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If they eat at all, the adults feed on nectar. The larvae are aquatic and unique in their feeding method: the antennae of phantom midge larvae are modified into grasping organs slightly resembling the raptorial arms of a
252:, sometimes with a slightly yellow cast; their most opaque features are two air bags, one in the thorax, one in the abdomen about in the second last segment. The adults are delicate flies that closely resemble
256:. Their antennae are 15-segmented and the females' antennae are somewhat bristly; the males' antennae, in contrast, are very plumose. In this respect, too, they resemble many of the
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417:
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350:
340:
689:
491:
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646:
260:, and in particular the Chironomidae. The species vary in size from about 2 mm to 10 mm long in their adult stages.
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8:
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854:
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862:
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367:
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223:, with which they capture prey. They feed largely on small insects such as
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1401:
1358:
1212:
1171:
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1145:
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502:
277:
181:; the adults are differentiated through peculiarities in wing venation.
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2403:
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1878:
1845:
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1741:
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1456:
1443:
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1338:
1295:
1287:
1004:
970:
962:
809:
782:
774:
758:
357:
257:
115:
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2175:
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85:
65:
39:
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2680:
593:
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1934:
1837:
1793:
1645:
1608:
1393:
1375:
841:
736:
224:
1567:
817:
276:
There are about 90 species in the family
Chaoboridae in about 17
229:
194:
2351:
1409:
724:
712:
652:
220:
95:
75:
614:"Catalogue of Life, Chaoboridae Edwards, 1912 [1904]"
281:
2800:
237:
699:
236:
The larvae swim and sometimes form large swarms in their
105:
1096:
910:
2968:
1195:
1611:(scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies)
1148:(minute black scavenger flies, or dung midges)
173:distribution. They are closely related to the
2601:
2468:
1122:
683:
169:, is a family of fairly common midges with a
2632:
952:
773:
638:Citizen science observations for Chaoboridae
1232:
799:
697:
189:Male of a species in the family Chaoboridae
1357:
690:
676:
29:
267:
207:
193:
183:
2333:(blow-flies: bluebottles, greenbottles)
1336:
756:
402:Zhang, Zhang, Liu & Shangguan, 1986
2969:
1566:
606:
2685:
2684:
1335:
755:
671:
2840:2233d8b9-4b6f-43b4-bee3-6d6f7b1deea1
586:
13:
1796:(cactus flies, banana stalk flies)
529:Azar, Nel, Huang & Engel, 2023
14:
2993:
630:
651:
52:
647:Image Gallery from Diptera.info
227:larvae and crustaceans such as
507:Szadziewski & Gilłka, 2007
243:
1:
1480:(dagger flies, balloon flies)
579:
422:Seredszus & Wichard, 2009
203:. Note the raptorial antennae
7:
2672:List of families of Diptera
2304:(house flies, stable flies)
10:
2998:
1075:(dark-winged fungus gnats)
1067:(long-winged fungus gnats)
1054:(long-beaked fungus gnats)
2693:
2669:
2623:
2592:
2549:
2518:
2509:
2459:
2455:
2394:
2321:
2276:
2267:
2239:
2174:
2149:(vinegar and fruit flies)
2116:
2059:(lekking, or druid flies)
2021:
1982:
1946:
1869:
1805:
1771:
1708:
1687:
1678:
1669:
1665:
1628:
1575:
1562:
1553:
1512:
1455:
1366:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1331:
1282:(long-bodied crane flies)
1262:
1241:
1228:
1191:
1162:
1131:
1118:
1092:
1003:
982:
961:
948:
906:
853:
808:
795:
769:
765:
751:
707:
263:
140:
135:
49:Scientific classification
47:
37:
28:
23:
1046:(predatory fungus gnats)
1937:(black scavenger flies)
