Chironomus (Chironomus) tuxis Curran

Chironomus tuxis Curran, 1930: 31 .

Material examined. Lake Winnipeg light traps: East of McCreary Island, 1 male, 31.vii. 1969; 12 km ENE Winnipeg Beach, 2 males, 17.iii. 1970.

The adult males examined have an AR of 3.22–3.44, 6–8 sensilla chaetica on p2 and 7 on p3. Distribution. The species was previously known from Manitoba, Ontario and Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey to Michigan and south to Florida (Townes 1945: 123, Oliver et al. 1990: 43, Martin 2012).