Key for the identification of British Chaoboridae
A relatively small family in the British fauna with only six species. They are most noticed as the larvae, which are found in freshwater and have a ghostly, almost transparent appearance. They are know as phantom larvae and the adults by association, phantom midges. The adults resemble the non-biting midges.
A relatively small family in the British fauna with only six species. They are most noticed as the larvae, which are found in freshwater and have a ghostly, almost transparent appearance. They are know as phantom larvae and the adults by association, phantom midges. The adults resemble the non-biting midges.
The key below updates that in the Royal Entomological Society key by Freeman (1950). It includes a detailed description of Chaoborus crystallinus and copies/translations of the original descriptions of the British species.
The key below updates that in the Royal Entomological Society key by Freeman (1950). It includes a detailed description of Chaoborus crystallinus and copies/translations of the original descriptions of the British species.
Family Chaoboridae, key to British species.pdf