1806 ‘P. Pindar’ 36 The Bard, to kill a Midge-fly pours her Thunder.
1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxv, in Apr. 497 That day I grupped the sawmont wi' the wee midge-flee.
1927 8 393 Great swarms of midge flies are common, and the surface of the water is often covered with shed cases.
1945 15 379/1 Midge-fly larvae often are present in many hundreds or even thousands per square foot of bottom.