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subgenus Chaoborus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Chaoboridae (Phantom Midges)
Genus Chaoborus
No Taxon subgenus Chaoborus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Subgenus Chaoborus s. str.
Identification
Adult without markings on legs or wings.
Pupa with midrib of paddles complete, curved at apex, about as strong as lateral ribs.