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Checklist for Family Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 (phantom midge)
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
612
3375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
244
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
23
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
6 Genera with 14 Species
Chaoboris3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1903Glassworm6SpeciesTaxom
Corethra Meigen, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Eucorethra Underwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
14 Species
Chaoboris altopictus
Chaoboris astictopas
Chaoboris asutopictus
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) astictopus Dyar & Shannon, 1924Clear Lake gnat
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) trivittatus Loew, 1862
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Corethra exita Scudder, 1877
Corethrella (Corethrella) aridicola Borkent, 2008
Eucorethra underwoodi Underwood, 1903Water parsnip
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831

Subnodes of Chaoboridae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCorethrellinae
Cook, 1965
Frog-biting midges
1
1
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