Corixidae - Water-boatmen

There are about 40 species in 7 genera in Michigan, with another 8 species in 3 genera that may occur in the state. Note: species denoted in bold-blue have been recorded in Michigan, other are likely to be found in the state based on existed regional distribution records.

Corixinae

Callicorixa White, 1873

Callicorixa alaskensis Hungerford, 1926
    • Corixa striata var. B Kirby, 1837
    • Corisa praeusta Fieber, 1848
    • Callicorixa praeusta Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno 1909
Callicorixa audeni Hungerford, 1928
    • Callicorixa canadensis Walley, 1930

Cenocorixa Hungerford, 1948

Cenocorixa bifida (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa [sic] - MN (may occur in w. UP)
Cenocorixa dakotensis (Hungerford), 1928 Arctocorixa [sic] - WI (expect in w. UP)
Cenocorixa utahensis (Hungerford), 1925 (Arctocorixa [sic] - Chordas et al. 2002

Corisella Lundblad, 1928

Corisella edulis (Champion), 1901, Corixa - MN, WI (possibly in western parts of Michigan)
    • Arctocorisa edulis Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa edulis Van Duzee, 1916
    • Corisella edulis Lundblad, 1928
Corisella inscripta(Uhler), 1894 Corixa - Chordas et al. 2002
Corisella tarsalis (Fieber), 1851, Corisa
    • Corixa tumida Uhler, 1877
    • Corisa  tumida Uhler, 1895
    • Arctocorisa tarsalis Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa mercenaria Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa tarsalis Van Duzee, 1916, and Blatchly, 1926
    • Arctocorixa tumida Van Duzee, 1916
    • Sigara tarsalis Lundblad, 1931
    • Corisella atumida Walley, 1936
    • Corisella tarsalis Hungerford, 1948

Dasycorixa Hungerford 1948

Dasycorixa hybrida (Hungerford), 1926 Glaenocorixa  - MN, WI (expect in UP)

Hesperocorixa Kirkaldy, 1908

Hesperocorixa atapodonata (Hungerford), 1916 Arctocorixa
    • Corixa alternata Uhler, 1878
    • Arctocorixa mitida Parshley, 1914
    • Arctocorisa dubia Abbott, 1916
    • Arctocorixa  dubia Blatchley, 1926
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) atopodonta
Hesperocorixa interrupta (Say), 1825 Corixa
    • Corisa  interrupta Fieber, 1851
    • Arctocorisa interrupta Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa  interrupta Van Duzee, 1916
    • Sigara interrupta Lundblad, 1929
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) interrupta Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa kennicottii (Uhler), 1897 Corixa
    • Arctocorisa kennicottii  Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa kennicottii  Van Duzee, 1916
    • Arctocorixa kennicottii Hungerford, 1928
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) kennicottii Jaczewski, 1936
    • Corixa (Hesperocorixa) kennicottii Hutchinson, 1940
    • Hesperocorixa kennicottii Walton, 1943
Hesperocorixa laevigata (Uhler), 1893, Corisa - Chordas et al. 2002
    • Arctocorisa laevigata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa laevigata Van Duzee, 1916
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) laevigata Jaczewski, 1936
    • Corixa laevigata Walton, 1943
Hesperocorixa lobata (Hungerford), 1925, Arctocorixa
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) lobata Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa lucida (Abbott), 1916, Arctocorisa
    • Arctocorixa lucida Van Duzee, 1917 ; also Blatchley, 1926
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) lucida Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa michiganensis (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) michiganensis Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa minorella (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) minorella Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa nitida (Fieber), 1851 Corisa
    • Arctocorisa nitida Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa nitida Van Duzee, 1916
    • Sigara nitida Lundblad, 1929
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) nitida Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa obliqua (Hungerford), 1925 Arctocorixa
    • SSigara (Anticorixa) obliqua Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa scabricula (Walley), 1936 Arctocorixa
    • Corixa escheri Uhler, 1876
    • Arctocorisa esheri Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa escheri Van Duzee, 1916
    • Hesperocorixa escheri Hungerford, 1948
Hesperocorixa semilucida (Walley), 1930, Arctocorixa
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) semilucida Jaczewski, 1936
Hesperocorixa vulgaris (Hungerford), 1925 Arctocorixa
    • Sigara (Anticorixa) vulgaris Jaczewski, 1936

Palmacorixa Abbott, 1912

Palmacorixa buenoi Abbott, 1912
Palmacorixa gillettei Abbott, 1912
    • Palmacorixa gillettei Abbot, 1913
Palmacorixa nana Walley, 1930

Ramphocorixa Abbott, 1912

Ramphocorixa acuminata (Uhler), 1897 Corixa - MN, IL, OH
    • Corixa alternata Forbes, 1878
    • Corisa scutellata Crevecoeur, 1905
    • Ramphocorixa balanodis Abbott, 1912
    • Rhamphocorixa acuminata Torre-Bueno, 1912
    • Rhamphocorixa balanodis Torre-Bueno, 1920

