Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region

Table 21 (Continued)


Partial Species List of Invertebrates Present in Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Regiona
Insecta Neuroptera - Insecta Diptera Chironomidae Dicrotendipes nervosus
Taxon Referenceb
Insecta
  Neuroptera      
    Sisyra Viacaria (Walker)   16
  Trichoptera      
    Hydroptilidae    
      Agraylea multipuctata Curtis 6, 16
    Leptoceridae    
      Triaenodes nox Ross 16
      Triaenodes grisea (Banks) 6, 16
    Limnephilidae    
      Anabolia bimaculata (Walker) 16
      Limnephilus externus Hagen 16
      Limnephilus hyalinus Hagen 16
      Limnephilus janus Ross 16
      Limnephilus labus Ross 16
      Philarctus quaeris Milne 16
      Molannidae  
      Molanna flavicornis Banks 16
    Phryganeidae    
      Agrypnia pagetana Curtis 6, 16
      Agrypnia straminae Hagen 16
    Polycentropodidae    
      Polycentropus picicornis Steph. 16
    Psychomyiidae    
      Psychomyia flavida Hagen 16
  Diptera      
    Certapogonidae    
      Alluaudomyia needhami Thom. 16
      Bezzia cockerelli Mall. 16
      Bezzia bicolor Meigen 16
      Bezzia glabra Coq. 16
      Forcipomyia monilicornis 16
      Palpomyia lineata (Meig.) 16
    Chaoboridae    
      Chaoborus americanus (Joh.) 16
    Chironomidae    
      Ablalesmyia annulata (Say) 7
      Ablabesmyia illinoensis (Mall.) 13, 16, 23
      Ablabesmyia monilis (L.) 16
      Ablabesmyia pulchripennis (Lund.) 7, 13, 15, 16, 23
      Acricotopus lucens (Zetter.) 16
      Acricotopus nitidellus (Mall.) 7, 13, 15, 22
      Apsectrotanypus johnsoni (Coq.) 7
      Chironomus atrella (Town.) 13, 15, 16
      Chironomus atroviridis (Town.) 13
      Chironomus attenuatus Walker 7
      Chironomus riparius Meig. 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22
      Chironomus staegeri Lund. 7
      Chironomus tentans Fab 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22
      Chironomus pallidivattatus Mall. 7, 22
      Cladopelma viridula (L.) 7, 16, 23
      Corynoneura scutellata Winn. 13
      Cricotopus pilitarsis (Zetter.) 16
      Cricotopus cylindraceus (Kieff.) 16
      Cricotopus flavocinctus (Kieff.) 16
      Cricotopus ornatus (Meig.) 15, 22
      Cryptochironomus digitatus (Mall.) 15
      Cryptochironomus fulvus (Joh.) 7
      Cryptochironomus psittacinus (Meig.) 23
      Demeijeria brachialis (Coq.) 23
      Derotanypus alaskensis (Mall.) 15, 16, 23
      Dicrotendipes lobiger (Kieff.) 23
      Dicrotendipes modestus (Say) 7
      Dicrotendipes nervosus (Staeg.) 7, 13, 16, 23
aLarge prairie marshes such as the Delta Marsh are not included in this list; see Rosenberg and Danks (1987) for species lists from larger marshes in Canada.
bReferences: 1, Alby (1968); 2, Applegate (1973); 3, Bick et al. (1977); 4, Brooks and Kelton (1967); 5, Cvancara (1983); 6, Daborn (1974); 7, Driver (1977); 8, Euliss and Mushet (unpublished data); 9, Gleason (1996); 10, Hanson and Swanson (1989); 11, Jacobson (1969); 12, Meyer and Swanson (1982); 13, Morrill (1987); 14, Nelson (1989); 15, Parker (1985); 16, Parker (1992); 17, Rasmussen (1983); 18, Sawchyn and Gillot (1974a); 19, Sawchyn and Gillot (1974b); 20, Swanson (1984); 21, Swanson et al. (1988); 22, Wrubleski (1996); 23, Wrubleski (unpublished data).

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