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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Tipulidae - Crane Flies

Largest family of the Diptera, most species are terrestrial with larvae frequenting moist areas. Other species live near the margins of lakes and streams, and a few are strictly aquatic. This list is based on works of Alexander and Stone et al. (1965), and should be considered only a beginning if not outdated taxonomic survey for the state. Determination of taxa considered aquatic or semi-aquatic is based on my interpretation of Rogers 1942 and Byers 1995.

Antocha Osten Sacken, 1859 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Limoniini)

Antocha obtusa Alexander, 1925
Antocha opalizans Osten Sacken, 1859 - WI east
Antocha saxicola Osten Sacken, 1859

Arctoconopa Alexander, 1955 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Arctoconopa painteri (Alexander), 1929 Erioptera - OH

Cryptolabis Osten Sacken, 1859 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Cryptolabis (Phantolabis) lacustris (Alexander), 1938 Erioptera

Dactylolabis Osten Sacken, 1859 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[algal and other plant associations in dripping water on cliff faces or comparible associations (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Dactylolabis cubitalis (Osten Sacken), 1869 Limnophila - IN, OH, WI
Dactylolabis montana (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnophila - IL east and northeast

Dicranota Zetterstedt 1838 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Pediciini)

Dicranota (Rhaphidolabina) flaveola (Osten Sacken), 1869 Rhaphidolabis
Dicranota
(Dicranota) currani Alexander, 1926 - MN, ON east
Dicranota (Dicranota) fumipennis Alexander, 1941 - MN
Dicranota (Paradicranota) eucera Osten Sacken, 1869 - MN east
Dicranota (Paradicranota) iowa Alexander, 1920 - MN south and east
Dicranota (Plectromyia) petiolata (Alexander), 1919 Tricyphona - CO northeast to QB
Dicranota (Rhaphidolabis) cayuga (Alexander), 1916 Rhaphidolabis - widespread
Dicranota (Rhaphidolabis) forceps (Alexander), 1924 Rhaphidolabis
Dicranota
(Rhaphidolabis) rogersiana (Alexander), 1925 Rhaphidolabis
Dicranota
(Rhaphidolabis) tenuipes (Osten Sacken), 1869 Rhaphidolabis

Elliptera Schiner, 1863 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Limoniini)

Elliptera illini Alexander, 1920 - IL

Erioptera Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Erioptera (Trimicra) pilipes (Fabricius), 1787 Tipula - NAm, Europe
          . Trimicra anomala Osten Sacken, 1861
Erioptera (Erioptera) chlorophylla Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Erioptera) chlorophylloides Alexander, 1919 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Erioptera) furcifera Alexander, 1919
Erioptera (Erioptera) gaspeana Alexander, 1929
Erioptera (Erioptera) georgei Alexander, 1956
Erioptera (Erioptera) leptostyla Alexander, 1940
Erioptera (Erioptera) megaphthalma Alexander, 1918
Erioptera (Erioptera) septemtrionis Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Erioptera) straminea Osten Sacken, 1869 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Erioptera) subfurcifera Alexander, 1929
Erioptera (Erioptera) uliginosa Alexander, 1930 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Erioptera) vespertina Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
          . Erioptera holoptica Dietz, 1921
          . Erioptera fuscoantennata Dietz, 1921
Erioptera (Erioptera) villosa Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) caliptera Say, 1823 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) knabi Alexander, 1913
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) needhami Alexander, 1918 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) parva Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Hoplolabis) armata Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Psiloconopa) armillaris Osten Sacken, 1869 - Rogers, ESGR
Erioptera (Psiloconopa) graphica Osten Sacken, 1859 Rogers, ESGR

Erioptera (Psiloconopa) indianensis Alexander, 1922
Erioptera (Psiloconopa) venusta Osten Sacken, 1859

Gonomyia Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)
[saturated silt or snad at stream or pond margins]

Gonomyia (Idiocera) apicipina Alexander, 1926 - IN
Gonomyia (Idiocera) blanda Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Gonomyia (Idiocera) mathesoni Alexander, 1915
Gonomyia (Lipophleps) manca Osten Sacken, 1869 - IN east
          . Dicranomyia curvivena Coquillett, 1908

