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Checklist for Family Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 (phantom midge)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1595
64213
555201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
829
47685
461834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
211
8750
104339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
69
2866
42487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
10
952
15773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
132
2681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
27
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
27 Genera with 118 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMPRST
Astrocorethra Kalugina, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Baleiomyia Kalugina, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chachotosha Lukashevich, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborites Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm39SpeciesTaxom
Chaoburmus Lukashevich, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Chironomaptera Ping, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Corethra Meigen, 18319SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1954Frog-biting midges17SpeciesTaxom
Cryophila Edwards, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dixamima Rohdendorf, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethrina Kalugina, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Gedanoborus Szadziewski ..., 20092SpeciesTaxom
Helokrenia Kalugina, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hypsocorethra Kalugina, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Iyaiyai Evenhuis, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Jordanobotomus Kaddumi, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Libanoborus Azar & al., 20092SpeciesTaxom
Mesochaoborus Zhang & al., 19842SpeciesTaxom
Mesocorethra Kalugina, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 183113SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomochlonyx Wichard & al., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Praechaoborus Kalugina, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Proboscistoma Saccardo, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhaetomyia Rohdendorf, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Sayomyia Coquillett, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Taimyborus Lukashevich, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
118 Species
Astrocorethra gurvanica N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Astrocorethra khukhmortica N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Astrocorethra mjangadica N. S. Kalugina, 1986
Baleiomyia discussoria N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Chachotosha perplexus E. D. Lukash..., 1996
Chachotosha probatus E. D. Lukash..., 1996
Chaoborites argillaceus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) obscuripes van der Wulp, 1859Sangre de cristo woodlandsnail
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) lapponica Martini, 1928
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) nyblaei Zetterstedt, 1838
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) fuliginosus
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) lapponica
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) nyblaei Zetterstedt, 1838
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) velutinus
Chaoborus albipes Johannsen, 1..., 2021
Chaoborus alpinus (Peus, 1938)⇒ Chaoborus flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Chaoborus annandalei Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus antisepticus (Lichtenstein, 1800)⇒ Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus asiaticus Giles, 1901
Chaoborus ciliatus F. Meunier, 1904
Chaoborus cornfordii Theobald, 1903
Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus flavidulus Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus fusca Staeger, 1839
Chaoborus hafniensis Gmelin, 1790
Chaoborus indicus Giles, 1904
Chaoborus lateralis Meigen, 1804
Chaoborus manilensis Schiner, 1868
Chaoborus pellucens Saccardo, 1864
Chaoborus pilicornis Fabricius, 1787
Chaoborus pilipes Gimmerthal, 1845
Chaoborus plumicornis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Chaoborus crystallinus De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus posio Salmela, Här..., 2021
Chaoborus queenslandensis Theobald, 1905
Chaoborus rarus F. Seredszus, 2009
Chaoborus tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Chaoburmus amphilogos E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Chaoburmus breviusculus Lukashevich, 2000
Chaoburmus victimaartis Lukashevich, 2000
Chironomaptera bucucunica N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Chironomaptera collessi P. A. Jell, 1986
Chironomaptera gobiensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1924
Chironomaptera gregaria C. Ping, 1928
Chironomaptera karabonica N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Chironomaptera robustus
Chironomaptera scobloi N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Chironomaptera vesca Q. B. Lin, 1980
Corethra ciliata
Corethra flavicans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Chaoborus flavicans Meigen, 1830
Corethra fuliginosus (Felt, 1905)⇒ Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Corethra fusca (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Corethra lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Corethra obscuripes (Wulp, 1859)⇒ Chaoborus obscuripes van der Wulp, 1859
Corethra pilipes (Gimmerthal, 1845)⇒ Chaoborus crystallinus De Geer, 1776
Corethra rufa (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831
Corethra velutina (Ruthe, 1831)⇒ Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Corethrella (Corethrella) andersoni G. O. Poinar, 2007
Corethrella (Corethrella) baltica A. Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) brunnea Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) buettikeri Cranston, 1980
Corethrella (Corethrella) calathicola Edwards, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) fulva Lane, 1939
Corethrella (Corethrella) inepta Annandale, 1911
Corethrella (Corethrella) miocaenica R. Szadziewski, 1994
Corethrella (Corethrella) nippon Miyagi, 1980
Corethrella (Corethrella) prisca A. Borkent, 1992
Corethrella (Corethrella) rovnoensis Baranov & Kv..., 2016
Corethrella (Corethrella) sontagae Baranov & Kv..., 2016
Corethrella (Corethrella) towadensis Okada & Hara, 1962
Corethrella (Corethrella) urumense Miyagi, 1980
Corethrella (Corethrella) vittata Lane, 1939
Corethrella (Fossicorethrella) cretacea R. Szadziewski, 1995
Corethrella japonica (Komyo, 1954)⇒ Corethrella nippon Miyagi, 1980
Cryophila lapponica Martini, 1928Dry Creek woodlandsnail
Dixamima villosa B. B. Rohden..., 1951
Eucorethrina convexa E. D. Lukash..., 1996
Eucorethrina flexa N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Eucorethrina westwoodi E. D. Lukash..., 2001
Gedanoborus kerneggeri R. Szadziewski, 2007
Gedanoborus resinatus F. Seredszus, 2009
Helokrenia nana N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Hypsocorethra jurassica N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Hypsocorethra toficola N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Iyaiyai gracilis Hong, 1981
Jordanobotomus faigi Kaddumi, 2005
Libanoborus lukashevichae D. Azar, 2009
Libanoborus lukashevichi Azar et al., 2009
Mesochaoborus pallens J. F. Zhang, 1986
Mesochaoborus zhangshanyingensis Y. C. Hong, 1984
Mesocorethra cincta E. D. Lukash..., 2011
Mesocorethra levis N. S. Kalugina, 1993
Mochlonyx culiciformis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx effoetus (Walker, 1856)⇒ Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx fuliginosa Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx lapponica (Martini, 1928)⇒ Cryophila lapponica Martini, 1928
Mochlonyx martinii (Edwards, 1930)⇒ Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx rufus Zetterstedt, 1838
Mochlonyx secundus F. Seredszus, 2009
Mochlonyx sepultus H. Loew, 1844
Mochlonyx simplex Sasa & Takah..., 1948
Mochlonyx triangularis Klink, 1982
Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Palaeomochlonyx aestimabilis F. Seredszus, 2009
Praechaoborus tugnuicus N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Praechaoborus udaensis N. S. Kalugina, 1985
Proboscistoma pellucens (Saccardo, 1864)⇒ Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Rhaetomyia herrigi J. Ansorge, 1996
Rhaetomyia necopinata B. B. Rohden..., 1962
Taimyborus aequiarticulatus E. D. Lukash..., 1999

Subnodes of Chaoboridae with occurrences in Eurasia
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
3
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCorethrellinae
Cook, 1965
Frog-biting midges
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom



Chaoboridae (Newman 1834)
Chaoboridae (Newman 1834)


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Chaoboridae at artfakta.se
Chaoboridae at dyntaxa.se
Chaoboridae at gbif.org
Chaoboridae at irmng.org
Chaoboridae at itis.gov