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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chaoboridae |
| Genus: | Chaoborus |
| Species: | C. astictopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaoborus astictopus Dyar & Shannon, 1924
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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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chaoborus astictopus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Chaoborus astictopus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Chaoborus astictopus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Chaoborus astictopus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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