Corethrella is a genus of midges that are classified in the family Corethrellidae.

Systematics

The genus currently comprises 132 extant and 10 fossil species.

Extant species

Subgenus Corethrella Coquillett, 1902

1. Corethrella aereus Wang & Yu, 2015

2. Corethrella alba Borkent, 2008

3. Corethrella albicoxa Borkent, 2008

4. Corethrella alticola Lane, 1939

5. Corethrella amabilis Borkent, 2008

6. Corethrella amazonica Lane, 1939

7. Corethrella ananacola Dyar, 1926

8. Corethrella anniae Borkent, 2008

9. Corethrella appendiculata Grabham, 1906

10. Corethrella aridicola Borkent, 2008

11. Corethrella atricornis Borkent, 2008

12. Corethrella aurita Borkent, 2008

13. Corethrella badia Borkent, 2008

14. Corethrella belkini Borkent, 2008

15. Corethrella bicincta Borkent, Grafe & Miyagi, 2012

16. Corethrella bicolor Borkent, 2008

17. Corethrella bifida Amaral & Pinho, 2023

18. Corethrella bipigmenta Borkent & Grafe, 2012

19. Corethrella blanda Dyar, 1928

20. Corethrella blandafemur Borkent, 2008

21. Corethrella blantoni Borkent, 2008

22. Corethrella borkenti Amaral, Pinho, 2015

23. Corethrella brakeleyi (Coquillett, 1902)

24. Corethrella brandiae Borkent, 2008

25. Corethrella brevivena Borkent, 2008

26. Corethrella briannae Borkent, 2008

27. Corethrella brunnea Borkent, 2012

28. Corethrella buettikeri Cranston, 1980

29. Corethrella cabocla Feijó, Belchior, Marialva & Pessoa, 2021

30. Corethrella calathicola Edwards, 1930

31. Corethrella cambirela Amaral, Mariano & Pinho, 2019

32. Corethrella canningsi Borkent, 2008

33. Corethrella carariensis Borkent, 2008

34. Corethrella cardosoi Lane, 1942

35. Corethrella caribbeana Borkent, 2008

36. Corethrella collessi Borkent, 2008

37. Corethrella colombiana Borkent, 2008

38. Corethrella compacta Amaral & Pinho, 2025

39. Corethrella condita Borkent, 2008

40. Corethrella contraria Borkent, 2008

41. Corethrella coronata Amaral & Pinho, 2025

42. Corethrella curta Borkent, 2008

43. Corethrella davisi Shannon & Del Ponte, 1928

44. Corethrella dehuai Wang & Yu, 2015

45. Corethrella dicosimoae Borkent, 2008

46. Corethrella doryphallica Amaral & Pinho, 2025

47. Corethrella douglasi Borkent, 2008

48. Corethrella drakensbergensis Borkent, 2008

49. Corethrella edwardsi Lane, 1942

50. Corethrella evenhuisi Borkent, 2008

51. Corethrella feipengi Yu, Huang & Zhang, 2013

52. Corethrella flavitibia Lane, 1939

53. Corethrella fulva Lane, 1939

54. Corethrella fuscifimbria Amaral & Pinho, 2023

55. Corethrella fuscipalpis Borkent, 2008

56. Corethrella fusciradialis Borkent, 2008

57. Corethrella galba Borkent, 2024

58. Corethrella gilva Borkent & Grafe, 2012

59. Corethrella globosa Borkent, 2008

60. Corethrella gloma Borkent, 2008

61. Corethrella grandipalpis Borkent, 2008

62. Corethrella guadeloupensis Borkent, 2008

63. Corethrella harrisoni Freeman, 1962

64. Corethrella hirta Borkent, 2008

65. Corethrella hispaniolensis Borkent, 2008

66. Corethrella ielemdei Feijó, Ramires, Lima & Pessoa, 2021

67. Corethrella inca Lane, 1939

68. Corethrella incompta Borkent, 2008

69. Corethrella inepta Annandale, 1911

70. Corethrella infuscata Lane, 1939

71. Corethrella inornata Borkent, 2008

72. Corethrella jenningsi Lane, 1942

73. Corethrella kerrvillensis (Stone, 1965)

74. Corethrella kipferi Dorff, Borkent & Curler, 2022

75. Corethrella lepida Borkent, 2008

76. Corethrella librata Belkin, Heinemann & Page, 1970

