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Checklist for Tribe Blepharicerini Loew, 1862
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1018
8555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Blephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
11
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Blephariceroidea
Hennig, 1973
2
11
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBlephariceridae
Loew, 1861
Mountain midges, Net-winged midge, Net-winged midges
10
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBlepharicerinae
Schiner, 1862
7
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBlepharicerini
Loew, 1862
6
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
6 Genera with 39 Species
Agathon Rodor, 19528SpeciesTaxom
Bibiocephala Osten Sacken, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Blepharicera Macquart, 195321SpeciesTaxom
Dioptopsis Enderlein, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Liponeura Loew, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Philorus sp. Tommoir, 18775SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
39 Species
Agathon arizonica Alexander, 1958
Agathon aylmeri Garrett, 1923
Agathon comstocki Kellogg, 1903
Agathon dismalea Hogue, 1970
Agathon doanei Kellogg, 1900
Agathon elegantulus Röder, 1890Sonoran bird's-foot trefoil
Agathon markii Garrett, 1925
Agathon sequoiarum Alexander, 1952
Bibiocephala grandis Osten Sacken, 1874
Bibiocephala nigripes (Alexander, 1965)⇒ Bibiocephala grandis Osten Sacken, 1874
Blepharicera appalachiae Hogue & Geor..., 1986Weeping fig
Blepharicera capitata Loew, 1863
Blepharicera caudata Courtney, 2000
Blepharicera chattooga Courtney, 2000
Blepharicera cherokea Hogue, 1978
Blepharicera corniculata Courtney, 2000
Blepharicera courtneyi Curler & Mou..., 2007
Blepharicera coweetae Hogue & Geor..., 1986
Blepharicera diminutiva Hogue, 1978
Blepharicera gelida Courtney, 2000
Blepharicera hispida Courtney, 2000
Blepharicera jordani Kellogg, 1903
Blepharicera kalmiopsis Jacobson & C..., 2008
Blepharicera magna Courtney, 2000
Blepharicera micheneri Alexander, 1959
Blepharicera ostensackeni Kellogg, 1903Nailwort
Blepharicera separata Alexander, 1963
Blepharicera similans Johannsen, 1929
Blepharicera tenuipes Walker, 1848
Blepharicera williamsae Alexander, 1953
Blepharicera zionensis Alexander, 1953
Dioptopsis alpina (Hogue, 1966)⇒ Agathon arizonica Alexander, 1958
Dioptopsis arizonica (Alexander, 1958)⇒ Agathon arizonica Alexander, 1958
Liponeura edwardsiana Mannheims, 1954
Philorus californicus Hogue, 1966
Philorus jacinto Hogue, 1966
Philorus sequoiarum (Alexander, 1952)⇒ Agathon sequoiarum Alexander, 1952
Philorus vanduzeei Alexander, 1966
Philorus yosemite Osten Sacken, 1877


Links, sources and further information
Blepharicerini at itis.gov