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Chaoborinae

Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae

Taxonomy
Chaoborinae was named by Edwards (1920). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chaoboridae by Borkent (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Chaoborinae Edwards
2014Chaoborinae Borkent p. 473

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

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available