The first two cases of antisymmetry in the male genitalia of Phasmatodea reveal a new species of Isagoras Stål, 1875 (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae: Xerosomatinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Abstract In the present study, I propose a new species, Quararibea bovinii, an Atlantic Forest tree. The new taxon occurs in southeastern Brazil, in the states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. It resembles Q. similis in terms of floral morphology and fruit shape, but it is distinguished by the indumenta of leaves, leaf width, and seed shape.

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A new species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae) from the Southeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.273.2.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 273 (2) ◽

pp. 115 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

KELLY CRISTINA DA SILVA-GONÇALVES ◽

JOSÉ FERNANDO A. BAUMGRATZ ◽

ANDRÉ FELIPPE NUNES-FREITAS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Similar Species ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Abaxial Surface ◽

Margin Entire ◽

Apex Acuminate ◽

Diagnostic Characteristics ◽

A New Species

A new species of Bertolonia (Melastomataceae; Bertolonieae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is described and illustrated. Bertolonia organensis is known from only one locality in the Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro. The main diagnostic characteristics that distinguish B. organensis are the leaves with bullate adaxial surface and foveolate abaxial surface, cordate base and seven acrodromous veins, petiole and hypanthium glandulose-punctate, setulose and setulose-glandulose, the external calyx lobes erect, thick, narrow-triangular, apex acuminate-glandulose, margin entire, not ciliate, and the anthers connective dorsally appendaged, trilobed or with an acute calcar. Comparisons with similar species, geographic distribution and habitat are presented for the new species, as well as a key to identify all Bertolonia taxa known from the state of Rio de Janeiro. Bertolonia organensis is classified as Critically Endangered (CR).

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A new species of Maytenus (Celastraceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with evidence of molecular phylogeny, and two new synonyms for Maytenus floribunda

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.231.1.5 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 231 (1) ◽

pp. 53

Author(s):

Leonardo Biral ◽

Eric De Camargo Smidt ◽

Mônica Bolson ◽

Julio Antônio Lombardi

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Molecular Phylogeny ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Taxon ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Rain Forests ◽

New Synonyms ◽

A New Species

A new species of Maytenus has been discovered in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The new taxon, Maytenus nemorosa, occurs mostly in ombrophilous rain forests at an elevation of 500 m to 1200 m. Maytenus nemorosa resembles M. gonoclada but differs from it by possessing oblong-elliptical leaves with entire margins and larger fruits with thicker pericarp walls. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted with nrITS and plastid matK regions, including the new species and additional taxa available from the NCBI-GenBank. The results from the phylogenetic analysis places Maytenus nemorosa nested within a clade of species that have fruits possessing a coriaceous pericarp and close to both Maytenus gonoclada and Maytenus salicifolia, as expected from morphological similarities. Additionally, M. cardenasii and M. erythrocarpa, from Bolivia, are both recognized as new synonyms for M. floribunda after an examination of their descriptions, types, and diverse collections.

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A new species of Paratelmatobius (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4648.3.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4648 (3) ◽

pp. 473-493 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

MARCUS THADEU TEIXEIRA SANTOS ◽

SÍLVIA HELENA DE OLIVEIRA ◽

THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO ◽

BÁRBARA FERNANDES ZAIDAN ◽

NELSON RODRIGUES DA SILVA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Morphological Traits ◽

Heavy Rainfall ◽

Reproductive Activity ◽

Advertisement Call ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

A New Species

A new species of Paratelmatobius is described from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. Adults, tadpoles, and vocalizations are described. Morphological traits and phylogenetic analysis place the new species within the P. cardosoi group. The new species can be readily distinguished from its congeners by its advertisement call being composed of two note types and comprised of a series of 2–4 notes. The new species is classified as an explosive breeder, having reproductive activity strongly associated with heavy rainfall. This discovery highlights the importance of intensifying survey efforts in the Atlantic Forest, a domain with high levels of species richness and endemism.

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A new species of Trichomyia Haliday (Diptera: Psychodidae: Trichomyiinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with a checklist of Western Hemisphere species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3573.1.4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3573 (1) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

CLAUDINEY BIRAL DOS SANTOS ◽

GUSTAVO ROCHA LEITE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Western Hemisphere ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Globally Distributed ◽

A New Species

Trichomyia pintoi sp. nov. is described and illustrated from male specimens collected from the Atlantic Forest, southeastern Brazil. T. pintoi is grouped with the globally distributed Trichomyia that have 3 palpus segments. It is easily distinguished by the 8 strong spines inserted in the distal third of the gonocoxite. A checklist of described Western Hemisphere Trichomyia species is provided.

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A First Record of Freziera (Pentaphylacaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with the Description of a New Species

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364415x690111 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 1075-1080 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

João Paulo F. Zorzanelli ◽

Tatiana T. Carrijo ◽

Pedro Fiaschi ◽

Jomar G. Jardim ◽

Daniel Santamaría-Aguillar ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

First Record ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

A New Species

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The arachnid order Schizomida in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a new species of Rowlandius and new records of Stenochrus portoricensis (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1850.1.4 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1850 (1) ◽

pp. 53 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

ADALBERTO J. SANTOS ◽

SIDCLAY C. DIAS ◽

ANTONIO D. BRESCOVIT ◽

POLLYANNA P. SANTOS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

New Evidence ◽

A New Species ◽

Cocoa Plantation

Two species of hubbardiid microwhipscorpions (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) are recorded from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Rowlandius linsduarteae sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens from Mata do Buraquinho forest reserve, João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. This species is apparently related to Rowlandius sul Cokendolpher & Reddell 2000, the only species of the genus known from continental South America, and represents new evidence of a biogeographic relationship between Amazonia and the northeastern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, a widely distributed species, is newly recorded from the states of São Paulo and Bahia, respectively, in southeastern and northeastern Brazil. The latter record refers to several female specimens associated with abandoned arboreal termite nests in a cocoa plantation.

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A new species and southernmost record of Cestrus Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4822.2.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4822 (2) ◽

pp. 277-284

Author(s):

FERNANDA A. SUPELETO ◽

BERNARDO F. SANTOS ◽

ALEXANDRE P. AGUIAR

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rare Species ◽

First Record ◽

The Body ◽

Dorsal Valve ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Apical Margin ◽

Yellow Stripe ◽

A New Species

Cestrus itatiensis sp. nov., from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is described and illustrated. This is the southernmost record for the genus and the first record in Brazil. The new species is characterized by having the body reddish brown; a narrow yellow stripe along eye margin on supra-clypeal area, reaching briefly the supra-antennal area; transverse carina of propodeum complete and stout; postpetiole and T2–8 progressively dark brown towards apical margin in a somewhat triangular pattern; and apex of dorsal valve of ovipositor with nine distinct teeth. Extensive sampling suggest this is a rare species.

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