Blephariceridae
Sign in to saveThe Blephariceridae, commonly known as net-winged midges, are a nematoceran family in the order Diptera. The adults resemble crane flies except with a projecting anal angle in the wings, and different head shape, absence of the V on the mesonotum, and more laterally outstretched, forward-facing legs. They are uncommon, but dozens of genera occur worldwide, and over 200 species.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyBlephariceridae
アミカ（網蚊、Blephariceridae）は、ハエ目（双翅目）糸角亜目アミカ科に属する昆虫の総称である。世界で約30属300種ほどが記載されている。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 371
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Blephariceridae
- Collections
- DMNS, UCM, LACM, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Guatemala, Costa Rica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Blephariceromorpha
- Image
- Blepharicera fasciata adult as limbipennis in Macquart 1843.png
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- Commons category
- Blephariceridae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Blephariceridae
- topic's main category
- Category:Blephariceridae
- taxon common name
- Net-winged Midges
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Selected genera and species
- Extinct genera
- Larval development
- References
- External links
The Blephariceridae, commonly known as net-winged midges, are a nematoceran family in the order Diptera. The adults resemble crane flies except with a projecting anal angle in the wings, and different head shape, absence of the V on the mesonotum, and more laterally outstretched, forward-facing legs. They are uncommon, but dozens of genera occur worldwide, and over 200 species.
One recent classification based largely on fossils treats this family as the sole member of its infraorder, but this has not gained wide acceptance.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blephariceridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.