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Checklist for Subfamily Chaoborinae Edwards, 1912
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
28
745
7178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
285
2195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
23
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
4
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
2 Genera with 14 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1862Glassworm11SpeciesTaxom
Mochlonyx Loew, 18313SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
14 Species
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans Meigen, 1830
Chaoborus (Peusomyia) pallidus Fabricius, 1794
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 americana Johannsen, 1903
Chaoborus crystallina De Geer, 1776
Chaoborus trivittata Loew, 1862
Mochlonyx cinctipes Coquillett, 1903
Mochlonyx fuliginosa Felt, 1905
Mochlonyx velutina Ruthe, 1831


Links, sources and further information
Chaoborinae at itis.gov