Gonomyia (Lipophleps) sacandaga Alexander, 1914
Gonomyia (Lipophleps) sulphurella Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Gonomyia (Neolipophleps) alexanderi (Johnson), 1912 Elliptera - IL northeast
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) armigera Alexander, 1922 - IN northeast
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) bidentata Alexander, 1922 - IN, WI northeasst
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) cognatella Osten Scken, 1859 - WI east
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) florens Alexander, 1916 - Rogers, ESGR
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) kansensis Alexander, 1918 - Rogers, ESGR
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) noveboracensis Alexander, 1916
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) reflexa Alexander, 1927
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) subcinerea Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
          . Phyllolabis obscuris Doane, 1900

Helius Lepeletier and Serville, 1828 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Limoniini)

Helius flavipes (Macquart), 1855 Rhamphidia - WI, widespread
          . Limnobia prominens Walker, 1856
          . Rhamphidia brevirostris Osten Sacken, 1859
Helius mainensis
(Alexander), 1916 Rhamphidia - IL, WI, east

Hexatoma Latreille, 1809 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[aquatic or semiaquatic]

Hexatoma (Hexatoma) magacera (Osten Sacken) Anisomera - IN, ON east
Hexatoma (Hexatoma) microcera Alexander, 1926 - NAm
Hexatoma (Eriocera) albitarsis (Osten Sacken), 1869 Penthoptera - IW east
Hexatoma (Eriocera) cinerea (Alexander), 1912 Eriocera - Rogers, ESGR
Hexatoma
(Eriocera) fuliginosa (Osten Sacken), 1859 Eriocera
Hexatoma (Eriocera) gibbosa (Doane), 1900 Eriocera - Rogers, ESGR
Hexatoma
(Eriocera) longicornis (Walker), 1848 Anisomera - NAm
Hexatoma (Eriocera) spinosa (Osten Sacken), 1859 Arrhenica - IL east
Hexatoma (Eriocera) tristis (Alexander), 1914 Eriocera - IN east

Limonia Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Limoniini)

Limonia (Limonia) globithorax (Osten Sacken), 1869 Dicranomyia - WI-NF
Limonia (Limonia) indigena (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnobia - WI
Limonia (Limonia) macateei (Alexander), 1916 Dicranomyia - IN
          . Dicranomyia varipes Dietz, 1921
Limonia (Limonia) maculicosta (Coquillett), 1905 Limnobia - expect in northern UP
Limonia (Limonia) parietina (Osten Sacken), 1861 Limnobia
Limonia (Limonia) sociabilis (Osten Sacken), 1869 Limnobia
Limonia (Limonia) tristigma (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnobia - IL
Limonia (Dicranomyia) adirondacensis (Alexander), 1922 Dicranomyia - WI east
Limonia (Dicranomyia) brevivena (Osten Sacken), 1869 Dicranomyia - widespread
Limonia (Dicranomyia) ctenopyga Alexander, 1943
Limonia (Dicranomyia) haeretica (Osten Sacken), 1869
          . Dicranomyia gibsoni Alexander, 1929
Limonia (Dicranomyia) halterata (Osten Sacken), 1869 Dicranomyia - widespread
          . Dicranomyia cinereipennis Lundström, 1912
Limonia (Dicranomyia) halterella (Edwards), 1921 Dicranomyia
          .
Dicranomyia gracilis Doane, 1900
Limonia (Dicranomyia) humidicola (Osten Sacken), 1859 Dicranomyia
          .
Dicranomyia viridicans Doane, 1908
          . Dicranomyia badia, authors, not Walker
Limonia (Dicranomyia) immanis Alexander, 1950
Limonia (Dicranomyia) immodesta (Osten Sacken), 1859 - widespread
Limonia (Dicranomyia) immodestoides Alexander, 1919 - widespread, IN
          . Dicranomyia iowensis Rogers, 1926
Limonia (Dicranomyia) liberta (Osten Sacken), 1859 - WI, south and east
Limonia (Dicranomyia) longipennis (Schummel), 1829 - widepsread
          . Dicranomyia immomor Osten Sacken, 1861
Limonia (Dicranomyia) michigana Alexander, 1950
Limonia (Dicranomyia) moniliformis (Doane), 1900 Dicranomyia
          . Dicranomyia penicillata Alexander, 1927
          . Dicranomyia haeretica authors, not Osten Sacken
Limonia (Dicranomyia) morioides (Osten Sacken), 1860 Dicranomyia
Limonia (Dicranomyia) neomorio (Alexander), 1927 Dicranomyia - north widespread
Limonia (Dicranomyia) nycteris (Alexander), 1927 Dicranomyia - north widespread
Limonia (Dicranomyia) piscataquis Alexander, 1941 - north widespread
          . Dicranomyia vibei Nielsen, 1951
Limonia (Dicranomyia) pudica (Osten Sacken), 1859 Dicranomyia
Limonia (Dicranomyia) pudicoides Alexander, 1929 - IN
Limonia (Dicranomyia) rostifera (Osten Sacken), 1869 - north widespread
Limonia (Dicranomyia) sphagnicola (Alexander), 1925 Dicranomyia - widespread north and central
Limonia (Dicranomyia) spinifera (Alexander), 1927 Dicranomyia
Limonia (Dicranomyia) stulta (Osten Sacken), 1859 - WI east
          . Dicranomyia monticola Alexander, 1911
Limonia (Dicranomyia) terraenovae (Alexander), 1920 Dicranomyia - maybe north
          . Dicranomyia teuipes Zetterstedt, 1838
          . Dicranomyia decora Staeger, 1840
Limonia (Dicranomyia) uliginosa Alexander, 1929
Limonia (Geranomyia) canadensis (Westwood), 1835 Limnobiorhynchus - widespread
Limonia (Geranomyia) communis (Osten Sacken), 1859 Geranomyia - WI
Limonia (Geranomyia) distincta (Doane), 1900 Geranomyia
Limonia (Geranomyia) diversa (Osten Sacken), 1859 Geranomyia - widespread
Limonia (Geranomyia) rostrata (Say), 1823 Limnobia
Limonia (unplaced subgenus) defuncta (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnobia - IL, WI widespread
Limonia (unplaced subgenus) fusca Meigen, 1804
          . Limnobia turpis Walker, 1856
          . Dicranomyia pubipennis Osten Sacken, 1859
Limonia (unplaced subgenus) rara (Osten Sacken), 1869 Dicranomyia - WI
Limonia (unplaced subgenus) shelfordi Alexander, 1944

