Cricotopus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Cricotopus
Cricotopus trifasciatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Genus: Cricotopus
van der Wulp, 1874[1]
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Cricotopus sp. on spring beauty

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References

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  1. ^ Wulp, F.M. van der (1875). "Dipterologische Aanteekeningen [concl.]". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 17: 113–148, pl. 8. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Williston, Samuel Wendell (1896). "On the Diptera of St. Vincent (West Indies)". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1896: 253–446, pls. 8–14. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  • Revision der gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). M Hirvenoja, 1973
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