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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
141
3330
25532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
33
823
9095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
290
2923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
61
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges
6
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChaoborinae
Edwards, 1912
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
1 Genera with 6 Species
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1986Glassworm6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
6 Species
Chaoborus longicercus Colless, 1986
Chaoborus ornatipennis Colless, 1986Phantom Midge
Chaoborus punctilliger Colless, 1986
Chaoborus queenslandensis Theobald, 1905
Chaoborus sampsera Ogawa & Judd, 2008
Chaoborus vagus Colless, 1986


Links, sources and further information
Chaoborinae at itis.gov