Limnophila Macquart, 1834 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[wet soil ranging from sandy organic silt to black mud (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Limnophila (Lasiomastix) macrocera (Say), 1823 Limnobia - Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila
(Lasiomastix) subtenuicornis (Alexander), 1918 Lasiomastix Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Eutonia) marchandi Alexander, 1916
Limnophila (Prionolabis) munda Osten Sacken, 1869 - WI east
Limnophila(Prionolabis) rufibasis Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Prionolabis) walleyi Alexander, 1929 - IL, ON east
Limnophila(Eloeophila) irene Alexander, 1927
Limnophila (Eloeophila) solstitialis Alexander, 1926 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Dicranophragma) angustula Alexander, 1929 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Dicranophragma) fuscovaria Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila(Idioptera) fasciolata Osten Sacken, 1869 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) adusta Osten Sacken, 1859 - Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila(Phylidorea) adustoides Alexander, 1927 - IN east
Limnophila (Phylidorea) auripennis Alexander, 1926 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) caudifera Alexander, 1927 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) claggi Alexander, 1930
Limnophila (Phylidorea) consimilis Dietz, 1921 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) iowensis Alexander, 1927 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) luteola Alexander, 1927 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) persimilis Alexander, 1927 - IN
Limnophila (Phylidorea) platyphallus Alexander, 1926 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) siouana Alexander, 1929 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (Phylidorea) subcostata (Alexander), 1911 Phylidorea Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (unplaced subgenus) brevifurca Osten Sacken, 1859 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (unplaced subgenus) laricicola Alexander, 1912 Rogers, ESGR
Limnophila (unplaced subgenus) poetica Osten Sacken, 1869 - Rogers, ESGR

Molophilus Curtis, 1833 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Molophilus cramptoni Alexander, 1924
Molophilus forcipulus
(Osten Sacken), 1869 Erioptera - Rogers, ESGR
Molophilus fultonensis Alexander, 1916 - Rogers, ESGR
Molophilus hirtipennis (Osten Sacken), 1859 Erioptera - Rogers, ESGR
Molophilus huron Alexander, 1929 - Rogers, ESGR
Molophilus novacaesariensis Alexander, 1916 - IN east
Molophilus pubipennis (Osten Sacken), 1859 Erioptera
Molophilus quadrispinosus
Alexander, 1924
Molophilus soror
Alexander, 1927

