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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
133
2541
17163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
649
6526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
8
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
1
8
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
8
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
8 Genera with 35 Species
Apistomyia Bigot, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Austrocurupira Dumbleton, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Curupira Distant, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Curupirina Stuckenberg, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsina Alexander, 197728SpeciesTaxom
Liponeura Loew, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parapistomyia Zwick, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Theischingeria Zwick, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Apistomyia collini Bezzi, 1913
Apistomyia tonnoiri Tillyard, 1922
Austrocurupira nicholsoni Tillyard, 1922
Curupira bicolor Distant, 1901
Curupirina papuana Zwick & Hortle, 1989
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) affinis Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) alticola Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) australiensis Tillyard, 1922
Edwardsina australiensis aberrans
Edwardsina australiensis australiensis
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) bubalus Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) confinis Tonnoir, 1924
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) confusa Zwick, 1981
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) ferruginea Tonnoir, 1924
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) gigantea Zwick, 1977Giant Torrent Midge
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) montana Tonnoir, 1924
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) pilosa Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) plicata Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) polymorpha Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) similis Tonnoir, 1924
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) soror Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) spinosa Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) tasmaniensis Tonnoir, 1924Tasmanian Torrent Midge
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) torrentium Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina torrentium aspera
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) williamsi Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina aberrans Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina aspera Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina bison Zwick, 2006
Edwardsina fimbrata Zwick, 2006
Edwardsina fimbriata Zwick, 2006
Edwardsina reticulata Zwick, 1977
Liponeura edwardsiana Mannheims, 1954
Parapistomyia barringtoniana Zwick, 1998
Parapistomyia bulbifera Zwick, 1977
Parapistomyia mueller Zwick, 1998
Parapistomyia tropica Zwick, 1977
Theischingeria rieki Zwick, 1998

Subnodes of Blephariceridae with occurrences in Australasia
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEdwardsininae
Crampton, 1924
1
24
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Blephariceridae at gbif.org
Blephariceridae at irmng.org
Blephariceridae at itis.gov