Chaoborus astictopus

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[1]
  • Chaoborus lacustris Freeborn, 1926

Chaoborus astictopus, the Clear Lake gnat, is a species of phantom midges in the family Chaoboridae.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5]

The larvae can be vulnerable to the pathogen Thelohania corethrae during the winter season.[6] They are also susceptible to the fungal pathogen Tolypocladium cylindrosporum.[7]

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  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.