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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
888
4611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
194
1583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


Genera for Papua New Guinea
1 Genera with 1 Species
Curupira Distant, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
1 Species
Curupira bicolor Distant, 1901


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