Nasiternella Wahlgren, 1881 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Pediciini)

Nasiternella hyperborea (Osten Sacken), 1861 Amalopsis - widespread boreal

Ormosia Rondani, 1856 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Ormosia (Scleroprocta) innocens (Osten Sacken), 1869 Rhypholophus
O
rmosia (Ormosia) arcuata (Doane), 1908 Rhypholophus
O
rmosia (Ormosia) bilineata Dietz, 1916

          . Ormosia huronis Alexander, 1929
Ormosia (Ormosia) broweri Alexander, 1939 - widespread north
Ormosia (Ormosia) frisoni Alexander, 1920
Ormosia (Ormosia) hubbelli Alexander, 1926 - MN
Ormosia (Ormosia) ingloria Alexander, 1929 - IN, ON
Ormosia (Ormosia) luteola Dietz, 1916
Ormosia (Ormosia) manicata (Doane), 1900 Rhypholophus
- Rogers, ESGR
          . Ormosia deviata Dietz, 1916
          . Ormosia fuscopyga Alexander, 1924
Ormosia (Ormosia) meigenii (Osten Sacken), 1859 Erioptera
Ormosia (Ormosia) monticola (Osten Sacken), 1869 Rhypholophus
Ormosia (Ormosia) nigripila (Osten Sacken), 1869 Rhypholophus
Ormosia (Ormosia) nimbipennis Alexander, 1917
Ormosia (Ormosia) pygmaea (Alexander), 1912 Trimicra
Ormosia (Ormosia) romanovichiana Alexander, 1953 - Rogers, ESGR
          . Ormosia nubila Osten Sacken, 1859
Ormosia (Ormosia) rubella (Osten Sacken), 1869 Rhypholophus - Rogers, ESGR
          . Ormosia enigmatica Dietz, 1921

Paradelphomyia Alexander, 1936 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[organic silt along stream margins or in cool seepage areas (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) americana (Alexander), 1912 Adelphomyia
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) cayuga (Alexander), 1912 Adelphomyia
          . Ormosia abnormis Dietz, 1916
          . Adelphomyia hazletonensis Dietz, 1912
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) minuta (Alexander), 1912 Adelphomyia
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) pleuralis (Dietz), 1921 Adelphomyia

Pedicia Latreille, 1809 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Pediciini)

Pedicia (Pedicia) albivitta Walker, 1848 - MB-NF, MO-SC
          . Pedicia goniphora Harris, 1835
Pedicia (Pedicia) contermina Walker, 1848
Pedicia (Pedicia) falcifera Alexander, 1941
Pedicia (Tricyphona) autumnalis (Alexander), 1917 Tricyphona - ON, WI east
Pedicia (Tricyphona) calcar (Alexander), 1917 Amalopis - WI east
Pedicia (Tricyphona) inconstans (Osten Sacken), 1859 Amalopis - MN east
Pedicia (Tricyphona) katahdin (Alexander), 1914 Tricyphona
Pedicia (Tricyphona) paludicola (Alexander), 1916 Tricyphona

Pedicia (Tricyphona) pumila Alexander, 1942

Phalacrocera Schiner, 1863 (Subfamily Cylindrotominae)

Phalacrocera neoxena Alexander, 1914
Phalacrocera tipulina Osten Sacken, 1865 - WI north and east

Phyllolabis Osten Sacken, 1877 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)

Phyllolabis lagganensis Alexander, 1931 - northern widespread

Pilaria Sintenis, 1889 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[ wet soil ranging from sandy organic silt to black mud (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Pilaria imbecilla (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnophila - ESGR, Rogers 1942
Pilaria meridiana (Staeger), 1840 Limnobia - ESGR, Rogers 1942
          . Limnophila osborni Alexander, 1914
Pilaria quadrata (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnophila - ESGR, Rogers 1942
Pilaria recondita (Osten Sacken), 1869 Limnophila - ESGR, Rogers 1942
Pilaria tenuipes (Say), 1823 Limnobia - ESGR, Rogers 1942
          . Limnophila edwardi Alexander, 1916

Prolimnophila Alexander, 1929 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[moist-to-saturated soil along streams or in marshes (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Prolimnophila areolata (Osten Sacken), 1859 - WI east

Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 1919 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[moist-to-saturated soil along streams or in marshes (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Pseudolimnophila australina Alexander, 1927 - IN east
Pseudolimnophila contempta (Osten Sacken), 1869 Limnophila
Pseudolimnophila inornata (Osten Sacken), 1869 Limnophila
Pseudolimnophila lutipennis (Osten Sacken), 1850 Limnophila
Pseudolimnophila noveboracensis
(Alexander), 1911 Limnophila

Tasiocera Skuse, 1890 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) niphadias (Alexander), 1925 Molophilus

Tipula Linnaeus, 1758 (Subfamily Tupuliinae, Tribe Tipulini)

Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis (Say), 1823 - shredder, ubiquitous in streams and rivers in MI
          . Tipula albilata Walker, 1848
Tipula (Trichotipula) algonquin Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Oreomyza) angulata
Loew, 1864 - Rogers, floodplains
          . Tipula decora Doane, 1901
Tipula (Schummelia) annulicornis Say, 1829
          . Tipula jejuna Johnson, 1909
Tipula (Lunatipula) apicalis Loew, 1863
Tipula (Vestiplex) balioptera Loew, 1863 - WI
Tipula (Lunatipula) bicornis Forbes, 1890 - Rogers, not aquatic but near marshes or marshes
Tipula (Oreomyza) borealis Walker, 1848 - Rogers, floodplains
          . Tipula hebes Loew, 1863
Tipula (Yamatotipula) caloptera Loew, 1863 - Rogers, aquatic in creek and brook gravel or sand
Tipula (Yamatotipula) cayuga Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Nobilotipula) collaris Say, 1823
Tipula (Yamatotipula) concava Alexander, 1926
Tipula (Platytipula) cunctuans Say, 1823 - Rogers, marsh edges (semiaquatic?)
Tipula (Yamatotipula) dejecta Walker, 1856 - Rogers, semiaquatic marsh and seep edges
          . Tipula fumosa Doane, 1901
          . Tipula brevicollis Loew, 1863
Tipula (Yamatotipula) eluta Loew, 1864 - Rogers, semiaquatic along marshes, creeks and seeps
Tipula (Arctotipula) dickinsoni Alexander, 1932 - Rogers, semiaquatic marsh and seep edges
Tipula (Lunatipula) disjuncta Walker, 1856 - Rogers, not aquatic
          . Tipula taughannock Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Lunatipula) dorsimacula Walker, 1848 - Rogers, not aquatic
          . Tipula angustipennis Loew, 1863
          . Tipula beaulieui Dietz, 1921
          . Tipula nubilis Harris, 1835
Tipula (Lunatipula) duplex Walker, 1848 - Rogers, near marsh-wood margins, but not aquatic
Tipula (Oreomyza) entomophthorae Alexander, 1918
          . Tipula similissima Dietz, 1921
Tipula (Lunatipula) flavoumbrosa Alexander, 1918 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Yamatotipula) footeana Alexander, 1961 - ID, NF
Tipula (Oreomyza) fragilis Loew, 1863 - IN north and northeast
Tipula (Yamatotipula) fraterna Loew, 1864 - Rogers, in algal mats of creeks
Tipula (Lunatipula) fuliginosa (Say), 1823 Ctenophora - Rogers, not aquatic
          . Tipula speciosa
Loew, 1863
Tipula (Vestiplex) fultonensis Alexander, 1918 - northern
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848 - Rogers, margins of creeks, marshes, semiaquatic in detritus
          . Tipula bella Loew, 1863
          . Tipula fuscifer Harris in Johnson, 1925
Tipula (Lunatipula) georgiana Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Oreomyza) helderbergensis Alexander, 1918
Tipula (Schummelia) hermannia Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, not aquatic
          . Tipula fasciata Loew, 1863
Tipula (Lunatipula) hirsuta Doane, 1901 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Oreomyza) huron Alexander, 1918 - WI
Tipula (Oreomyza) illinoiensis Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Angarotipula) illustris Doane, 1901 - IL
          . Tipula fuscipennis Loew, 1866
Tipula (Yamatotipula) kennicotti Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, marshes
          . Tipula diluta Doane, 1901
          . Tipula parvemarginata Alexander, 1926
