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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Michigan data records for Chironomus species

Below are a list of specimens and their location of deposit used to include the species on the MIchigan list. MSU - Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA; UMMZ - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Insect Division, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zettersted

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
MSU Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt Adult Stone A Alger n/a
7/4/1946
Dreisbach RR

Chironomus (Chironomus) atrella (Townes)

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Stone A Genesee n/a
6/4/1943
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Kalamazoo Augusta
5/17/1952
n/a
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Livingston ESGR
7/25/1943
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Stone A Isabella n/a
5/9/1943
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Stone A Lapeer n/a
6/2/1945
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Midland n/a
5/16/1943
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Shiawassee n/a
6/14/1943
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Missaukee Lake City
6/26/1952
n/a
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Missaukee Lake City
5/31/1953
n/a
MSU Chironomus atrella (Townes) Adult Guyer G Missaukee Lake City
6/12/1952
n/a

Chironomus (Chaetolabis) atroviridis (Townes)

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Stone A Livingston ESGR
5/28/1944
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Townes H Manistee n/a
4/30/1941
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Townes H Manistee n/a
7/6/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Townes H Manistee n/a
8/11/1940
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Stone A Roscommon n/a
7/7/1945
Dreisbach RR
MSU Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Townes H Ingham East Lansing
5/5/1938
Sabrosky CW
MSU Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Townes H St. Joseph Nottawa
8/29/1934
Sabrosky CW
MSU Chironomus atroviridis (Townes) Adult Stone A Van Buren South Haven
6/17/1947
Tuttle DM

Chironomus (Chironomus) attenuatus Walker

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Livingston ESGR
5/28/1944
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Wayne Gross Isle
5/20/1949
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Wayne Gross Isle
5/21/1949
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Newaygo n/a
2/21/1946
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Bay n/a
6/20/1946
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Bay n/a
8/16/1936
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Cheboygan n/a
8/31/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Genesee n/a
6/4/1943
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Gratiot n/a
6/13/1939
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Isabella n/a
6/9/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Kent n/a
8/19/1945
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Lapeer n/a
6/2/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Mason n/a
5/25/1941
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Missaukee n/a
7/7/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Muskegon n/a
8/2/1944
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Oakland n/a
5/21/1949
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Oseola n/a
6/4/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Roscommon n/a
5/29/1939
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Saginaw n/a
8/23/1942
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Sanilac n/a
5/28/1939
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Shiawassee n/a
6/12/1943
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Tuscola n/a
9/5/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Washtenaw Portage Lake
5/20/1918
Gaige FM
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Cheboygan Douglas Lake
7/6/1933
Grant G
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Washtenaw Ann Arbor, 3rd Woods
4/9/1922
Hubbell TH
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Huron n/a
7/9/1908
Mich Bio Survey
UMMZ Chironomus attenuatus Walker Adult Webb DW Cheboygan n/a
5/27/1929
n/a
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Lake Loon Lake, McCarty Cr.
8/3/1934
Olson AL, Gloyd LK
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Washtenaw Ann Arbor
6/17/1939
Steyskal G
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Townes H Wayne Detroit
5/4/1939
Steyskal G
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Wayne Gross Isle
5/26/1949
Steyskal G
UMMZ Chironomus decorus Townes Adult Stone A Livingston Hamburg
6/3/1934
Steyskal G

Chironomus (Chironomus) crassicaudatus Malloch

Literatures record

Chironomus (Chironomus) decorus Johannsen

Literature record - Townes 1945

Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus hyperboreus Staeger Adult Stone A Wayne Detroit
5/28/1933
n/a
UMMZ Chironomus hyperboreus Staeger Adult Stone A Livingston Hamburg
5/7/1933
Steyskal G

Chironomus (Chaetolabis) ochreatus (Townes)

Literature record - Townes 1945

Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus (Linneaus)

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Cheboygan Douglas Lake
6/23/1929
n/a
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Hine JS Oakland n/a
6/17/1916
Andrews AW
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Alger n/a
7/4/1944
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Townes H Alpena n/a
7/7/1938
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Arenac n/a
7/27/1946
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Huron n/a
8/24/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Kent n/a
8/19/1945
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Townes H Manistee n/a
7/26/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Townes H Missaukee n/a
5/29/1939
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Monroe n/a
5/28/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Muskegon n/a
8/16/1946
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Townes H Roscommon n/a
7/2/1939
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Tuscola n/a
9/5/1942
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Wexford n/a
7/4/1944
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus plumosus (Linneaus) Adult Stone A Washtenaw Portage Lake
5/20/1918
Gaige FM

Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen

Literature record - Townes 1945

Chironomus (Chironomus) staegeri Lundbeck

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus staegeri Lundbeck Adult Stone A Livingston Hamburg 5/30/1933 Steyskal G

Chironomus (Camptochironomus) tentans Fabricius

Institution
Original Identification
Stage ID County Locality coll_date Collector
Genus Species Author
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Eaton n/a
5/30/1941
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Muskegon n/a
Aug-46
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Oakland n/a
5/21/1949
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Oceana n/a
7/4/1940
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Townes H Ottawa n/a
5/30/1941
Dreisbach RR
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Wayne Detroit
6/9/1929
Steyskal G
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Wayne Detroit
6/25/1929
Steyskal G
UMMZ Chironomus tentans Fabricus Adult Stone A Livingston Hamburg
5/30/1933
Steyskal G

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