Biology:Arctopelopia

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Short description: Genus of flies

Arctopelopia
Arctopelopia melanosoma, Minera, North Wales, May 2017 2 (34524922901).jpg
Arctopelopia melanosoma
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Arctopelopia

Arctopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.[1] The adipose tissue of the larvae of species in this genus are the host of Coccospora micrococcus, a microsporidium.[2]

References

  1. "Invertebrate communities in springs across a gradient in thermal regimes". PLOS ONE 17 (5): e0264501. 2022-05-05. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264501. PMID 35511881. Bibcode2022PLoSO..1764501K. 
  2. "Ultrastructural Study and Redescription of Coccospora micrococcus(Léger & Hesse, 1921) Kudo, 1925 (Microspora, Thelohaniidae), a Parasite of Midge Larvae of the Genus Arctopelopia sp. (Diptera, Chironomidae) in Sweden" (in en). Archiv für Protistenkunde 144 (3): 271–282. 1994-08-01. doi:10.1016/S0003-9365(11)80138-7. ISSN 0003-9365. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4787631 entry