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Checklist for Subfamily Chaoborinae Edwards, 1912
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
234
14306
200735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
72
3726
71960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
11
1207
25823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
4
161
5096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
32
266
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
3
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
3 Genera with 84 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1986Glassworm72SpeciesTaxom
Cryophila Edwards, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 183114SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
84 Species
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) crystallinus De Geer, 1776Phantom larva
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) obscuripes van der Wulp, 1859Sangre de cristo woodlandsnail
Chaoborus (Neochaoborus) anomalus (Edwards, 1930)⇒ Chaoborus ceratopogones Theobald, 1903
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) astictopus Dyar & Shannon, 1924Clear Lake gnat
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) ceratopogones Theobald, 1903
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) fryeri Verbeke, 1958
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) maculipes Stone, 1965Parry's jujube
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) microstictus Edwards, 1930
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) cooki Saether, 1970Northern sweetvetch
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) fuliginosus
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) lapponica
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) nyblaei Zetterstedt, 1838
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) trivittatus Loew, 1862
Chaoborus (Schadonophasma) velutinus
Chaoborus albipes Johannsen, 1..., 2021
Chaoborus alpinus (Peus, 1938)⇒ Chaoborus flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus americana Johannsen, 1903
Chaoborus americanus Johannsen, 1903
Chaoborus annandalei Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus annulatus (Cook, 1956)⇒ Chaoborus festivus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus antillum Knab, 1913
Chaoborus antisepticus (Lichtenstein, 1800)⇒ Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus asiaticus Giles, 1901
Chaoborus australis Sahnnon & Ponte, 1928
Chaoborus bolviensis Lane & Heredia, 1956
Chaoborus brasiliensis Theobald, 1901
Chaoborus brevisector Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus ciliatus F. Meunier, 1904
Chaoborus cornfordii Theobald, 1903
Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus edulis Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus elnorae Shannon & Ponte, 1928
Chaoborus eluthera (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Chaoborus flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus flavidulus Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus freemani Verbeke, 1958
Chaoborus fusca Staeger, 1839
Chaoborus fuscinervis Edwards, 1930
Chaoborus hafniensis Gmelin, 1790
Chaoborus indicus Giles, 1904
Chaoborus lateralis Meigen, 1804
Chaoborus longicercus Colless, 1986
Chaoborus magnificus Lane, 1942
Chaoborus manilensis Schiner, 1868
Chaoborus ornatipennis Colless, 1986Phantom Midge
Chaoborus pallidipes Theobald, 1911
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 punctilliger Colless, 1986
Chaoborus queenslandensis Theobald, 1905
Chaoborus rarus F. Seredszus, 2009
Chaoborus sampsera Ogawa & Judd, 2008
Chaoborus souzai Lane, 1939
Chaoborus stonei Lane, 1942
Chaoborus tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862
Chaoborus unicolor Lane, 1942
Chaoborus vagus Colless, 1986
Cryophila lapponica Martini, 1928Dry Creek woodlandsnail
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
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


Links, sources and further information
Chaoborinae at itis.gov