Glossosomatidae

Eight species in 3 genera are recorded from Michigan, with two additional species likely to be encounted based on regional locality records.

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 " • " and indented are synonomized with the unindented species name listed directly above it.

Agapetus Curtis, 1834

Agapetus hessi Leonard & Leonard, 1949
Agapetus tomus Ross 1941
Agapetus walkeri (Betten & Mosely, 1940) Synagapetus
   • Agapetus rossi Denning, 1941 - ONT, PA, MN (synonomized by Etnier et al. 2010)

Glossosoma Curtis, 1834

Glossosoma intermedium (Klapálek, 1892) Mystrophora
Glossosoma lividum (Hagen, 1861) Tinodes
   • Glossosoma americanum Banks, 1897
Glossosoma nigrior Banks, 1911
   • Eomystra unica Denning, 1942

Protoptila Banks, 1904

Protoptila erotica Ross 1938
Protoptila lega Ross, 1941 - ONT, OH, IL, WI
Protoptila maculata (Hagen, 1861) Beraea ?
   • Protoptila lloydi Mosely, 1934
   • Protoptila expositionis Nimmo, 1966
Protoptila tenebrosa (Walker, 1852) Hydroptila

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