Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera, Nematocera) do Estado de São Paulo, Sudeste do Brasil

Abstract

TRIVINHO-STRIXINO, S. Chironomidae (Insecta, Diptera, Nematocera) from São Paulo State, Southeast of Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 11(1a): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v11n1a/en/abstract?inventory+bn0351101a2011.Abstract: In this paper we present an updated inventory (June/2010) of the Chironomidae species from the State of São Paulo. Altogether 149 species are listed (91 Chironominae, 44 Orthocladiinae, 13 Tanypodinae and 1 Podonominae) accompanied by information about the known life stages and additional comments on some taxa with dubious nomenclature and / or modified nomenclature.

Diversity measures in macroinvertebrate and zooplankton communities related to the trophic status of subtropical reservoirs: Contradictory or complementary responses?

“…The material collected was fixed with 10% formaldehyde and identified to the family level, except for Chironomidae larvae, which were identified to the genus level (Peterson, 1960;Boffi, 1979;Péres, 1988;Trivinho-Strixino and Strixino, 1995;Merritt and Cummins, 1996;Carvalho and Calil, 2000;Epler, 2001;Fernández and Domínguez, 2001;Costa et al, 2006;Trivinho-Strixino, 2011). For biomass estimation, individuals were oven-dried at 60 C for 72 h and weighed (accurate to 10 À5 mg).…”

Diversity of Non-Biting Midge Larvae Assemblages in the Jacuí River Basin, Brazil

“…The non-biting midges are important inhabitants of freshwater aquatic ecosystems, where their larvae reach high densities (Trivinho-Strixino and Strixino 1999; Trivinho-Strixino 2011). They constitute an important item in the trophic chain, representing the main food of many fish and birds (Porinchu and MacDonald 2003; Sánchez et al 2006; Fagundes et al 2007).…”

“…However, the diversity of the family is far from being well known. In Brazil, only 354 species have been described, but estimates suggest that there are about 1500 in total (Trivinho-Strixino 2011). Additionally, inventories and ecological studies about the assemblages of Chironomidae have concentrated on the northern and southeastern regions of the country (ie.g., Callisto and Esteves 1998; Sanseverino et al 1998; Serrano et al 1998; Henriques-Oliveira et al 1999; Siqueira and Trivinho-Strixino 2005; Sanseverino and Nessimian 2007; Roque et al 2010).…”

A new species of Saetherocryptus Andersen et Mendes, 2007 from Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

“…This increase is partially due to the BIOTA project financed by the agency FAPESP that aimed to increase the knowledge and state of the art of the biodiversity of São Paulo State. However, as pointed out by Trivinho-Strixino (2011) at present the immature stages are known for only 24% of the Orthocladiinae species, while the corresponding figures are 70 and 77% for the subfamilies Chironominae and Tanypodinae, respectively. Although the larvae of many Orthocladiinae species might be terrestrial or semiterrestrial and difficult to locate, more effort should thus be placed on rearing and describing Orthocladiinae larvae and pupae during the coming decade.…”