During research on brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis [Mitchill]), we collected larval and pupal specimens of the midge Odontomesa fulva (Kieffer) (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Pine Cree Creek, in the Cypress Hills area of the Northern Great Plains of Saskatchewan, Canada. This record is the first observation of O. fulva from the province. The larvae of the population of O. fulva in this study prefer shallow pools in this first-order, cold water stream. The species displays a univoltine emergence phenology. This range extension of O. fulva highlights and reinforces the importance of the Cypress Hills to the unique aquatic faunal biodiversity and ecology of Saskatchewan and the Northern Great Plains.
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1 July 2013
Biological Notes and Range Expansion of the Non-Biting Midge Odontomesa fulva (Kieffer) (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Iain D. Phillips,
Dale Parker,
Brittney M. Hoemsen,
Aaron J. Bell,
Douglas P. Chivers
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 73 • No. 2
July 2013
Vol. 73 • No. 2
July 2013
