1913] 
Burrill, The Giant Midge, Chironomus plumosus. 
125 
•Gmelin 
1792, 2820 
Neuhaus 
1886, 2 
Fabricius 
1794, 242-3 
Riley 
1887, 503, 592. 
Geoffroy 
1799, 560 
Giard 
1888, 299 
Schruk 
1803, 70 
Mik 
1889, 95 
Meigen 
1804, 11 
Fedtschenko 
1891, 181 
Latreille 
1805, 289 
Levi-Moneros 
1891, 7 
Fabricius 
1805, 37&c 
Theobald 
1892, 177 
Latreille 
1809, 249 
Kow 
1894, 1 
Meigen 
1818, 20-1 
Strobl 
1895, 186 
Macquart 
1826, 193 
Van d. Wulp 
Meigen 
1830, 243 
& Meij. 
1898, 17 
1830, pi. 4 
Jlacobs 
1898, 58 
Macquart 
1834, 48 
Strobl 
1898, 613 
Zetterstedt 
1838, 809 
Thalh 
1899, 14 
Staeger 
1839, 557 
Vignon 
1899, 1596 
Westwood 
1840, 508 
Kertesz 
1902, 198-9 
514-16, app. 125 
Johannsen 
1903, 432-6 
Grimmerth 
1845, 298 
Austin 
1904, 1-2 
Walker 
1848, 10 
Aldrich 
1905, 113 
Zetterstedt 
1850, 3481 
Johannsen 
1905, 80, 82- 6, 186-9, 
1852, 4345 
197, 236-8 
Staeger 
1854, 557 
Kieffer 
1906, 21 
Zetterstedt 
1855, 4838 
Kellogg 
1908, 310-11 
Walker 
1856, 171 
Williston 
1908, 110-11 
Van der W 7 ulp 
1858, 8 
Johannsen 
1908, 277 
Schiner 
1864, 601 
The author and date refer to full citation in alphabetic biblio¬ 
graphy at end of paper; following the comma is the more impor¬ 
tant page or plate reference. 
Much of the remainder of Chironomid literature has to do 
with the economic value of Chironomid larvae, pupae, and adults 
as the food of fishes, 2 and frogs (Needham, 1905, 13), for which 
they form an important diet, often the major portion. 
Besides their occurrences in both shallow 3 and deep 4 fresh 
2) Smith 1874, 693, 708-9. Howard 1908, 110. 
Forbes 1870-1890, 483. Washburn 1905, 53. 
1891, 228. Johannsen 1903, 432. 
Garman 1896, 158 including 1905, 79. 
plumosus specifically. Needham 1903, 203, 204, 206. 
3) Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., Riley 1887, 503; quoted by Howard 1908, 
110 . 
4) Lake Superior at nearly 1000 ft. depth, Smith 1874, 693; quoted by 
Howard 1908, 110 ; and Washburn 1905, 53. 