Sigara Fabricius 1775

Sigara (Vermicorixa) alternata (Say), 1825 Corixa
    • Corisa erichsonii Fieber, 1851
    • Corisa alternata Fieber, 1851
    • Corixa striata Uhler, 1876
    • Arctocorisa alaternata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa erichsonii Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Corixa alternata Abbott, 1913
    • Arctocorisa parshleyi Abbott, 1916
    • Arctocorixa erichsonii Van Duzee,  1916, and Blatchley, 1926
    • Arctocorixa parshleyi Van Duzee, 1916
    • Sigara parshleyi Lundblad, 1929
Sigara (Arctosigara) bicoloripennis (Walley), 1936 Arctosigara
Sigara (Phaeosigara) compressoidea (Hungerford), 1928, Arctocorixa
Sigara (Arctosigara) conocephala (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
Sigara (Allosigara) decorata (Abbott), 1916 Arctocorisa - Chordas et al. 2002
    • Arctocorixa decorata Van Duzee, 1917, and Blatchly, 1926
Sigara (Arctosigara) decoratella (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
    • Corisa limitata Fieber, 1851
    • Corixa alternata Parshley, 1914
    • Arctosigara decoratella Hungerford, 1926
Sigara (Vermicorixa) defecta Hungerford, 1948
Sigara (Phaeosigara) dolabra Hungerford and Sailer, 1942
Sigara (Pileosigara) douglasensis (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
Sigara (Vermicorixa) grossolineata Hungerford, 1948
    • Arctocorisa scabra Parshley, 1917
Sigara (Vermicorixa) hubbelli (Hungerford), 1928 Arctocorixa - MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, ONT
Sigara (Vermicorixa) johnstoni Hungerford, 1948 - New Record - Schoolcraft Co. (UMMZ)
Sigara (Vermicorixa) knighti Hungerford, 1948
Sigara (Lasiosigara) lineata (Forster), 1771 Notonecta
    • Notonecta noveboracensis Gmelin, 1790
    • Corisa bilineata Provancher, 1872
    • Corisa bivittata Provancher, 1888
    • Corixa bilineata Osborn, 1900
    • Arctocorisa bilineata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa bivittata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa noveboracensis Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa bilineata Van Duzee, 1916, and Blatchley, 1926
    • Arctocorixa lineata Van Duzee, 1916, and Blatchley, 1926
Sigara (Phaeosigara) mackinacensis (Hungerford), 1928, Arctocorixa
Sigara (Phaeosigara) macropala (Hungerford), 1928, Arctocorixa
    • Arctocorisa maeropala Johnson, 1927
Sigara (Vermicorixa) mathesoni Hungerford, 1948
Sigara (Vermicorixa) modesta (Abbott), 1916, Arctocorixa
    • Arctocorixa modesta Van Duzee, 1916
Sigara (Vermicorixa) mullettensis (Hungerford), 1928, Arctocorixa
    • Arctocorixa impersonata Walley, 1930
Sigara (Arctosigara) penniensis (Hungerford), 1928, Arctocorixa
Sigara (Phaeosigara) signata (Fieber), 1851 Corisa
    • Arctocorisa signata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa seriata Abbott, 1916
    • Arctocorixa signata Van Duzee, 1916, and Blatchley, 1926
    • Arctocorixa seriata Van Duzee, 1916
    • Arctocorixa scabra Parshley, 1917
Sigara (Vermicorixa) solensis (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
Sigara (Vermicorixa) transfigurata (Walley), 1930 Arctocorixa
Sigara (Lasiosigara) trilineata (Provancher), 1872 Corisa
    • Corisa trivittata Provancher, 1888
    • Arctocorisa trilineata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa trivittata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorixa trilineata Van Duzee, 1916
    • Arctocorixa lineata Walley, 1930
Sigara (Phaeosigara) variabilis (Hungerford), 1926 Arctocorixa
Sigara (Phaeosigara) zimmermanni (Fieber), 1851 Corisa
    • Arctocorisa zimmermanni Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Arctocorisa compressa Abbott, 1913
    • Arctocorixa zimmermanni Van Duzee, 1916
    • Arctocorixa compressa Van Duzee, 1917

Trichocorixa Kirkaldy, 1908

Trichocorixa borealis Sailer, 1948
Trichocorixa calva (Say), 1832 Corixa
    • Corisa burmeisterii Fieber, 1851
    • Trichocorixa burmeisterii Lundblad, 1931
Trichocorixa kanza Sailer, 1948
    • Tricocorixa verticalis Rau, 1943
Trichocorixa macroceps (Kirkaldy), 1908 Arctocorisa
    • Corixa macroceps Abbott, 1913
    • Trichocorixa micronectoides Blatchley, 1926
Trichocorixa sexcincta (Champion), 1901 Corixa
    • Arctocorisa naias Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
    • Trichocorixa championi Jaczewski, 1927
    • Tricocorixa verticalis Rau, 1943
    • Trichocorixa naias Sailer, 1948
Trichocorixa verticalis (Fieber), 1851 Corisa - IN, MN, PA
    • Corixa verticalis Abbott, 1913

Cymatinae

Cymatia Flor, 1860

Cymatia americana Hussey, 1920

References

Chordas SW III, Hudson PL. 1999. A list of Michigan Corixidae (Hemiptera) with four new state records from the Great Lakes of Michigan. Entomological News 110(4): 246-250.
Chordas, SW III, Chapman EG, Hudson PL, Chriscinske MA, Stewart RL Jr.. 2002. New midwestern state records of aquatic Hemiptera (Corixidae: Notonectidae). Entomological News 113(5): 310-314.
Hungerford HB. 1948.  The Corixidae of the Western Hemisphere (Hemiptera). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 32:1-827.
Polhemus JT., Froeschner RC., Polhemus DA. 1988. Family Corixidae Enderlein, 1915. The Coreid Bugs,  pp. 93-118 in Henry, TJ., Froeschner, RC. (eds.). 1988. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill: Leiden.  958 + xix.
Sailer RI. 1948. The genus Trichocorixa (Corixidae, Hemiptera), p. 289-407, in H. B. Hungerford. The Corixidae of the Western Hemisphere (Hemiptera). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 32:1-827.

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