- - |

CHAPTER 13

DIPTERA
(Aquatic & Semiaquatic True Flies)

Citation:
Bouchard, R.W., Jr. 2004. Guide to aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Upper Midwest. Water Resources
Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. 208 pp.

| 159
 - - |

13 ORDER DIPTERA
Aquatic & Semiaquatic True Flies

-- -
- - - -
- - -- - - - e.g. -
- -- -- - -- - - -
- -
- - e.g. -
- -
- - -
- - - -
- - -
- - -

Diptera Morphology (Larvae)

- ---- -
- - - - -
- - - -

- - - - --
- - -
- -
--- e.g. -

| 161
 - - |

Key to Diptera Families (Larvae)

- -- -- --
-- -- Blephariceridae

--

- -

-- - --

- - - - -
- - - -
Stratiomyidae

- -
-

- -
- -

162 |
 - - |

- - - -
-
-

-
- -

- - -

-
- -

-
-

- -
-

-
- -

-
-

- - -

- - -
-

| 163
 - - |

- -

- - -

- - - -
-

- -

- -
Ceratopogonidae (in part)

- -

- -

- - -

164 |
 - - |

- - -
- - - Simuliidae

- - -
- - -
- - - - - -

- - -

- - - -
Ceratopogonidae (in part)

- - - - - -
- - Chironomidae

- - - -

| 165
 - - |

- -- -
- Dixidae

-

- -

- --
- Ptychopteridae (in part)

-- - - -

- -

-

-- - -

166 |
 - - |

- Chaoboridae

-
-

- - - -
Culicidae

-
--
-

-
Ptychopteridae (in part)

- -

- -
-

| 167
 |

13(12'). Body segments with 2-3 secondary divisions (annuli) (Fig. 13.37) body grey or brown......
................................................................................................. Psychodidae

13'. Body segments not secondarily divided (Fig. 13.38) body white or off-white....................
........................................................................Ceratopogonidae (in part)

14(3'). Much of rounded head capsule present (sometimes reduced to only a few rods) (Fig.
13.39) mandibles moving against each other on a horizontal plane (Fig. 13.39) note: to
see head the sides of the thorax must often be cut to reveal retracted head ............Tipulidae

-
-

14'. Head capsule lacking or much reduced (Fig. 13.40) mandibles moving parallel to each
other on a vertical plane (Fig. 13.40) ...........................................................................15

-
-

168 |
 - - |

- - - - -
-

-- --

- - - - -
- - - -

- Syrphidae

--

-- -
Ephydridae (in part)

--

-- - - - -
-- - - Sciomyzidae

-
--
-
-

| 169
 - - |

- - - - -- - -- -

- -

- -

- - - - - -- - -

-
- -

- - ---
- Athericidae

---

--- - - - -
--- --- - -

170 |
 - - |

- - - -
- - - note: in some cases posterior
end bulbous with inconspicuous terminal processes and only welts present
Empididae
---

- --- - - -

- - - - - -
Muscidae
- -

- - -
-

- --- - - -
- - - - Ephydridae (in part)

- -

- -
-

- --- - -- -
- - - Tabanidae

--- - - - - -

| 171
 - - |

- - --
Dolichopodidae

- - -- -
-- - - Ephydridae (in part)

--

172 |
 - - |

Diptera (Pupae)
-

- -
- - -

| 173
 - - |

Diptera Family Descriptions (Larvae)

Athericidae ___________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: -
-

- --
Size:
Characteristics: -
- - -
- - -- -
- - -
-
Notes: - -- - -
- - - -
- - - -- --
- - - - - -
- --- -
- -- ---
-

Blephariceridae________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - -
-- -
- - -
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
- -
-- --
-- -- -
-- - -
Notes: -- -
- --
- - -
-- - - - -
-
- -

174 |
 - - |

Ceratopogonidae_______________________________________________________________

Common Name: - - -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat:
-
- -
- - - --
-- -
- -- -
Size:
-
Characteristics: --
- -
- - -
- - -

