Aquatic Insects of Michigan

by Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan

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Chironomidae, Subfamily Tanypodinae

Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Ablabesmyia (Asayia) annulata (Say), 1823 Tanypus - SK-QUE s. to CA-FL
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera (Roback), 1959 Pentaneura - 1
          • Pentaneura gera Roback, 1959
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) hauberi Beck & Beck, 1966 - MB-ONT, NY-PA s. to MS-FL
Ablabesmyia
(Ablabesmyia) janta (Roback), 1959 Pentaneura - NWT-MD, OH, s. to FL
Ablabesmyia
(Karelia) illinoensis (Malloch), 1915 Tanypus - 1
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) johannseni (Roback), 1959 Pentaneura - IL
Ablabesmyia
(Ablabesmyia) mallochi (Walley), 1925 Tanypus - 1
          Pentaneura auriensis Roback, 1957
          Pentaneura aequifasciata Dendy and Sublette, 1959
          Ablabesmyia ornata Beck and Beck, 1966
          Ablabesmyia tarella Roback, 1971

Ablabesmyia
(Ablabesmyia) monilis (Linneaus), 1758 Tipula - 1
          Ablabesmyia monilis var. nigra Roback, 1971
          Tanypus basalis Walley, 1925
          Ablabesmyia americana Fittkau, 1905

Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) parajanta Roback, 1971 - ONT, NY - NEB s. to FL
Ablabesmyia
(Karelia) peleensis (Walley), 1926 Tanypus - 1
Ablabesmyia (Karelia) pulchripennis (Lundbeck, 1898 Tanypus) - QUE-AB,SD-CO
          Tanypus prudens Walley, 1925
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) rhamphe Sublette 1964 - MN-OH s. to FL

Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Macropelopiini)

Apsectrotanypus johnsoni (Coquillett, 1901 Tanypus) - 1

Brundiniella Roback, 1978 (Tribe Macropelopiini)

Brundiniella eumorpha Roback, 1978 - ONT-WV w. to CA

Cantopelopia Roback, 1971 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Cantopelopia gesta Roback, 1971 - QUE-IL, FL

Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913 (Tribe Coelotanypodini)

Clinotanypus pinguis (Loew) 1861, Tanypus - 1
          Tanypus flavicinctus Loew, 1861
          Tanypus thoracicus Loew, 1866
          Procladius caliginosus Johannsen, 1905

Coelotanypus Kieffer, 1913 (Tribe Coelotanypodini)

Coelotanypus concinnus (Coquillett), 1895 Tanypus - 1
          Coelotanypus flavus Kieffer, 1923
Coelotanypus scapularis
(Loew), 1866 Tanypus - 1
Coelotanypus tricolor (Loew), 1861 Tanypus -IL, IN, OH

Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Conchapelopia aleta Roback, 1971 - eCA & USA
Conchapelopia currani (Walley), 1925 Tanypus - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
Conchapelopia fasciata Beck & Beck, 1966 - AB-ONT, OH, s. to KS, FL
          Conchapelopia dusena Roback, 1971
Conchapelopia pallens (Coquillett), 1902 Tanypus - AK-QUE, s. to CA-FL
          Pentaneura goniodes Sublette, 1964
         
Conchapelopia goniodes var. trifida Roback, 1971
Conchapelopia rurika (Roback), 1957 Pentaneura - MB-QUE, OH, s. to KS-GA
Conchapelopia telema Roback, 1971 - NWT-ONT, OH, s. to NC

Djalmabatista Fittkau, 1968 (Tribe Procladiini)

Djalmabatista pulchra (Johannsen), 1908 Protenthes - Oliver et al.
          Tanypus apicalis Johannsen, 1908
         
Protenthes fasciger Curran, 1930
         
Procladius maculatus Roback, 1971

Guttipelopia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Guttipelopia guttipennis (Wulp, 1861 Tanypus) - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
          Tanypus multipunctatus Curran, 1930
         
Guttipelopia currani Beck and Beck, 1966

Hayesomyia Murray and Fittkau, 1985 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Hayesomyia senata (Walley, 1925 Tanypus) - 1, Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
          Pentaneura chrysops Sublette , 1964
         
?Chironomus unicolor Walker, 1848

Helopelopia Roback, 1971 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Helopelopia cornuticaudata (Walley), 1925 Tanypus - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
Helopelopia pilicaudata (Walley), 1925 Tanypus - NWT-NB, s. to NC

Labrundinia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Labrundinia pilosella (Loew), 1866 Tanypus - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
          Labrundinia neopilosella Beck and Beck, 1966

Larsia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Larsia berneri Beck & Beck, 1966 - MN
Larsia canadensis Bilyj, 1984 - CAN e. of Rockies
Larsia decolorata (Malloch), 1915 Tanypus - 1 (MI - Curry 1953)
          Larsia lurida Beck and Beck, 1966
         
Larsia indistincta Beck and Beck, 1966
Larsia marginella (Malloch), 1915 Tanypus - IL, QUE-KS
Larsia planensis (Johannsen), 1946 Pentaneura - QUE-CA, OH

Macropelopia Thienemann in Thienemann and Kieffer, 1916 (Tribe Macropelopiini)

