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Chaoboridae (phantom midge)

Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Corethra exita Scudder p. 744
1890Corethra exita Scudder p. 583 figs. Pl 5 figs 22, 23
1920Chaoboridae Edwards
1962Dixamimidae Rohdendorf p. 314
1962Rhaetomyiidae Rohdendorf p. 318
1985Chaoboridae Kalugina p. 65
1986Chaoboridae Kalugina p. 117
1992Dixamimidae Carpenter
1992Rhaetomyiidae Carpenter
1992Rhaetomyiidae Krzemiński p. 50
2007Chaoboridae Yeates et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyCulicoidea
familyChaoboridaeEdwards 1920
familyChaoboridaeEdwards 1920

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Chaoboridae Edwards 1920 [phantom midge]
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G. †Chachotosha Lukashevich 1996
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Chachotosha perplexus Lukashevich 1996
Chachotosha probatus Lukashevich 1996
Subfm. Chaoborinae Edwards 1920
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G. Chaoborus Lichtenstein 1800
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Chaoborus ciliatus Meunier 1904
Chaoborus kishenehnicus Baranov and Haug 2021
Chaoborus rarus Seredszus and Wichard 2009
Chaoborus tertiarius von Heyden 1862
Invalid names: Corethra Meigen 1803 [synonym], Culicites von Heyden 1862 [synonym]
G. Mochlonyx Loew 1844
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Mochlonyx secundus Seredszus and Wichard 2009
Mochlonyx sepultus Loew 1844
Invalid names: Mochlonyx atavus Loew 1861 [nomen nudum]
G. †Chaoborites Kalugina 1985
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Chaoborites argillaceus Kalugina 1985
G. †Chaoburmus Lukashevich 2000
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Chaoburmus amphilogos Lukashevich 2011
Chaoburmus breviusculus Lukashevich 2000
Chaoburmus victimaartis Lukashevich 2000
G. †Chironomaptera Ping 1928
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Chironomaptera bucucunica Kalugina 1985
Chironomaptera collessi Jell and Duncan 1986
Chironomaptera gobiensis Cockerell 1924
Chironomaptera gregaria Grabau 1923
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Invalid names: Chironomaptera melanura Ping 1928 [synonym]
Chironomaptera karabonica Kalugina 1993
Chironomaptera scobloi Kalugina 1985
Chironomaptera vesca Kalugina 1980
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Invalid names: Petiolatendipes shouchangensis Lin 1980 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mesotendipes Hong 1982 [objective synonym], Petiolatendipes Lin 1980 [synonym]
Subfm. †Chironomapterinae Kalugina 1974
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G. †Astrocorethra Kalugina 1986
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Astrocorethra gurvanica Kalugina 1986
Astrocorethra khukhmortica Kalugina 1986
Astrocorethra mjangadica Kalugina 1986
G. †Baleiomyia Kalugina 1993
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Baleiomyia discussoria Kalugina 1993
G. †Helokrenia Kalugina 1985
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Helokrenia nana Kalugina 1985
G. †Hypsocorethra Kalugina 1985
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Hypsocorethra jurassica Kalugina 1985
Hypsocorethra toficola Kalugina 1985
G. †Mesocorethra Kalugina 1993
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Mesocorethra cincta Lukashevich 2011
Mesocorethra levis Kalugina 1993
G. †Praechaoborus Kalugina 1985
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Praechaoborus tugnuicus Kalugina 1985
Praechaoborus udaensis Kalugina 1985
Invalid names: Mesotendipedinae Hong 1982 [objective synonym]
G. †Dixamima Rohdendorf 1951
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Dixamima villosa Rohdendorf 1951
Subfm. Eucorethrinae Edwards 1932
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G. †Libanoculex Azar et al. 2023
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Libanoculex intermedius Azar et al. 2023
Invalid names: Libanoculicinae Azar et al. 2023 [synonym]
G. †Gedanoborus Szadziewski and Giłka 2007
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Gedanoborus kerneggeri Szadziewski and Giłka 2007
Gedanoborus resinatus Seredszus and Wichard 2009
G. †Jordanobotomus Kaddumi 2005
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Jordanobotomus faigi Kaddumi 2005
G. †Libanoborus Azar et al. 2009
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Libanoborus lukashevichae Azar et al. 2009
G. †Mesochaoborus Zhang et al. 1986
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Mesochaoborus pallens Zhang et al. 1986
G. †Palaeomochlonyx Wichard et al. 2009
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Palaeomochlonyx aestimabilis Seredszus and Wichard 2009
G. †Rhaetomyia Rohdendorf 1962
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Rhaetomyia herrigi Ansorge 1996
Rhaetomyia necopinata Rohdendorf 1962
G. †Taimyborus Lukashevich 1999
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Taimyborus aequiarticulatus Lukashevich 1999
G. †Triassomyia Lukashevich 2022
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Triassomyia shcherbakovi Lukashevich 2022
Invalid names: Corethra exita Scudder 1877 [nomen dubium], Dixamimidae Rohdendorf 1962 [synonym], Rhaetomyiidae Rohdendorf 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available