1298:(hairy-eyed craneflies)
1215:(primitive crane flies)
973:(march flies, lovebugs)
2579:(horse and deer flies)
1851:Strongylophthalmyiidae
1762:(picture-winged flies)
1290:(limoniid crane flies)
273:
248:The larvae are nearly
215:
213:Chaoborus punctipennis
205:
199:Larva of a species of
191:
2939:Paleobiology Database
2165:(frightful hairy fly)
1994:(beetle-backed flies)
1532:(tangle-veined flies)
1417:(hilarimorphid flies)
1378:(flower-loving flies)
1207:(phantom crane flies)
271:
211:
197:
187:
2835:Fauna Europaea (new)
2496:(wood soldier flies)
2346:(New Zealand batfly)
2296:(little house flies)
1788:(stilt-legged flies)
1699:(thick-headed flies)
1595:(spear-winged flies)
1524:(small-headed flies)
1253:(winter crane flies)
828:(frog-biting midges)
660:at Wikimedia Commons
161:, commonly known as
2982:Nematocera families
2561:(water snipe flies)
2082:(upside-down flies)
1619:(flat-footed flies)
1603:(flat-footed flies)
1472:(long-legged flies)
1306:(large crane flies)
922:(net-winged midges)
889:(non-biting midges)
594:"GBIF, Chaoboridae"
2230:(freeloader flies)
2033:(leaf miner flies)
1973:(small dung flies)
1817:(stalk-eyed flies)
1640:(big-headed flies)
1098:Perissommatomorpha
928:Deuterophlebiidae
912:Blephariceromorpha
325:Lichtenstein, 1800
274:
272:Chaoboridae larvae
216:
206:
192:
2964:
2963:
2926:Open Tree of Life
2687:Taxon identifiers
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2677:
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2619:
2618:
2588:
2587:
2580:
2562:
2541:
2505:
2504:
2497:
2489:
2481:
2478:Pantophthalmidae
2451:
2450:
2447:
2446:
2443:
2442:
2439:
2438:
2431:
2423:
2415:
2407:
2381:
2373:
2355:
2347:
2334:
2313:
2305:
2297:
2289:
2263:
2262:
2255:
2231:
2218:
2205:
2197:
2184:Acartophthalmidae
2166:
2158:
2150:
2142:
2134:
2133:(quasimodo flies)
2083:
2060:
2052:
2034:
2003:
1995:
1974:
1938:
1930:
1882:
1841:
1818:
1797:
1789:
1763:
1755:
1737:
1729:
1721:
1700:
1661:
1660:
1657:
1656:
1649:
1641:
1620:
1612:
1604:
1596:
1588:
1549:
1548:
1545:
1544:
1541:
1540:
1533:
1525:
1494:
1481:
1473:
1447:
1439:
1426:
1418:
1405:
1397:
1379:
1327:
1326:
1323:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1307:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1273:
1254:
1224:
1223:
1216:
1208:
1197:Ptychopteromorpha
1187:
1186:
1183:
1182:
1175:
1149:
1114:
1113:
1088:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1076:
1068:
1055:
1052:Lygistorrhinidae
1047:
1029:
1014:
995:
974:
944:
943:
931:
930:(mountain midges)
923:
902:
901:
898:
897:
890:
882:
874:
866:
865:(solitary midges)
845:
837:
829:
821:
820:(meniscus midges)
791:
790:
656:Media related to
574:
573:Lukashevich, 2022
563:
562:Lukashevich, 1999
552:
541:
530:
519:
508:
497:
486:
485:Lukashevich, 2000
475:
474:Lukashevich, 1996
464:
453:
443:
433:
423:
413:
403:
393:
383:
373:
363:
346:
336:
326:
316:
306:
301:Australomochlonyx
296:
156:
155:
131:
2989:
2957:
2956:
2947:
2946:
2934:
2933:
2921:
2920:
2908:
2907:
2905:NBNSYS0000040186
2895:
2894:
2882:
2881:
2869:
2868:
2856:
2855:
2843:
2842:
2830:
2829:
2817:
2816:
2804:
2803:
2791:
2790:
2778:
2777:
2765:
2764:
2755:
2754:
2742:
2741:
2729:
2728:
2727:
2714:
2713:
2712:
2682:
2681:
2643:
2630:
2629:
2599:
2598:
2594:Vermileonomorpha
2578:
2572:Pelecorhynchidae
2560:
2539:
2516:
2515:
2495:
2487:
2479:
2466:
2465:
2461:Stratiomyomorpha
2457:
2456:
2429:
2421:
2413:
2405:
2379:
2371:
2353:
2345:
2344:Mystacinobiidae
2339:Mesembrinellidae
2332:
2311:
2303:
2295:
2287:
2274:
2273:
2253:
2229:
2216:
2203:
2195:
2164:
2156:
2148:
2140:
2132:
2081:
2058:
2050:
2049:Aulacigastridae
2032:
2001:
1993:
1972:
1936:
1928:
1880:
1856:Syringogastridae
1839:
1816:
1795:
1787:
1781:Cypselosomatidae
1761:
1753:
1735:
1734:Platystomatidae
1727:
1719:
1698:
1685:
1684:
1676:
1675:
1667:
1666:
1647:
1639:
1618:
1610:
1602:
1594:
1586:
1573:
1572:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1559:
1531:
1523:
1492:
1479:
1471:
1446:(stiletto flies)
1445:
1437:
1424:
1416:
1415:Hilarimorphidae
1403:
1395:
1384:Apsilocephalidae
1377:
1364:
1363:
1355:
1354:
1351:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1333:
1332:
1305:
1297:
1289:
1281:
1280:Cylindrotomidae
1272:
1271:
1267:
1252:
1239:
1238:
1230:
1229:
1214:
1206:
1193:
1192:
1173:
