Chironomidae, Subfamily Podonominae

Species denoted in bold blue have been recorded from Michigan, based on literature records, examined museum specimens or personal collection. Species in normal font are likely to be found in Michigan, based on the species known range. Species denoted with " • " are synonomized with species list directly above it.

Taxa:

Boreochlus Edwards, 1938 (Tribe Boreochlini)

Boreochlus persimilis (Johannsen, 1926) Trichotanypus - Hudson (2011, pers. comm.)
  • Trichotanypus persimilis Johannsen, 1926
  • Boreochlus longisetus Brundin, 1966

Lasiodiamesa Kieffer, 1924 (Tribe Boreochlini)

Lasiodiamesa arientina (Coquillett), 1908 Tanypus - ON, WI east
  • Tanypus arientinus Coquillett, 1908
  • Podonomus arientinus (Coquillett, 1908), in Johannsen 1934, 1952
Lasiodiamesa brusti Sæther, 1969 - MN (widespread north-central and north-west)
Lasiodiamesa tenebrosa (Coquillett, 1905) Tanypus - MN, widespread northern
  • Tanypus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1905
  • Linacerus piloala Garrett, 1925
  • Lasiodiamesa nearctica Brundin, 1966
Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola (Kieffer), 1925 - ON, east
  • Isoplastus nearcticus Kieffer, 1925

Paraboreochlus Thienemann, 1939 (Tribe Boreochlini)

Paraboreochlus stahli Coffman, 1988 (in Coffman, Ferrington & Seward, 1988) - PA, KS

Parochlus Enderlein, 1912 (Tribe Podonomini)

Parochlus kiefferi (Garrett, 1925) Paratanypus - AK-NB, s. to CA, PA
  • Tanypus tibialis Staeger, 1845, preocc. Tanypus tibialis Say, 1823)
  • Paratanypus tibialis Garrett, 1925
  • Podonomus peregrinus Edwards, 1929
  • Podonomus sp. Sublette, 1964

Changes:

November 15, 2011: added Boreochlus persimilis (Johannsen), records from Jordan River, pers. comm. Pat Hudson (2011) - new state record

Page created: December 02, 2002 - Last updated: November 15, 2011 (EB)