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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
285
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
6
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
1
1
6
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
1 Genera with 6 Species
Elporia Edwards, 19476SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
6 Species
Elporia anisonyx Barnard, 1947
Elporia barnardi Edwards, 1912
Elporia capensis Edwards, 1915
Elporia saltatrix Stuckenberg, 1955
Elporia spinulosa Edwards, 1915
Elporia uniradius Barnard, 1947

Subnodes of Blephariceridae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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