Macropelopia decedens (Walker, 1848 Tanypus) - BC-QUE, s. to MS-FL
          Tanypus hirtipennis Loew, 1866
          Anatopynia dena Roback in Sublette and Sublette, 1965 [new name for Anatopynia brunnea Roback, 1955]

Meropelopia Roback, 1971 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Meropelopia americana (Fittkau), 1957 Conchapelopia - NY, OH, KS
Meropelopia flavifrons (Johannsen), 1905 Ablabesmyia - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
          Pentaneura gesta Roback in Sublette and Sublette, 1965
         
Arctopelopia fittkaui Beck and Beck, 1966

Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Monopelopia boliekae Beck & Beck, 1966 - BC-ONT, s. to MS, FL
Monopelopia tenuicalcar (Kieffer), 1918 Tanypus - BC-ONT, s. CA-FL

Natarsia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Natarsiini)

Natarsia baltimorea (Coquillett) 1905 Tanypus - MI - Stone et al. p.146
          Ablabesmyia fastuosa Johannsen, 1905

Nilotanypus Kieffer, 1923 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Nilotanypus fimbriatus (Walker), 1848 Chironomus - widespread

Paramerina Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Paramerina fragilis (Walley), 1926 Tanypus - NWT-QUE, VA

Pentaneura Philippi, 1865 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Pentaneura inconspicua (Malloch), 1915 - Tanypus - IL, ON - widespread
          Pentaneura comosa Sublette, 1964
         
Pentaneura inculta Beck and Beck, 1966
Pentaneura indecisca (Williston), 1896 Tanypus - NY s. to Neotropical
Pentaneura inyoensis (Sublette), 1964 Pentaneura - IL - widespread

Procladius Skuse, 1889 (Tribe Procladiini)

Procladius (Psilotanypus) bellus (Loew, 1866 Tanypus) - UMMZ-Insect Division; Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
          Procladius adumbratus Johannsen, 1905
         
Tanypus pusillus Loew, 1866
         
Procladius flavidus Kieffer, 1923
         
Procladius malifero Garrett, 1925
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis (Linneaus), 1767 Tanypus - Oliver et al.
          Tanypus crassinervis Zetterstedt, 1838
         
Protenthes claripennis Malloch, 1915
Procladius (Holotanypus) denticulatus Sublette, 1964 - widespread
Procladius (Holotanypus) dentus Roback, 1971 - widespread boreal
Procladius (Holotanypus) freemani Sublette, 1964 - widespread, mostly boreal
Procladius (Psilotanypus) macrotrichus Roback, 1971 - MN
Procladius (Psilotanypus) riparius (Malloch), 1915 Protenthes- UMMZ-Insect Division; Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
Procladius (Holotanypus) ruris Roback, 1971 - MN, widespread north
Procladius (Holotanypus) sublettei Roback, 1971 - ON, widespread

Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909 (Tribe Macropelopiini)

Psectrotanypus discolor (Coquillett, 1902 Tanypus) - WA-NH, WI
Psectrotanypus dyari (Coquillett, 1902 Tanypus) - 1
          Tanypus guttularis Coquillett, 1902
          Tanypus garretti Walley, 1925

Psectrotanypus eumorpha (Sublette, 1964 Anatopynia) - 1

Reomyia Roback, 1986 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Reomyia nr. wartinbei (Roback), 1984 Zavrelimyia - OH

Rheopelopia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Rheopelopia acra (Roback), 1971 Thienemannimyia - 1
Rheopelopia paramaculipennis (Roback), 1971 Thienemannimyia - OH, IL east
Rheopelopia perda (Roback), 1971 Thienemannimyia - MN, ON widespread north

Tanypus Meigen, 1803 (Tribe Tanypodini)

Tanypus (Tanypus) carinatus Sublette, 1964 - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
Tanypus (Tanypus) concavus Roback, 1971 - Oliver et al.
Tanypus (Apelopia) neopunctipennis Sublette, 1964 - OH, widespread
Tanypus(Tanypus) punctipennis Meigen, 1818 - 1
Tanypus (Tanypus) stellatus
Coquillett, 1902 - 1
Tanypus(Tanypus) villipennis
(Kieffer), 1918 Protenthes- 1, Oliver et al.

Telopelopia Roback, 1971 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Telopelopia okoboji (Walley), 1928 - Tanypus - MB, MN, OH, VA

Thienemannimyia Fittkau, 1957 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Thienemannimyia norena (Roback), 1957 Pentaneura - Oliver et al.
          Thienemannimyia norena var. quadrata Roback, 1971

Trissopelopia Kieffer, 1923 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Trissopelopia ogemawi Roback, 1971 - Oliver et al.

Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Zavrelimyia bifasciata (Coquillett), 1901 Tanypus - widespread north and central
Zavrelimyia sinuosa (Coquillett), 1905 Tanypus - Cook Collection, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan
          Zavrelimyia carneosa Fittkau, 1962
         
Pentaneura fluminalis Sublette, 1964
Zavrelimyia thryptica (Sublette), 1964 Pentaneura - ON, widespread

incerta sedis (Tribe Pentaneurini)

Tanypus futilis Wulp, 1867 - WI

1 - Roback SS. 1971.

Page created: November 23, 2002 (EB)
Page last reviewed: September 4, 2003 (EB)