Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924

Namayandeh, Armin, Hudson, Patrick L., Bogan, Daniel L. & Hudson, John P., 2024, Chironomidae (Diptera: Insecta) of Alaska, USA, with descriptions of new species and a checklist, Zootaxa 5511 (1), pp. 1-95 : 79

Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924

Einfeldia pagana (Meigen 1838) is the only named species in Alaska. We found adults near Twin Lakes in Juneau in mid-July, a new faunistic record for Alaska. Martin (2023) lists Einfeldia sp. 2 Y from Harding Lake southeast of Fairbanks based on larval cytology. In the Southeastern United States, the larvae are typically found in slightly enriched standing and running waters ( Hudson et al. 1990). E. pagana larvae are known to produce overwintering cocoons ( Danks 1971).