Cricotopus sylvestris

Cricotopus sylvestris
Cricotopus sp. sylvestris group, female, Poland
Scientific 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. "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. "Cricotopus sylvestris" . CABI Compendium. CABI Compendium: 15950. 2019. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.15950.
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".

Further reading

• "The Chironomid Home Page" . Retrieved 26 January 2021.