Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) tuberculatus Caldwell, 1984

Namayandeh, Armin & Beresford, David V., 2018, A NEW SPECIES IN THE RHEOCRICOTOPUS (R.) EFFUSUS GROUP FROM CANADA WITH A REVIEW OF THE NEARCTIC SPECIES OF RHEOCRICOTOPUS AND PARAMETRIOCNEMUS (CHIRONOMIDAE: ORTHOCLADIINAE) Abstract, CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 31, pp. 16-29 : 19-20

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5324/cjcr.v0i31.2531
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7995003
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scientific name	Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) tuberculatus Caldwell, 1984
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Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) tuberculatus Caldwell, 1984 View in CoL

Adults: Male and female described by Caldwell (1984) and Saether (1985).

Immatures: Pupae described by Caldwell (1984) and Saether (1985). Larva by Caldwell (1984), Namayandeh et al. (2012), and in key by Epler (2001).

Ecology and Habitat: In Georgia and North Carolina larvae occurred in second and third order piedmont streams feeding on detritus and diatoms ( Caldwell, 1984). Namayandeh et al. (2012) collected the larvae from leaf litter in headwater streams located on the Precambrian Shield.

NE: Canada (Ontario); USA (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) .

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