Aquatic
Insects of Michigan
by
Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural
Resources and Environment
University of Michigan
Aquatic Diptera of Michigan - References
Nematocera
CeratopogonidaeBrachyceraBorkent A, Bissett B. 1990. A revision of the Holarctic species of Serromyia Meigen (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Systematic Entomology 15(2):153-217.Chaoboriidae
Grogan WL, Wirth WW. 1975. A new Nearctic species of Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) described in all stages (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 77(4):466-471.
Grogan WL, Wirth WW. 1977. A revision of the Nearctic species of Jenkinshelea MacFie (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 79(1):126-141.
Grogan WL, Wirth WW. 1977. A revision of the Nearctic species of Parabezzia Malloch (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 50:49-83.
Grogan WL, Wirth WW. 1979. The North American predaceous midges of the genus Palpomyia Meigen (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 8. vi + 125 pp.
Wirth WW, Grogan, WL. 1977. Taxonomic notes on the genus Heteromyia Say, and a new species from Nicaragua (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). The Florida Entomologist 60(3):177-185.
Wirth WW, Grogan, WL. 1983. The Nearctic species of the Bezzia bivittata group (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96(3):489-523.Borkent, A. 1979. Systematics and bionomics of the species of the subgenus Schadonophasma Dyar and Shannon (Chaoborus, Chaoboridae, Diptera). Quaestiones Entomologicae 15(2):122-255.Chironomidae
Cook, EF. 1965. Family Chaoboridae, pp. 102-105 in Stone et al. A Catalog of the Diptera of American North of Mexico. Agriculture Handbook, United States Department of Agriculture, No. 276.
Hilsenhoff. 1995. Aquatic Insects of Wisconsin. Keys to Wisconsin Genera and Notes on Biology, Habitat, Distribution and Species. Natural History Museums Council Publication Number 3, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 79 p.
Sæther, OA. 1970. Nearctic and Palaearctic Chaoborus (Diptera: Chaoboridae). Fisheries Research Board of Canada Bulletin 174. vii + 57 p.Adam JI. Sæther OA. 1999. Revision of the genus Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Entomologica scandinavica Supplements 56:1-107.Culicidae
Bode RW. 1983. Larvae of North American Eukiefferiella and Tvetenia (Diptera: Chironomidae). New York State Museum Bulletin No. 452 v + 40 p.
Butler MG. 1987. Utility of larval instar, size and development data for recognition of cohorts in a merovoltine Chironomus population. Entomologica scandinavica Supplements 29:247-253.
Cranston PS, Oliver DR. 1988. Additions and corrections to the Nearctic Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae). The Canadian Entomologist 120:425-462.
Ekrem T. 2007.A taxonomic revision of the genus Stempellinella Diptera: Chironomidae). Journal of Natural History 41(21-24): 1367–1465.
Ekrem T, Sublette MF, Sublette JE. 2003. North American Tanytarsus I. Descriptions and keys to species in the eminulus, gregarius, lugens and mendax species groups (Diptera: Chironomidae). Annals of the American Entomological Society 96(3):265-328.
Hanson DC, Cook EF. 1976. The systematics and morphology of the Nearctic species of Diamesa Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 30. 203 pp.
Hestenes TC, Sæther OA. 2000. Three new Nearctic Thienemanniella Kieffer species with a review of the Nearctic species, pp. 103-127 in Hoffrichter O (ed.). Late 20th Century Research on Chironomidae: an Anthology from the 13th International Symposium on Chironomidae. Shaker Verlag GmbH, Aachen, Germany.
Hirvenoja M. 1973. Revision der Gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 10(1):1-363.
Maschwitz DE, Cook EF. 2000. Revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the subgenera P. (Polypedilum) Kieffer and P. (Uresipedilum) Oyewo and Sæther. Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin New Series Volume 12 Number 3. vii + 135 p.
Oliver DR. 1984. Description of a new species of Cricotopus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae) associated with Myriophyllum spicatum. The Canadian Entomologist 116:1287-1292.
Oliver DR. 1985. Review of Xylotopus Oliver and description of Irisobrillia n. gen. (Diptera: Chironomidae). Canadian Entomologist 117:1093-1110.
