Chaoboridae - Phantom Midges

Note: species denoted in bold-blue have been recorded in Michigan, other are likely to be found in the state based on existed regional distribution records.

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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