Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
(phantom midges)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Chaoborus crystallinus
a phantom midge
(Click to open)Larva (Click to open)Pupa (Click to open)
 		Species 33 images
Chaoborus flavicans
a phantom midge
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 		Species 16 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusChaoborus (phantom midges)
FamilyCHAOBORIDAE (phantom midges)
SuperfamilyCULICOIDEA (mosquitoes, gnats, meniscus & phantom midges)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Chaoborus (phantom midges) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chaoborus (phantom midges)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chaoborus (phantom midges)
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