Cricotopus elegans is a species of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. It is found in Europe.
| Cricotopus elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Cricotopus |
| Species: | C. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Cricotopus elegans Johannsen, 1943
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| Synonyms | |
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Cricotopus (Cricotopus) elegans | |
It mines in the aquatic Potamogeton.[1][2]
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