Biology:Cricotopus sylvestris
| Cricotopus sylvestris | |
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| Cricotopus sp. sylvestris group, female, Poland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Cricotopus |
| Species: | C. sylvestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cricotopus sylvestris (Fabricius, 1794)
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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, 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cricotopus sylvestris Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=128645. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Cricotopus sylvestris". https://www.gbif.org/species/1454324. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Species Cricotopus sylvestris". https://bugguide.net/node/view/446939. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cricotopus sylvestris". https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/15950.
- ↑ Menzie, Charles A. (1981). "Production ecology of Cricotopus sylvestris (Fabricius) (Diptera: Chironomidae) in a shallow estuarine cove". Limnology and Oceanography 26 (3): 467–481. doi:10.4319/lo.1981.26.3.0467. Bibcode: 1981LimOc..26..467M.
- ↑ "Cricotopus sylvestris | NBN Atlas". https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NBNSYS0000027403#names.
Further reading
- "The Chironomid Home Page". http://www.chironomidae.net/. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q13850630 entry
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