T. digitatus Sanseverino & Fittkau, 2006

Shimabukuro, Erika Mayumi & Trivinho-Strixino, Susana, 2018, Madicolous Chironomidae from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a checklist with notes on altitudinal distributions (Diptera, Insecta), ZooKeys 751, pp. 41-73 : 49-50

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scientific name	T. digitatus Sanseverino & Fittkau, 2006
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Distribution.

BRAZIL - Paquequer River, Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro State.

Elevation.

1100 m a.s.l.

Habitats.

Adults collected in light trap close to a first-order stream.

Known stages.

References.

Sanseverino and Fittkau (2006).

Remarks.

T. digitatus was found on marginal rocks of small streams, at 25 m (23°28'20.72"S, 45°11'38.43"W) and 1445 m a.s.l (22°26'84.8"S, 43°00'79.8"W), extending the altitudinal range of the species. Environmental characterization: Water temperature 10-19.5 °C; dissolved oxygen 8.1-9.0 mg.l-1; pH 5.0; slow flowing; dense canopy cover. The species was found in PESM ( São Paulo State) and PARNASO (Rio de Janeiro State). Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.5; p = 0.02).