Chaoboridae - Phantom Midges

Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800 (Subfamily Chaoborinae, Tribe Chaoborini)

Chaoborus (Sayomyia) albatus Johnson, 1921
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) americanus Johannsen, 1903 Corethra - (records at Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan)
     • Sayomyia hudsoni Felt, 1904
     • Chaoborus crystallina Dyar and Shannon, 1924, in part
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) cooki Sæther, 1970 - MN, ON (expect in boreal woodland bogs and lakes in the UP)
     • Chaoborus nyblaei Cook, 1956 in part (not Zetterstedt)
Chaoborus (Chaoborus) flavicans (Meigen), 1830 Corethra - (records at Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan)
     • Corethra albipes Johannsen, 1903
     • Sayoyia rotundifolia Felt, 1904
     • Chaoborus plumicornis Wesenberg-Lund (neChaoborus Fabr), 1914
     • Chaoborus crystallina Dyar and Shannon (neChaoborus De Geer), 1924, pro parte
     • Chaoborus eluthera Dyar and Shannon, 1924
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis (Say), 1823 Corethra
     • Corethra appendiculata Herrick, 1884
Chaoborus (Schadanophasma) trivittatus (Loew), 1862 Corethra - Borkent 1979
     • Corethra appendiculata Herrick, 1884
     • Sayomyia trivittata Felt, 1904
     • Corethra punctipennis Giles (nec Say), 1902
     • Sayomyia knabi Dyar, 1905
     • Chaoborus nyblaei Edwards, 1932, in part
     • Chaoborus nyblaei Cook, 1956 in part (not Zetterstedt)
     • Chaoborus brunskilli Sæther, 1970

Eucorethra Underwood, 1903 (Subfamily Eucorethrinae)

Eucorethra underwoodi Underwood, 1903 - WI, widespread
     • Pelorempis americanus Johannsen, 1903

Mochlonyx Loew, 1844 (Subfamily Chaoborinae, Tribe Mochlonychini)

Mochlonyx cinctipes (Coquillett), 1903 - WI, northern widespread
     • Corethra obscura Dyar and Shannon, 1924
Mochlonyx velutinus (Ruthe), 1831 Corethra - (records at Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan)
     • Tipula culiciformis De Geer, 1776
     • Corethra karnerensis Felt, 1904
     • Corethra lintneri Felt, 1904

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