Cricotopus sylvestris
Cricotopus sp. sylvestris group, female, Poland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Genus: Cricotopus
Species:
C. sylvestris
Binomial name
Cricotopus sylvestris
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tipula sylvestris Fabricius, 1794

Cricotopus sylvestris formerly Cricotopus silvestris, is a species of midge in the family Chironomidae. It is found in Asia, Europe, The United Kingdom, and North America.[1][2][3][4]

Ecology

It is believed that the complete development of this species from larvae to adult is temperature dependent. In laboratory conditions, larvae completed development in 10 days at 22° and 29 °C. When temperatures were at 15°, it took 28 days. The production to biomass (P/B) ratio for this species has one of the highest values reported for chironomids.[5] Midge larvae are often eaten by other invertebrates, such as damselfly naiads/Nymph (biology), and fish. In North America, it is noted that this species is a natural enemy of Berosus ingeminatus and Ischnura verticalis[4]

In the United Kingdom

In the U.K, this species is considered to be native but with a sporadic range.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cricotopus sylvestris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Cricotopus sylvestris". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Species Cricotopus sylvestris". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. 1 2 "Cricotopus sylvestris".
  5. ↑ Menzie, Charles A. (1981). "Production ecology of Cricotopus sylvestris (Fabricius) (Diptera: Chironomidae) in a shallow estuarine cove". Limnology and Oceanography. 26 (3): 467–481. Bibcode:1981LimOc..26..467M. doi:10.4319/lo.1981.26.3.0467.
  6. ↑ "Cricotopus sylvestris | NBN Atlas".

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