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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
639
3361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
4 Genera with 10 Species
Agathon Rodor, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Bibiocephala Osten Sacken, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Blepharicera Macquart, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Philorus sp. Tommoir, 19252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
10 Species
Agathon aylmeri Garrett, 1923
Agathon comstocki Kellogg, 1903
Agathon markii Garrett, 1925
Bibiocephala grandis Osten Sacken, 1874
Bibiocephala kelloggi (Garrett, 1922)⇒ Bibiocephala grandis Osten Sacken, 1874
Blepharicera americana Walker, 1848
Blepharicera separata Alexander, 1963
Blepharicera similans Johannsen, 1929
Philorus cheaini (Garrett, 1925)⇒ Agathon aylmeri Garrett, 1923
Philorus markii (Garrett, 1925)⇒ Agathon markii Garrett, 1925

Subnodes of Blephariceridae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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