First record of Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing a wild raptor, the Gray-lined Hawk Buteo nitidus (Latham 1790) (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), Brazilian Amazon

Abstract Two individuals of the jaguar, Panthera onca (L.), were captured near the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, Brazilian Amazon, during the years of 2017 and 2018. The jaguars presented furuncular myiasis caused by the human botfly Dermatobia hominis (L.) on the rear thighs and tail. This is the first record of infestation of D. hominis in P. onca in the Amazon region.

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The immature stages of Smicridea (Rhyacophylax) gladiator Flint 1978 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), with notes on distribution and bionomics

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4358.2.10 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4358 (2) ◽

pp. 375

Author(s):

GLEISON ROBSON DESIDÉRIO ◽

ANA MARIA PES ◽

NEUSA HAMADA ◽

JORGE LUIZ NESSIMIAN

Keyword(s):

Amazon Basin ◽

New Records ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Life Stages ◽

State Information ◽

Amazonas State

Immature stages of many Brazilian Smicridea species remains unknown, and efforts to describe all life stages are required. In this paper, the larva and pupa of Smicridea (Rhyacophylax) gladiator Flint 1978, associated with adults through the metamorphotype method, are described and illustrated. In addition, the known distribution of this species is extended in the Brazilian Amazon Basin with new records from Amazonas state and the first record in Pará state. Information about its bionomics is also provided.

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A new species of viviparous moth fly (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae) from the Brazilian Amazon

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032008000200013 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 115-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Danilo Cordeiro ◽

Freddy Bravo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

A New Species

A new species of Psychoda Latreille from Brazil is described and illustrated, and represents the first record of viviparous species in the genus Psychoda.

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Description of the mature larva and pupa of Ora semibrunnea Pic (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) with notes on its biology

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4551.1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4551 (1) ◽

pp. 53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GABRIELLE JORGE ◽

MARÍA LAURA LIBONATTI ◽

CESAR JOÃO BENETTI ◽

NEUSA HAMADA

Keyword(s):

Water Surface ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Biological Information ◽

Mature Larva ◽

Natural Lakes ◽

Morphological Adaptations ◽

Brazilian Amazon Region ◽

And Behavior ◽

First Time

In this paper we describe and illustrate for the first time the immature forms (larva and pupa) of Ora semibrunnea Pic, 1922, including biological information and behavior observed in the laboratory. This is the first record of the occurrence of this species in the Brazilian Amazon region. Larvae and pupae were found in natural lakes associated with macrophyte banks. Pupae are aquatic and have morphological adaptations (well-developed pronotal siphons) to obtain atmospheric O2 at the water surface.

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Voragocoris weirauchae sp. n. (Heteroptera: Schizopteridae: Schizopterinae), a further minute litter bug species from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4729.1.10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4729 (1) ◽

pp. 138-144

Author(s):

FLAVIO ROBERTO DE ALBUQUERQUE ALMEIDA ◽

FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽

ALEXANDER KNYSHOV ◽

JOSE ANTONIO MARIN FERNANDES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Key To Species ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

A New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

The genus Voragocoris Weirauch, 2012 is composed of Voragocoris schuhi Weirauch, 2012 and Voragocoris amrishi Makhan, 2013, previously recorded from Peru and Suriname, respectively. In this paper, a new species, Voragocoris weirauchae sp.n., is described based on specimens collected in the Brazilian Amazon, representing the first record of the genus from Brazil. We provide diagnosis, description, photographs of habitus, and scanning electron micrographs of the diagnostic features. A key to species based on males of Voragocoris is also presented.

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First Record of Anastrepha flavipennis Greene (Diptera: Tephritidae) and of its Host in the Brazilian Amazon

Neotropical Entomology ◽

10.1590/s1519-566x2011000400020 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 517-518

Author(s):

EC Corrêa ◽

NM Silva ◽

FCC Silva ◽

MR Pena

Keyword(s):

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record

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Two new species of Opeatocerata Melander (Diptera, Empididae, Empidinae) from the Brazilian Amazon Basin

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa3062.1.4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3062 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. T. CÂMARA ◽

J. A. RAFAEL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Amazon Basin ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Brazilian Amazonia ◽

Two New Species

Two new species of the Neotropical genus of Empidinae, Opeatocerata: O. trilobata sp. nov. and O. melanderi sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Manaus. This is the first record of the genus from Brazilian Amazonia.

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A new species and notes on unusual natural history of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4410.3.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4410 (3) ◽

pp. 483 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽

GABRIELA PIRANI ◽

THIAGO GECHEL KLOSS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Urban Garden ◽

History Of ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

A new species of Cladochaeta Coquillett (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is described, C. caxiuana sp. nov. from the Brazilian Amazon, based on 10 male and 10 female specimens obtained from nymphs of Sphodroscarta trivirgata (Amyot & Serville, 1843) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae). The female of Cladochaeta atlantica Pirani & Amorim, 2016 is described based on specimens reared from spider egg sacs of the spider Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Araneae: Theridiidae) obtained in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This is the first record of this fly genus attacking a spider egg sac. The species Cladochaeta sororia (Williston, 1896) is recorded for the first time from Brazil, based on specimens collected in an urban garden in the Amazon. In addition, an unidentified female specimen of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 was obtained from the cocoon of a spider wasp of the genus Notocyphus Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae).

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First record of jaguar predation on giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Animal Biology ◽

10.1163/15707563-00002461 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 81-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Claudiane dos Santos Ramalheira ◽

Bruno F. Bozzetti ◽

Andrews D. da Cruz ◽

Ana Filipa Palmeirim ◽

Márcia M.M. Cabral ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Chain ◽

Radio Telemetry ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Tree Trunk ◽

Panthera Onca ◽

Hydroelectric Reservoir ◽

Frequent Use ◽

Pteronura Brasiliensis ◽

First Time

Top of the food chain predators are often not predated upon. However, even though the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is in that category, the literature mentions many species as potential predators, including the jaguar (Panthera onca). Notwithstanding up until now there has been no registered confirmation of jaguar predation on giant otters. A predation of a jaguar on an adult female giant otter was recorded for the first time during our radio-telemetry study on giant otters in Balbina hydroelectric reservoir in Central Brazilian Amazon. The female had had a transmitter implanted on February 2012 and was killed by a jaguar ninety-four days after the surgery. This giant otter was a solitary specimen, which was captured by a jaguar while asleep in a shelter under a fallen tree trunk on the banks of one of the reservoir’s islands. The solitary pattern found in such individuals combined with the frequent use of shelters, allows predators to access them more easily and may have contributed to the predation observed in this study.

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Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859 and Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first records in a riverside community of Rio Negro, Amazonas state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/17.3.905 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 905-909

Author(s):

Amanda Coutinho de Souza ◽

José Rodrigues Coura ◽

Catarina Macedo Lopes ◽

Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Knowledge Dissemination ◽

Entomological Surveillance ◽

Endemic Diseases ◽

Rio Negro ◽

Amazonas State ◽

And Control ◽

Use Of Knowledge

The present work reports the first record of Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859 and Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in a riverside community of Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon. Health promotion activities were carried out with the population and agent to combat endemic diseases. The entomological findings reinforce the importance of community participation in the surveillance and control of triatomines. The use of knowledge dissemination actions on Chagas disease and vectors strengthened the entomological surveillance in the middle Rio Negro, Amazonas state.

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