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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
5147
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
406
3903
9707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
113
980
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
30
496
2011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cenozoic
4 Genera with 5 Species
Palaeoerioptera Meunier, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paltostomopsis Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pamita May & Carle, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Philorites Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
5 Species
Palaeoerioptera meunieri N. L. Evenhuis, 1994
Paltostomopsis ciliatus Cockerell, 1915
Pamita hannahdaltonae M. L. May, 2005
Philorites johannseni T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Philorites pallescens T. D. A. Coc..., 1921


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