Diaheliotaxis and Ombrophobia in an Anthophilous High Arctic Midge Smitta velutina

Records of Chironomidae as flower visitors are few (Larson et al. 2001), and explanations of their anthophilous activities even fewer. In the Arctic, several species are known as flower visitors and nectariphages (McApline, 1965; Oliver, 1968; Hocking, 1968; Kevan, 1970; 1973; Larson et al. 2001), b...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research
Main Author: Kevan, Peter G.
Other Authors: School of Environmental Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: NTNU Open Access Journals
Subjects:
Chironomidae
Arctic
Smittia velutina
flower visiting habits
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/2415
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Summary:Records of Chironomidae as flower visitors are few (Larson et al. 2001), and explanations of their anthophilous activities even fewer. In the Arctic, several species are known as flower visitors and nectariphages (McApline, 1965; Oliver, 1968; Hocking, 1968; Kevan, 1970; 1973; Larson et al. 2001), but none so abundant and conspicuous as Smittia velutina.

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