''Chaoborus astictopus'', the Clear Lake gnat, is a species of phantom midges in the family

Chaoboridae Chaoboridae, commonly known as phantom midges or glassworms, is a family of fairly common midges with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are closely related to the Corethrellidae and Chironomidae; the adults are differentiated through peculiarit ...

. 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. The larvae can be vulnerable to the pathogen '' Thelohania corethrae'' during the winter season. They are also susceptible to the fungal pathogen ''

Tolypocladium cylindrosporum ''Tolypocladium'' is a genus of fungi within the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. It includes species that are parasites of other fungi, insect pathogens, rotifer pathogens and soil inhabiting species with uncertain ecological roles. ''Tolypocladium' ...

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Chaoboridae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1924 {{Culicoidea-stub