P. solimoes Bidawid-Kafka, 1996

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 : 47

P. solimoes Bidawid-Kafka, 1996

Distribution.

BRAZIL - Tarumã River, Amazonas State; Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State (27°28'05"S, 48°22'58"W), UCAD, Santa Catarina State (27°31'51"S, 48°30'44"W), Santinho Beach, Santa Catarina State (27°27'S, 48°23'W).

Elevation.

20-80 m a.s.l.

Habitats.

Adults collected close to a large Amazonian river. Larva found in leaf packs and detritus associated with the following bromeliad species: Aechmea lindeni (E. Morren) Baker, Canistrum lindenii (Regel) Mez, Neoregelia laevis (Mez) L.B. Smith, Nidularium innocentii Lem., Vriesea philippocoburgii Wawra, and V. vagans (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith.

Known stages.

L, P, F, M.

References.

Bidawid-Kafka (1996); Pinho et al. (2013).

Remarks.

P. solimoes was found on marginal rocks of small stream, at 1570 m a.s.l., extending the elevation records of this species. Environmental characterization: Water temperature 16.3 °C; dissolved oxygen 8.4 mg.l-1; pH 6.4; slow flowing; vegetal canopy absent. The species was found in APASM (Minas Gerais State). Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.14; p = 1.0).

Unknown species. Polypedilum (s. str.) sp. 1. Locality: APASM. Altitudinal record: 1570 m a.s.l. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.14; p = 1.00); Polypedilum (s. str.) sp. 2 Locality: PESM. Altitudinal record: 1080 m a.s.l. High altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.33; p = 0.06); Polypedilum (s. str.) sp. 3. Locality: PARNASO. Altitudinal record: 2125 m a.s.l. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.17; p = 0.84); Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sp. 1; Locality: PESM. Altitudinal record: 200 m a.s.l. Median altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.33; p = 0.15). Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) sp. 2. Locality: PARNASO. Altitudinal record: 2125 m a.s.l. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.17; 6 p = 0.85). Polypedilum (Tripodura) sp. 1. Locality: PESM. Altitudinal record: 25 m a.s.l. Low altitudinal specificity (IndVal: 0.25; p = 0.33).