B. carus (Roback, 1962)

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 : 53

B. carus (Roback, 1962)

Distribution.

BRAZIL - Parque Estadual Intervales, Iporanga, São Paulo State (24°30'S, 48°37'W); PANAMA, Canal Zone, Curundu, Holbrook Air Force Base.

Elevation.

20-100 m a.s.l.

Habitats.

Mosses on tree barks.

Known stages.

L, P, F, M.

References.

Roback (1962); Sæther (1976); Spies and Reiss (1996); Sæther (1981); Wang et al. (2006); Donato (2011).

Remarks.

B. carus was found on marginal rocks of small streams, at 1075 m a.s.l., extending the altitudinal range of the species. Environmental characterization: Water temperature 15.8 °C; dissolved oxygen 8.1 mg.l-1; pH 5; moderate to fast flowing; dense vegetal canopy (more than 70% covered). The species was found in PESM ( São Paulo State). Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.17; p = 0.85).

Unknown species. Bryophaenocladius sp. 1. Locality: PESM. Altitudinal record: 1075 m a.s.l. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.17; p = 0.87).