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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
151
4728
39323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1153
11412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
8
396
4013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
4
48
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
8
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
8 Genera with 46 Species
Chaoboris3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm16SpeciesTaxom
Corethra Meigen, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1946Frog-biting midges16SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethra Underwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethrea1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18315SpeciesTaxom
Sayomyia Coquillett, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
46 Species
Chaoboris altopictus
Chaoboris astictopas
Chaoboris asutopictus
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) astictopus Dyar & Shannon, 1924Clear Lake gnat
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) maculipes Stone, 1965Parry's jujube
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) cooki Saether, 1970Northern sweetvetch
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) trivittatus Loew, 1862
Chaoborus americana Johannsen, 1903
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Chaoborus annulatus (Cook, 1956)⇒ Chaoborus festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus eluthera (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Chaoborus flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus stonei Lane, 1942
Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862
Corethra brakeleyi (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Corethrella brakeleyi Coquillett, 1902
Corethra cinctipes (Coquillett, 1903)⇒ Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Corethra exita Scudder, 1877
Corethrella (Corethrella) amazonica Lane, 1939
Corethrella (Corethrella) appendiculata Grabham, 1906Akolea
Corethrella (Corethrella) aridicola Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) brakeleyi Coquillett, 1902
Corethrella (Corethrella) condita Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) flavitibia Lane, 1939
Corethrella (Corethrella) incompta Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) kerrvillensis Stone, 1965
Corethrella (Corethrella) puella Shannon & De..., 1928
Corethrella (Corethrella) quadrivittata Shannon & De..., 1928
Corethrella (Corethrella) ranapungens Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) selvicola Lane, 1939
Corethrella (Corethrella) squamifemora Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) whartoni Vargas, 1952
Corethrella (Corethrella) wirthi Stone, 1968Common jujube
Corethrella laneana (Vargas, 1946)⇒ Corethrella puella Shannon & De..., 1928
Eucorethra underwoodi Underwood, 1903Water parsnip
Eucorethrea underwoodi
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Mochlonyx fuliginosa Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831
Sayomyia knabi (Dyar, 1905)⇒ Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Chaoboridae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCorethrellinae
Cook, 1965
Frog-biting midges
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEucorethrinae
Cook, 1965
1
1
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