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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
226
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


Genera for Colorado
4 Genera with 4 Species
Agathon Rodor, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Bibiocephala Osten Sacken, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Kelloggina Williston, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Philorites Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
4 Species
Agathon elegantulus Röder, 1890Sonoran bird's-foot trefoil
Bibiocephala grandis Osten Sacken, 1874
Philorites johannseni T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Philorites pallescens T. D. A. Coc..., 1921

Subnodes of Blephariceridae with occurrences in Colorado
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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