First record of Lopescladius Oliveira, 1967 (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) in the Piranhas-Açu River basin, Brazil, with ecological notes on its habitat use

By

Farias, Rafaela Lima de
Alencar, Thuanny Fernanda Braga
Medeiros, Elvio S.F.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-1-26

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1554--5

Subjects

Chironomidae , habitat preference , intermittent stream , new occurrence

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.1.1554

 

Abstract

The present study describes a new site of occurrence for the genus Lopescladius in Brazil and reports the first record for the Piranhas-Açu River basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. This new occurrence expands the distribution of the genus and adds to the knowledge of the chironomid fauna. The presence of this genus in an intermittent stream highlights the importance of future research on this type of aquatic system as well as ecological aspects related to Lopescladius.