Oliver DR, Dillon, ME. 1994. Corrections and additions to "A catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae." Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96(1):8-10.
Oliver DR, Roussel, ME. 1982. The larvae of Pagastia Oliver (Diptera: Chironomidae) with descriptions of three Nearctic species. Canadian Entomologist 114:849-854.
Oliver DR, Roussel, ME. 1983. Redescription of Brillia Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) with descriptions of Nearctic species. Canadian Entomologist 115:257-279.
Oliver DR, Dillon ME, Cranston PS. 1990. A catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Publication 1857/B. ii + 89 pages.
Roback SS. 1971.The adults of the subfamily Tanypodinae (=Pelopiinae) in North America (Diptera: Chironomidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 17:1-410 pp.
Sæther OA. 1969. Some Nearctic Podonominae, Diamesinae, and Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae). Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 170. 154 p.
Sæther OA. 1975. Nearctic and Palaearctic Heterotrissocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae). Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 196. 67p.
Sæther OA. 1976. Revision of Hydrobaenus, Trissocladius, Zalutschia, Paratrissocladius and some related genera (Diptera: Chironomidae). Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 195. 287p.
Sæther OA. 1977. Taxonomic studies on Chironomidae: Nanocladius, Pseudochironomus, and the Harnischia complex. Bulletin of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 196. 143p.
Sæther OA. 1990. A review of the genus Limnophyes Eaton from the Holarctic and Afrotropical regions (Diptera: Chironomidae). Entomologica scandinavica Supplement 35:1-135.
Sæther OA. 1991. First Nearctic record of the orthoclad genus Tavastia Tuiskunen (Diptera: Chironomidae). Entomologica scandinavica 22(4):385-388.
Sæther OA. 2003. A Review of Orthocladius subgen. Symposiocladius Cranston (Diptera: Chironomidae). Aquatic Insects 25(4):281-317.
Sæther OA, and Wang X. 1995. Revision of the genus Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924 of the world (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Entomologica scandinavica Supplement 48:3-69.
Soponis, AR. 1987. Notes on Orthocladius (Orthocladius) frigidus (Zetterstedt) with a redescription of the species (Diptera: Chironomidae). Entomologica scandinavica Supplements 29:123-131.
Soponis AR. 1990. A revision of the Holarctic species of Orthocladius (Euorthocladius). Spixiana, Supplement 13:1-68.
Spies M. 2000.A contribution to the knowledge of Holarctic Parachironomus Lenz (Diptera: Chironomidae), with two new species and a provisional key to Nearctic adult males. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 143:125-143.
Stroom KT, Schmude K, Snitgen J, Lozano SJ, Corry T, Scharold JV. 2003. New records and range extensions for several chironomid genera in Lake Superior. XV International Symposium on Chironomidae, 12-14 August 2003, The University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Townes HK. 1945. The Nearctic species of Tendipedini (Diptera, Tendipedidae (=Chironomidae)). American Midland Naturalist 34: 1-206.
Walker IR, Oliver DR, Dillon ME. 1992. The larval habitat of Parakiefferiella nigra Brundin (Diptera: Chironomidae). Neatherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology 26(2-4):527-531.
Winnell MH, White DS. 1985. Trophic status of Southeastern Lake Michigan based on the Chironomidae (Diptera). Journal of Great Lakes Research 11(4):540-548.
Wuelker W, Kiknadze II, Kerkis IE, Nevers P. 2000. Chromosomes, morphology, ecology and distribution of Sergentia baueri, spec. nov., S. prima Proviz & Proviz, 1997 and S. coracina Zett., 1824 (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae). Spixiana 22(1):69-81.Cassani JR, Newson HD. 1980. An annotated list of mosquitoes reported from Michigan. Mosquito News 40:356-368.Dixidae
Darsie Jr. RF, Ward RA. 2005. Identification and geographical distribution of the mosquitoes of North America, north of Mexico. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. xiv + 383 p.
Moore CG. 1999. Aedes albopictus in the United States: current status and prospects for further spread. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15:221-227.
