L. gercinoi (Oliveira, Messias & Santos, 1995)

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 : 55

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.751.20611

publication LSID

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D4B39F4F-5C0A-69C0-ABB0-640D0A87D3DA

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scientific name

L. gercinoi (Oliveira, Messias & Santos, 1995)
status

 

L. gercinoi (Oliveira, Messias & Santos, 1995) View in CoL

Distribution.

BRAZIL - Parque João Paulo II, Curitiba, Paraná State; UCAD, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State; Parque Nacional de São Joaquim, Urubici, Santa Catarina State (28°07'32"S, 49°29'38"W); Nova Teutônia, Santa Catarina State (27°11'S, 52°23'W).

Elevation.

300-1822 m a.s.l.

Habitats.

Adults collected with entomological net and malaise trap close to stream.

Known stages.

F, M.

References.

Oliveira et al. (1995); Spies and Reiss (1996); Mendes et al. (2007b); Roque et al. (2007).

Remarks.

L. gercinoi was found on marginal rocks of small streams, from 1080-1445 m a.s.l. Environmental characterization: Water temperature 10.0-16.1 °C; dissolved oxygen 8.1-9.9 mg.l-1; pH 5; slow to fast flowing; partial canopy (about 50-70% covered). The species was found in PARNASO (Rio de Janeiro State), PESM ( São Paulo State) extending the geographical records to northernmost. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.19; p = 0.2).

Unknown species. Limnophyes sp. 1. Locality: PARNASO. Altitudinal range: 1445-2125 m a.s.l. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.11; p = 0.87).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Chironomidae

SubFamily

Orthocladiinae

Genus

Limnophyes