The first record of Chaoborus punctipennis (Say, 1823), an invasive phantom midge (Diptera, Chaoboridae), in Japan

Jukka Salmela, Keita Kuroda, Kota Ishimaru, Kozo Watanabe, Levente-Péter Kolcsár

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Abstract

Chaoborus phantom midges have a cosmopolitan distribution and are often
abundant inhabitants of lentic water bodies during their immature stages.
Chaoborus punctipennis, a native species of lakes in the USA and Canada, is
reported for the first time in the Palaearctic region in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, as
invasive taxon. The species is easy to identify in the larval, pupal and adult stages
using morphological keys, and has a distinct DNA barcoding (COI) profile. In
order to monitor and manage the species in Japan, we recommend creating targeted
inventories of lakes and ponds at Ehime and in neighboring prefectures
Original languageEnglish
JournalBioInvasions Records
Volume11
Early online date21 Nov 2022
Publication statusPublished - 2023
MoEC publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • true flies
  • phantom midges
  • lakes
  • morphology
  • COI

Field of science

  • Environmental biotechnology

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