- - - - -
Notes:

- - - - -
- -- - - -
- - - - - -
- -- - - - --
- - - - --
-- - - -- - -
- - -
- - - -- -- -
- - --

Chaoboridae __________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - - - -
-- --
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
- -- -
- - -
- - - -
Notes: - - - -
- - - -
-
- --
- -

- -

| 175
 - - |

Chironomidae _________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: - - - - -
Tolerance Value: -
Habitat: - - -- -
- - - - -
-- -
Size:
Characteristics: - -
- -
- - -
-- -
Notes: - - - --
- - -
- -- -- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
- -- -- -
- -- -- -

- -

- -

176 |
 - - |

Culicidae _____________________________________________________________________

Common Name: --
Feeding Group: - -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - - -
- - -- -
--
Size:
Characteristics: - -
-- - -
-
-- - -
- - - -
- -
Notes: - - -
- - -
--
- -
- - -- -

- -- -
- -- -
--

Dixidae ______________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - -- -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - -- - --
- -
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
- - -
-- -
-
Notes: - - - -
-
- -
- - - --

| 177
 - - |

Dolichopodidae _______________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - - -- -
-- - -
- - --
Size:
Characteristics: -
-
-- -
- - - --
Notes: - - - -
- - - -

Empididae ___________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat:
- - -
-- - --
-

- -- -
-- -

- --
Size:
Characteristics: -
- - - -
- -- - - --
- - -
- - - - -
-- -- - - - -
--
Notes: - - -
- - -
-- - - - -
- -
-- - - -- -

178 |
 - - |

Ephydridae ___________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - -
Feeding Group: - - - - -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat:
- - --
-- -
- -

Size: -
Characteristics: - --

-


-
--

- - -
-
--
-
-
Notes: --
- --
--
- - - -
-

Muscidae _____________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - - - -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: -
--
- -
-- - --
-
-
- -

Size:
Characteristics: - -
-
- -- - --
- - -
- - -
Notes: - - - -- - -
--
-
- -

| 179
 - - |

Psychodidae __________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - -
-- -
-- - -
-- -- -

--
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
-
-- - -- - -
- - -
Notes: -- - -- - -
-- - - - --
- - - - -

Ptychopteridae ________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - -- -- --
- -
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
- -
-- - - - - -
- -- -
Notes: - --
- - -
-
-

- -

180 |
 - - |

Sciomyzidae __________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - - -
Feeding Group: - - --
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: - - - -- --

Size:
Characteristics: -
-- - -
- - -- - -
Notes: - - --

Simuliidae ____________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: --
- -
-
- - -

-
--
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
-- - - - -
- -
- - -
Notes: - -
- -- -
- - - - - - -
- - -- -
- - - -
-- - - --
- - -- -
- - - - -
-

| 181
 - - |

Stratiomyidae _________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat: --
- - -
- - - --
--
Size:
Characteristics: - -
- - -

- -
Notes: - --
- --
- -
--
- - - -
-
-

Syrphidae ____________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat:
- -
- -- --
- -

-
-- - --

-- --
- -
-
Size:
Characteristics: -
- -
- --
- - - - -
Notes: -- - -
-- - - - -
- - - --
-- - - -

182 |
 - - |

Tabanidae ____________________________________________________________________

Common Name: - - -
Feeding Group: -
Tolerance Value:
Habitat:
- --
-- -
- -
- - -

- -- -
- -
--
Size:
Characteristics: -- - -
-- -
- - -
- - - -- - -
-
Notes: - - - -
- -
- --

Tipulidae _____________________________________________________________________

Common Name: -
Feeding Group: - - -
-
Tolerance Value:
Habitat:
- - -
-- - -- -

-
- -- -
-
Size:
Characteristics: - - -
- - -
- - -
- -- - - - - -
- - --
Notes: - --
- - -
- - --- - -
- - -- -- -
-- - --

| 183