Chaoboridae
Also known as: Glasmyg, Phantom Midge, Phantom Midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phantom or ghost midges, phantom midge, phantom midges, pluimmuggen
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Chaoboridae |
| Genera | 27 |
| Species records held | 103 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 191 |
| GBIF key | 3342 |
Genera in Chaoboridae
- Chaoborus — 52 species: Chaoborus albatus, Chaoborus americanus, Chaoborus annandalei, Chaoborus anomalus, Chaoborus antillum, Chaoborus asiaticus, Chaoborus astictopus, Chaoborus australis
- Chironomaptera — 8 species: Chironomaptera bucucunica, Chironomaptera collessi, Chironomaptera gobiensis, Chironomaptera gregaria, Chironomaptera karabonica, Chironomaptera scobloi, Chironomaptera shouchangensis, Chironomaptera vesca
- Mochlonyx — 6 species: Mochlonyx cinctipes, Mochlonyx fuliginosus, Mochlonyx secundus, Mochlonyx sepultus, Mochlonyx triangularis, Mochlonyx velutinus
- Astrocorethra — 3 species: Astrocorethra gurvanica, Astrocorethra khukhmortica, Astrocorethra mjangadica
- Chaoburmus — 3 species: Chaoburmus amphilogos, Chaoburmus breviusculus, Chaoburmus victimaartis
- Eucorethrina — 3 species: Eucorethrina convexa, Eucorethrina flexa, Eucorethrina westwoodi
- Chachotosha — 2 species: Chachotosha perplexus, Chachotosha probatus
- Eucorethra — 2 species: Eucorethra rutilus, Eucorethra underwoodi
- Gedanoborus — 2 species: Gedanoborus kerneggeri, Gedanoborus resinatus
- Hypsocorethra — 2 species: Hypsocorethra jurassica, Hypsocorethra toficola
- Mesocorethra — 2 species: Mesocorethra cincta, Mesocorethra levis
- Praechaoborus — 2 species: Praechaoborus tugnuicus, Praechaoborus udaensis
- Rhaetomyia — 2 species: Rhaetomyia herrigi, Rhaetomyia necopinata
- Australomochlonyx — 1 species: Australomochlonyx nitidus
- Baleiomyia — 1 species: Baleiomyia discussoria
- Chaoborites — 1 species: Chaoborites argillaceus
- Cryophila — 1 species: Cryophila lapponica
- Dixamima — 1 species: Dixamima villosa
- Helokrenia — 1 species: Helokrenia nana
- Iyaiyai — 1 species: Iyaiyai gracilis
- Jordanobotomus — 1 species: Jordanobotomus faigi
- Libanoborus — 1 species: Libanoborus lukashevichi
- Mesochaoborus — 1 species: Mesochaoborus pallens
- Palaeomochlonyx — 1 species: Palaeomochlonyx aestimabilis
- Promochlonyx — 1 species:
- Taimyborus — 1 species:
- Triassomyia — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.