Chaoboridae
Sign in to saveChaoboridae, commonly known as phantom midges or glassworms, is a family of fairly common midges with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are closely related to the Corethrellidae and Chironomidae, and adults can be distinguished by specific features of their wing venation. The family includes approximately 55 aquatic species distributed across about six genera.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyChaoboridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,240
- With media
- 658
- Family
- Chaoboridae
- Collections
- UAN, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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Chaoboridae, commonly known as phantom midges or glassworms, is a family of fairly common midges with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are closely related to the Corethrellidae and Chironomidae, and adults can be distinguished by specific features of their wing venation. The family includes approximately 55 aquatic species distributed across about six genera.
thumb|left|Larva of a species of Chaoborus. Note the raptorial antennae thumb|Chaoborus punctipennis
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaoboridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.