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Checklist for Family Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 (phantom midge)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
1883
8990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
30
706
4164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
244
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
29
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
4 Genera with 10 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm5SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1992Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Rhaetomyia Rohdendorf, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
10 Species
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 tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Corethrella (Corethrella) miocaenica R. Szadziewski, 1994
Corethrella (Corethrella) prisca A. Borkent, 1992
Mochlonyx triangularis Klink, 1982
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Rhaetomyia herrigi J. Ansorge, 1996

Subnodes of Chaoboridae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCorethrellinae
Cook, 1965
Frog-biting midges
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Chaoboridae (Newman 1834)
Chaoboridae (Newman 1834)


Links, sources and further information
Chaoboridae at artfakta.se
Chaoboridae at dyntaxa.se
Chaoboridae at gbif.org
Chaoboridae at irmng.org
Chaoboridae at itis.gov