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Checklist for Subfamily Chaoborinae Edwards, 1912
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
43
1561
22160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
8
515
7270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
4
66
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
8
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
2
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
2 Genera with 30 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1942Glassworm25SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18315SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
30 Species
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 antillum Knab, 1913
Chaoborus australis Sahnnon & Ponte, 1928
Chaoborus bolviensis Lane & Heredia, 1956
Chaoborus brasiliensis Theobald, 1901
Chaoborus brevisector Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus elnorae Shannon & Ponte, 1928
Chaoborus eluthera (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Chaoborus flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus magnificus Lane, 1942
Chaoborus souzai Lane, 1939
Chaoborus stonei Lane, 1942
Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862
Chaoborus unicolor Lane, 1942
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Mochlonyx fuliginosa Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx fuliginosus Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831
Mochlonyx velutinus Ruthe, 1831


Links, sources and further information
Chaoborinae at itis.gov