77. Corethrella longituba Belkin, Heinemann & Page, 1970

78. Corethrella lopesi Lane, 1942

79. Corethrella lutea Borkent & Grafe, 2012

80. Corethrella manaosensis (Lane & Cerqueira, 1958)

81. Corethrella marksae Colless, 1986

82. Corethrella mckeeveri Colless, 1994

83. Corethrella melanica Lane & Aitken, 1956

84. Corethrella menini Feijó, Picelli, Ríos-Velásquez & Pessoa, 2021

85. Corethrella mitra Borkent & Grafe, 2012

86. Corethrella munteantaroku Amaral, Mariano & Pinho, 2019

87. Corethrella nanoantennalis Borkent & Grafe, 2012

88. Corethrella nippon Miyagi, 1980

89. Corethrella obtusa Amaral & Pinho, 2025

90. Corethrella oppositophila Kvifte & Bernal, 2018

91. Corethrella orthicola Borkent, 2008

92. Corethrella pallida Lane, 1942

93. Corethrella pallidula Bugledich, 1999

94. Corethrella pallitarsis Edwards, 1930

95. Corethrella parallela Amaral & Pinho, 2025

96. Corethrella patasho Amaral & Pinho, 2023

97. Corethrella pauciseta Borkent, 2008

98. Corethrella peruviana Lane, 1939

99. Corethrella picticollis Edwards, 1930

100. Corethrella pillosa Lane, 1939

101. Corethrella pindorama Amaral & Pinho, 2023

102. Corethrella procera Borkent, 2008

103. Corethrella puella Shannon & Ponte, 1928

104. Corethrella quadrivittata Shannon & Ponte, 1928

105. Corethrella ramentum Borkent, 2008

106. Corethrella ranapungens Borkent, 2008

107. Corethrella redacta Borkent, 2008

108. Corethrella remiantennalis Borkent, 2008

109. Corethrella rotunda Borkent, 2008

110. Corethrella selvicola Lane, 1939

111. Corethrella solomonis Belkin, 1962

112. Corethrella squamifemora Borkent, 2008

113. Corethrella stenostyla Amaral, Bello-González & Pinho, 2021

114. Corethrella tarsata Lane, 1942

115. Corethrella tigrina Borkent & Grafe, 2012

116. Corethrella towadensis Okada & Hara, 1962

117. Corethrella travassosi Lane, 1942

118. Corethrella trivittata Amaral & Pinho, 2025

119. Corethrella truncata Borkent, 2008

120. Corethrella ugandensis Borkent, 2008

121. Corethrella unifasciata Amaral & Pinho, 2023

122. Corethrella unisetosa Borkent, 2008

123. Corethrella unizona Borkent & Grafe, 2012

124. Corethrella urumense Miyagi, 1980

125. Corethrella varia Borkent, 2008

126. Corethrella vittata Lane, 1939

127. Corethrella whartoni Vargas, 1952

128. Corethrella wirthi Stone, 1968

129. Corethrella xokleng Amaral, Mariano & Pinho, 2019

130. Corethrella yanomami Amaral, Mariano & Pinho, 2019

131. Corethrella yucuman Caldart & Pinho, 2016

Subgenus Notocorethrella Belkin, 1968

1. Corethrella novaezealandiae Tonnoir, 1927

Nomina dubia

• Corethrella barrettoi Lane, 1942

• Corethrella japonica (Komyo, 1954)

• Corethrella maculata Lane, 1939

• Corethrella shannoni Lane, 1939

• Corethrella stonei Lane, 1942

• Corethrella striata Lane, 1942

• Corethrella whitmani Lane, 1942

Fossil species

Subgenus Corethrella Coquillett, 1902

1. Corethrella andersoni Poinar & Szadziewski, 2007

2. Corethrella baltica Borkent, 2008

3. Corethrella dominicana Borkent, 2008

4. Corethrella miocaenica Szadziewski, Krzeminski and Kutscher, 1994

5. Corethrella nudistyla Borkent and Szadziewski, 1992

6. Corethrella patula Baranov & Kvifte, 2019

7. Corethrella prisca Borkent & Szadziewski, 1992

8. Corethrella rovnoensis Baranov & Kvifte, 2016

9. Corethrella sontagae Baranov & Kvifte, 2016

Subgenus Fossicorethrella Szadziewski, 1995

1. Corethrella cretacea Szadziewski, 1995

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