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Blephariceridae (net-winged midge)
Taxonomy
Blephariceridae was named by Loew (1862). It is extant. Its type is Blepharocera.
It was corrected as Blepharoceridae by Cockerell (1921) and Carpenter (1992); it was misspelled as Blepharoceridae by Carpenter (1992), Lukashevich and Shcherbakov (1997), Lukashevich et al. (2006) and Yeates et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Diptera by Cockerell (1921); to Nematocera by Carpenter (1992), Carpenter (1992), Lukashevich and Shcherbakov (1997) and Lukashevich et al. (2006); and to Blephariceromorpha by Yeates et al. (2007).
It was corrected as Blepharoceridae by Cockerell (1921) and Carpenter (1992); it was misspelled as Blepharoceridae by Carpenter (1992), Lukashevich and Shcherbakov (1997), Lukashevich et al. (2006) and Yeates et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Diptera by Cockerell (1921); to Nematocera by Carpenter (1992), Carpenter (1992), Lukashevich and Shcherbakov (1997) and Lukashevich et al. (2006); and to Blephariceromorpha by Yeates et al. (2007).
Subtaxa
Blephadejurinae, Blepharicerinae, Blepharocera (type genus), Brianina, Edwardsininae, Philorites, Sinotendipes
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1862 | Blephariceridae Loew p. 6 |
| 1921 | Blepharoceridae Cockerell |
| 1990 | Sinotendipedidae Hong and Wang p. 136 |
| 1992 | Blepharoceridae Carpenter |
| 1997 | Blephariceridae Lukashevich and Shcherbakov |
| 2006 | Blephariceridae Lukashevich et al. p. 132 |
| 2007 | Blephariceridae Yeates et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Blephariceridae Loew 1862 [net-winged midge]
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Subfm. †Blephadejurinae Lukashevich et al. 2006
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Subfm. Blepharicerinae Loew 1862
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Tr. Blepharicerini
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G. †Megathon Lukashevich and Shcherbakov 1997
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†Megathon brodskyi Zhang and Lukashevich 2007
†Megathon zwicki Lukashevich and Shcherbakov 1997
G. Blepharocera Macquart 1843
G. †Philorites Cockerell 1908
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†Philorites johannseni Cockerell 1908
†Philorites pallescens Cockerell 1921
Invalid names: Edwardsininae [empty], Sinotendipedidae Hong and Wang 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Bridgerian or 166.10000 to 46.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Blephadejura propria (113371) Brianina longitibialis, Megathon brodskyi (113372) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Sinotendipes tuanwangensis (154887) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Zwickina minaevi (190961) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | Russian Federation (Tenkinskii) | Megathon zwicki (105375) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Philorites johannseni (106481) Philorites pallescens (115103) |