1147:
1141:Canthyloscelidae
1129:
1128:
1120:
1119:
1094:
1093:
1074:
1066:
1053:
1045:
1027:
1013:
1012:
1008:
993:
972:
959:
958:
950:
949:
929:
921:
920:Blephariceridae
908:
907:
888:
880:
879:Ceratopogonidae
872:
864:
843:
836:(phantom midges)
835:
827:
819:
806:
805:
797:
796:
771:
770:
767:
766:
753:
752:
692:
685:
678:
669:
668:
655:
624:
623:
621:
620:
610:
604:
603:
601:
600:
590:
572:
561:
551:Rohdendorf, 1962
550:
539:
528:
517:
506:
496:Rohdendorf, 1951
495:
484:
473:
462:
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361:
344:
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294:
129:
57:
56:
33:
21:
20:
2997:
2996:
2992:
2991:
2990:
2988:
2987:
2986:
2967:
2966:
2965:
2960:
2952:
2950:
2942:
2937:
2929:
2924:
2916:
2911:
2903:
2898:
2890:
2885:
2877:
2872:
2864:
2859:
2851:
2846:
2838:
2833:
2825:
2820:
2812:
2807:
2799:
2794:
2786:
2781:
2773:
2768:
2760:
2758:
2750:
2745:
2737:
2732:
2723:
2722:
2717:
2708:
2707:
2702:
2689:
2679:
2674:
2649:
2625:Xylophagomorpha
2615:
2584:
2545:
2501:
2488:(soldier flies)
2435:
2390:
2380:(tachina flies)
2317:
2310:Scathophagidae
2288:(cabbage flies)
2259:
2235:
2189:Australimyzidae
2170:
2163:Mormotomyiidae
2112:
2080:Neurochaetidae
2017:
1978:
1971:Sphaeroceridae
1948:Sphaeroceroidea
1942:
1902:Heterocheilidae
1897:Helosciomyzidae
1865:
1801:
1767:
1754:(peacock flies)
1720:(flutter flies)
1704:
1653:
1624:
1593:Lonchopteridae
1537:
1508:
1486:Homalocnemiidae
1470:Dolichopodidae
1451:
1341:
1311:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1258:
1220:
1205:Ptychopteridae
1179:
1158:
1110:
1106:Perissommatidae
1080:
1065:Rangomaramidae
1010:
1009:
1007:
999:
978:
940:
894:
881:(biting midges)
849:
826:Corethrellidae
787:
761:
747:
703:
696:
665:
663:
633:
628:
627:
618:
616:
612:
611:
607:
598:
596:
592:
591:
587:
582:
577:
418:Palaeomochlonyx
362:Underwood, 1903
280:and 11 extinct
266:
246:
204:
190:
128:
51:
17:
16:Family of flies
12:
11:
5:
2995:
2985:
2984:
2979:
2962:
2961:
2959:
2958:
2948:
2935:
2922:
2909:
2896:
2883:
2870:
2857:
2844:
2831:
2822:Fauna Europaea
2818:
2805:
2792:
2779:
2766:
2756:
2743:
2730:
2715:
2699:
2697:
2691:
2690:
2676:
2675:
2670:
2667:
2666:
2663:
2662:
2659:
2658:
2655:
2654:
2651:
2650:
2648:
2647:
2638:
2636:
2627:
2621:
2620:
2617:
2616:
2614:
2613:
2607:
2605:
2603:Vermileonoidea
2596:
2590:
2589:
2586:
2585:
2583:
2582:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2555:
2553:
2547:
2546:
2544:
2543:
2535:
2530:
2528:Austroleptidae
2524:
2522:
2513:
2507:
2506:
2503:
2502:
2500:
2499:
2491:
2486:Stratiomyidae
2483:
2480:(timber flies)
2474:
2472:
2470:Stratiomyoidea
2463:
2453:
2452:
2449:
2448:
2445:
2444:
2441:
2440:
2437:
2436:
2434:
2433:
2425:
2420:Nycteribiidae
2417:
2412:Hippoboscidae
2409:
2406:(tsetse flies)
2400:
2398:
2396:Hippoboscoidea
2392:
2391:
2389:
2388:
2383:
2375:
2370:Sarcophagidae
2367:
2362:
2357:
2349:
2341:
2336:
2331:Calliphoridae
2327:
2325:
2319:
2318:
2316:
2315:
2307:
2299:
2291:
2282:
2280:
2271:
2265:
2264:
2261:
2260:
2258:
2257:
2249:
2247:Cryptochetidae
2243:
2241:
2237:
2236:
2234:
2233:
2225:
2220:
2212:
2207:
2199:
2191:
2186:
2180:
2178:
2172:
2171:
2169:
2168:
2160:
2152:
2147:Drosophilidae
2144:
2136:
2128:
2122:
2120:
2114:
2113:
2111:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2098:Periscelididae
2095:
2090:
2085:
2077:
2072:
2067:
2065:Fergusoninidae
2062:
2054:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2027:
2025:
2019:
2018:
2016:
2015:
2010:
2005:
2000:Chamaemyiidae
1997:
1988:
1986:
1980:
1979:
1977:
1976:
1968:
1966:Nannodastiidae
1963:
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1952:
1950:
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1943:
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1899:
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1820:
1811:
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1803:
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1799:
1791:
1783:
1777:
1775:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1765:
1757:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1736:(signal flies)
1731:
1728:(cheese flies)
1723:
1718:Pallopteridae
1714:
1712:
1706:
1705:
1703:
1702:
1693:
1691:
1682:
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