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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Limnephilidae

There are currently about 44 species in 17 genera recorded for the state of Michigan. Several other previously unrecorded species have recently been collected in Michigan (Brian Armitage, personal communication; Entomological News, submitted), so this total will soon be revised.

Anabolia Stephens, 1837

Anabolia bimaculata (Walker), 1852 , Limnephilus
Anabolia consocia (Walker), 1852 , Limniphilus
   • Colpotaulius medialis Banks, 1905
   • Anabolia oslari Ling, 1938
Anabolia ozburni Milne, 1935
Anabolia sordida Hagen, 1861

Asynarchus McLachlan, 1880

Asynarchus batchawanus (Denning), 1949 Limnephilus - new state record, Leonard specimens in UMMZ
   • Limnephilus conerus Ross, 1950
Asynarchus montanus (Banks), 1907 Anabolia
   • Anabolia curta Banks, 1920
Asynarchus rossi (Leonard and Leonard), 1949 Limnephilus [note: species of Asynarchus per D. Ruiter - 1996, contra Wiggins 1996, p. 286]
Asynarchus mutatus (Hagen), 1861Hallesus - MN, ON

Frenesia Betten and Mosely, 1940

Frenesia missa (Milne), 1935 Chilostigma

Grammotaulius Kolenati, 1848

Grammotaulius interrogationis (Zetterstedt), 1840 Phryganea - MN, ON
   • Grammotaulius praecox Hagen, 1873

Glyphopsyche Banks, 1904

Glyphopsyche irrorata (Fabricius), 1781 Phryganea
   • Glyphopsyche bryanti Banks, 1904
   • Limnephilus intercisus Walker, 1852

Hesperophylax Banks, 1916

Hesperophylax designatus (Walker), 1852 , Limnephilus
   • Hesperophylax incisus Banks, 1943

Hydatophylax Wallengren, 1891

Hydatophylax argus (Harris), 1869 Phryganea

Ironoquia Banks, 1916

Ironoquia punctatissima (Walker), 1852 , Halesus
Ironoquia lyrata (Ross), 1938 Caborius - IL, MN, OH, WI

Lenarchus Martynov, 1914

Lenarchus crassus (Banks), 1920 Limnephilus

Leptophylax Banks, 1900

Leptophylax gracilis Banks, 1900

Limnephilus Leach, 1815

Limnephilus argenteus Banks, 1914 - IL, ON, MN, WI
   • Limnephilus vernalis Nimmo, 1977
Limnephilus canadensis Banks, 1908
Limnephilus dispar McLachlan, 1875, Limnophilus
Limnephilus externus Hagen, 1861, Limnophilus
Limnephilus hyalinus Hagen, 1861, Limnophilus
Limnephilus indivisus Walker, 1852
   • Limnephilus selatus Denning, 1966
   • Limnephilus subguttatus Walker, 1852
Limnephilus infernalis (Banks), 1914 Anisogamus
Limnephilus janus Ross, 1938 - new state record, based on specimens collected by Leonard in 1950s
   • Colpotaulius minusculus Banks, 1924
Limnephilus moestus Banks, 1908
Limnephilus ornatus Banks, 1897
Limnephilus pallens (Banks), 1920 Zaporota
Limnephilus partitus Walker, 1852 - MN, ON
Limnephilus parvulus (Banks), 1905 Stenophylax ?
Limnephilus perpusillus Walker, 1852
Limnephilus rhombicus (Linnaeus), 1758 Phryganea
          . Limnephilus chilcotinensis Nimmo, 1991
   • Limnephilus combinatus Walker, 1852
   • Limnophilus miser McLachlan, 1875
   • Phryganea rhombicoidicus Berkenhout, 1795
Limnephilus sackeni Banks, 1930
Limnephilus secludens Banks, 1914
Limnephilus sericeus (Say), 1824 Phryganea
   • Anabolia decepta Banks, 1899
   • Limnephilus despectus Walker, 1852
   • Limnephilus eminens Betten, 1934
   • Apatania fuscostigma Matsumura, 1931
   • Limnephilus multifarius Walker, 1852
   • Limnephilus perforatus Walker, 1852
   • Phryganea pilosula Zetterstedt, 1840
   • Limnophilus shimushirensis Tsuda, 1942
Limnephilus sublunatus Provancher, 1877, Limnophilus - MN, ON
   • Limnophilus americanus Banks, 1900
   • Limnephilus macgillivrayi Banks, 1908
Limnephilus submonilifer Walker, 1852

Nemotaulius Banks, 1906

Nemotaulius hostilis ((Hagen), 1873 , Glyphotaelius

Onocosmoecus Banks, 1943

Onocosmoecus unicolor (Banks), 1897 Anabolia
   • Dicosmoecus alascensis Banks, 1943
   • Dicosmoecus coloradensis Ulmer, 1905
   • Dicosmoecus flavus Martynov, 1914
   • Dicosmoecus occidentis Banks, 1943
   • Anabolia quadrinotata Banks, 1908
   • Asynarchus tristis Banks, 1900

Phanocelia Banks, 1943

Phanocelia canadensis (Banks), 1924 Apatania - new state record, based on specimens from ESGR in 1950s

Platycentropus Ulmer, 1905

Platycentropus amicus (Hagen), 1861 Hallesus
   • Platycentropus plectrus Ross, 1938
Platycentropus indistinctus (Walker), 1852 , Limnephilus
   • Hylepsyche fraternus Banks, 1943
Platycentropus radiatus (Say), 1824 Phryganea
   • Halesus hostis Hagen, 1861
   • Limnephilus indicans Walker, 1852
   • Hallesus maculipennis Kolenati, 1859

Pseudostenophylax Martynov, 1909

Pseudostenophylax sparsus (Banks), 1908 Halesus
subspecies: Pseudostenophylax sparsus uniformis (Betten), 1934 Drusinus
   • Stenophylax calypso Banks, 1911
   • Potamorites virginica Banks, 1900

Psychoglypha Ross, 1944

Psychoglypha subborealis (Banks), 1924 Chilostigma

Pycnopsyche Banks, 1905

Pycnopsyche aglona Ross, 1941
Pycnopsyche antica (Walker), 1852 , Neuronia
   • Pycnopsyche minima Banks, 1943
Pycnopsyche circularis (Provancher), 1877 Platyphylax - OH, WI
Pycnopsyche guttifer (Walker), 1852 , Halesus
   • Pycnopsyche similis Banks, 1907
Pycnopsyche lepida (Hagen), 1861 Enoicyla
Pycnopsyche limbata (McLachlan), 1871 Stenophylax - MN, ON, WI
Pycnopsyche scabripennis (Rambur), 1842 Limnephila
   • Pycnopsyche minima Banks, 1943
   • Pycnopsyche perplexa Betten and Mosely, 1940
Pycnopsyche subfasciata (Say), 1828 Phryganea

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