Ropalomeridae, Streblidae, Strongylophthalmyiidae, Tanypezidae, and Vermileonidae. We do have these families, but the specimens are not from the US and Canada. I might also be able to take pictures of preserved Agaonidae, Pergidae, and Rhopalosomatidae.

Anyone who can upload pictures of preserved or even better- alive specimens before I can, please do. Live pictures, again, are much better anyway.

Also, I would add the following fly families to this list. I don't know why some are missing from Nomina Nearctica, but others have either been found/introduced in N. America only recently or were recently split into new families:
Lygistorrhinidae, Ditomyiidae, Diadocidiidae, Bolitophilidae, Canthyloscelidae, Oreoleptidae, Atelestidae, Apsilocephalidae, Helcomyzidae, Heterocheilidae, Fergusoninidae (I think it's been introduced).

… Keith Bayless, 24 March, 2008 - 4:38pm

Lyonetiidae image

Seems Lyonetiidae is no longer valid

… Tony Thomas, 7 February, 2008 - 5:13pm

not ironic at all ..

as everyone knows, in the land of coleopterists; "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."

… Phillip Harpootlian, 7 February, 2008 - 3:43pm

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