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Chaoborus astictopus

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Species of fly

Chaoborus astictopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chaoboridae
Genus: Chaoborus
Species: C. astictopus
Binomial name
Chaoborus astictopus
Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Synonyms
  • Chaoborus lacustris Freeborn, 1926

Chaoborus astictopus, the Clear Lake gnat, is a species of phantom midges in the family Chaoboridae. The older larvae are commonly found in the profundal zone of lakes during the day and in the open waters at night, suggesting that they are negatively phototactic.

The larvae can be vulnerable to the pathogen Thelohania corethrae during the winter season. They are also susceptible to the fungal pathogen Tolypocladium cylindrosporum.

References

  1. ^ "Chaoborus astictopus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Chaoborus astictopus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Chaoborus astictopus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Chaoborus astictopus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Cook, S. F.; Conners, J. D. (1964-05-01). "The Direct Response of Chaoborus astictopus to Light (Diptera: Gulicidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 57 (3): 387–388. doi:10.1093/aesa/57.3.387. ISSN 0013-8746.
  6. Sikorowski, Peter P.; Madison, Clifford H. (1968-09-01). "Host-parasite relationships of Thelohania corethrae (Nosematidae: Microsporidia) from Chaoborus astictopus (Diptera: Chaoboridae)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 11 (3): 390–397. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(68)90188-2. ISSN 0022-2011.
  7. Turlington, L.W.; Woodward, D.L.; Colwell, A.E. (January 1990). "Pathogenesis of Tolypocladium cylindrosporum (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) in Chaoborus astictopus (Diptera: Chaoboridae)". Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 55 (1): 126–129. doi:10.1016/0022-2011(90)90042-5.
Taxon identifiers
Chaoborus astictopus


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