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Checklist for Family Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 (Mountain midges)
and region Upper Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
894
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
889
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
859
1227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
610
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
169
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
111
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Cretaceous
2 Genera with 3 Species
Megathon Lukashevich ..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Tethepomyia Grimaldi & C..., 20112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Cretaceous
3 Species
Megathon zwicki E. D. Lukash..., 1997
Tethepomyia thauma D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Tethepomyia zigrasi D. A. Grimaldi, 2011


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