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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
106
1670
6839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
316
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
6 Genera with 9 Species
Agathon Rodor, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Apistomyia Bigot, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Apistonyia1SpeciesTaxom
Blepharicera Macquart, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Blepharicerinae2SpeciesTaxom
Philorus sp. Tommoir, 19372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
9 Species
Agathon aylmeri Garrett, 1923
Apistomyia nigra Kitakami, 1941
Apistonyia nigra Kitakami, 1941
Blepharicera taiwanica Kitakami, 1937
Blepharicera uenoi Kitakami, 1937
Blepharicerinae taiwanica Kitakami, 1937
Blepharicerinae uenoi Kitakami, 1937
Philorus cheaini (Garrett, 1925)⇒ Agathon aylmeri Garrett, 1923
Philorus taiwanensis Kitakami, 1937

Subnodes of Blephariceridae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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