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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
1812
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
504
3016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
6
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
1
6
25
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
6 Genera with 25 Species
Apistomyia Bigot, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Austrocurupira Dumbleton, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsina Alexander, 200619SpeciesTaxom
Liponeura Loew, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parapistomyia Zwick, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Theischingeria Zwick, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Apistomyia collini Bezzi, 1913
Apistomyia tonnoiri Tillyard, 1922
Austrocurupira nicholsoni Tillyard, 1922
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) confusa Zwick, 1981
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) gigantea Zwick, 1977Giant Torrent Midge
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) pilosa Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) polymorpha Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) soror Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) spinosa Zwick, 1977
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
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 East Australia
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEdwardsininae
Crampton, 1924
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom



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