Reinert JF. 2000. New classification for the composite genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini), elevation of the subgenus Ochlerotatus to generic rank, reclassification of the other subgenera, and notes on certain subgenera and species. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 16(3):175-188.
Stone A. 1964. Guide to the insects of Connecticut. Part VI. The Diptera or true flies of Connecticut, ninth fascicle. Simuliidae and Thaumaleidae. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 97. vii + 126 pp.
Wilmot TR. 2000. Biology and vector status of Culiseta mosquitoes. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference, Michigan Mosquito Control Association. 66-69.
Wilmot TR, Henderson JM, Allen DW. 1987. Additional collection records for mosquitoes of Michigan. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 3(2):318.
Wilmot TR, Zeller DS, Merritt RW. 1992. A key to container-breeding mosquitoes of Michigan (Diptera: Culicidae), with notes on their biology. The Great Lakes Entomologist 25(3):137-148.
Wood DM, Dang PT, Ellis RA. 1979. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 6. The Mosquitoes of Canada (Diptera: Culicidae). Biosystematics Research Institute, Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1686: Ottawa, Canada. 390 pp.Peters TM. 1981. Family Dixidae, p. 329-33. In: McAlpine JF, Peterson BV, Shewell GE, Teskey HJ, Vockeroth JR, Wood DM (cordinators)., Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Volume 1. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada. Monograph 27. Ottawa. vi + 674 p.Simuliidae
Peters TM, Cook EF. 1966. The Nearctic Dixidae (Diptera). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 5: 231-78.Adler PH, Currie DC, Wood DW. 2004. The black flies (Simuliidae) of North America. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York. xv + 941 p.
Merritt RW, Ross DH, Peterson BV. 1978. Larval ecology of some lower michigan black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) with keys to the immature stages. The Great Lakes Entomologist 11(4):177-208.
Stone A. 1964. Guide to the insects of Connecticut. Part VI. The Diptera or true flies of Connecticut, ninth fascicle. Simuliidae and Thaumaleidae. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 97. vii + 126 p.
AthericidaeLast updated: August 1, 2008 (EB)Webb DW. 1977. The Nearctic Athericidae (Insecta: Diptera). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 50(4):473-495.Empididae
Stuckenberg, BR. 1973. The Athericidae, a new family in the lower Brachycera (Diptera). Annals of the Natal Museum 21(3):649-673.MacDonald JF. 1989. Review of Nearctic Metachela Coquillett, with description of a new species (Diptera; Empididae; Hemerodromiinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 91(4):513-522.Phoridae
MacDonald JF. 1994. Review of the Nearctic species of the genus Chelifera Macquart (Diptera; Empididae; Hemerodromiinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96(2):236-275.
MacDonald JF, Turner WJ. 1993. Review of the genus Neoplasta Coquillett of America north of Mexico (Diptera; Empididae; Hemerodromiinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 95(3):351-376.Disney RHL. 1991. The aquatic Phoridae (Diptera). Entomologica scandinavica 22:171-191.SciomyzidaeOrth RE, Knutson L. 1987. Systematics of snail-killing flies of the genus Elgiva in North America and biology of E. divisa (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) . Annals of the Entomological Society of America 80(6):829-840.StratiomyidaeMcFadden, MW. 1967. Soldier fly larvae in America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 121(3569):1-72.Tabanidae
James, MT. 1965. Family Stratiomyidae, pp. 299-319 in Stone, A., Sabrosky, CW, Wirth, WW, Foote, RH, Coulson, JR. 1965. A Catalog of the Diptera of America north of Mexico. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. 1696 pp.Baier TM. 1999. A revision of the flavidus group of the genus Chrysops Meigen (Diptera: Tabanidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1):175-196.
Hays KL. 1956. A synopsis of the Tabanidae (Diptera) of Michigan. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 98. 79 p.
Pechuman, LL, Webb, DW, Teskey, HJ. 1983. The Diptera, or true flies, of Illinois. I. Tabanidae. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 33(1):1-122.
Philip, CB. 1965. Family Tabanidae, pp. 319-342 in Stone et al. 1965.