          . Tipula tera Loew in Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Oreomyza) latipennis Loew, 1864
- Rogers, floodplains, marsh margins
          . Tipula ottawaensis Dietz, 1914
Tipula (Vestiplex) longiventris
Loew, 1863 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Lunatipula) macrolabis - Loew, 1864
          . Tipula spectabilis Doane, 1901
Tipula (Lunatipula) mainensis Alexander, 1915 - ME-AB
Tipula (Lunatipula) megaura Doane, 1901 - Rogers, wet margins of spring ponds and seeps, grassy streams
Tipula (Lunatipula) monticola Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Lunatipula) morrisoni Alexander, 1915 - IN east
Tipula (Nobilotipula) nobilis (Loew), 1864
Tipula (Yamatotipula) noveboracensis Alexander, 1919
Tipula (Trichotipula) oropezoides Johnson, 1909
Tipula (Trichotipula) pachyrhinoides Alexander, 1915 - MN
Tipula (Lunatipula) parshleyi Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, not aquatic
Tipula (Oreomyza) penobscot Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Oreomyza) phoroctenia Alexander, 1919 - ME west (expect in UP)
Tipula puncticornis Macquart, 1850 - NAm
Tipula (Oreomyza) resurgens Walker, 1848 - Rogers, floodplain
          . Tipula grata Loew, 1863
Tipula (Yamatotipula) sayi Alexander, 1911 - Rogers, inundated soils of marsh borders
          . Tipula costalis Say, 1823
Tipula (Oreomyza) senega Alexander, 1915 - expect in UP
Tipula (Oreomyza) serta Loew, 1863 - Rogers, detritus of marsh and seep borders
          . Tipula discolor Loew, 1863
          . Tipula albonotata Doane, 1901
          . Tipula ignota Alexander, 1915
Tipula (Trichotipula) stonei Alexander - Rogers, not aquatic
          • Pachyrhina unifasciata Loew, 1863
Tipula (Yamatotipula) strepens Loew, 1863 - Rogers, semiaquatic, moss and algal mats of rills and seeps
Tipula (Oreomyza) subfasciata Loew, 1864 - WI
Tipula (Lunatipula) submaculata Loew, 1863 - Rogers, not aquatic
          . Tipula cuspidata Doane, 1901
          . Tipula bidens Loew in Alexander, 1915 (nomen nudum)
Tipula (Yamatotipula) sulphurea - Rogers, semiaquatic, shallow semiflowing pools between marsh hummocks
Tipula (Yamatotipula) tephrocephala Loew, 1864 - Rogers, seepages, wet soil, but not aquatic
Tipula (Lunatipula) translucida Doane, 1901 - Rogers, floodplains, not aquatic
Tipula (Yamatotipula) tricolor Fabricius, 1775 - Rogers, marshes, streams, seepages and stagnant pools
          . Tipula vitrea Wulp, 1881
Tipula (Lunatipula) triplex Walker, 1848 - Rogers, open floodplains, not aquatic
          . Tipula inermis Doane, 1901
Tipula (Oreomyza) trivitata Say, 1823 - Rogers, floodplains, swamp margins
Tipula (Trichotipula) unimaculata (Loew), 1864 Pachyrhina - Rogers, floodplain woods, seepages, not aquatic
Tipula (Platytipula) ultima Alexander, 1915 - Rogers, margins of marshes
          . Tipula flavescens Fabricius, 1805
          . Tipula flavicans Fabricius, 1805
Tipula (Lunatipula) valida Loew, 1863 - Rogers, floodplain woods, not aquatic
          . Tipula calva Doane, 1901
Tipula (Yamatotipula) vicina Dietz, 1917 - Rogers, Stone - sand and gravel bottom banks
Tipula (Lunatipula) youngi Alexander, 1927 - Rogers, seepage areas, flood-plains

Toxorhina Loew, 1850 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Eriopterini)

Toxorhina magna Osten Sacken, 1865
Toxorhina muliebris Osten Sacken, 1865 - Rogers, ESGR

Triogma Schiner, 1863 (Subfamily Cylindrotominae)

Triogma exsculpta Osten Sacken, 1865

Ulomorpha Osten Sacken, 1869 (Subfamily Limoniinae, Tribe Hexatomini)
[wet soil ranging from sandy organic silt to black mud (Alexander in Stone et al.)]

Ulomorpha pilosella (Osten Sacken), 1859 Limnophila

unplaced Tipulidae species

ignobilis Walker, 1856 Limnobia ?Hexatoma

References:

Rogers, J.S. 1942. The Crane Flies (Tipulidae) of the George Reserve, Michigan. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zoology, Univ. Mich. No. 53, 129 pp., 8 pl.

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