scholarly journals First standardized inventory of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the natural grasslands of Paraná: New records for Southern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weslly Franco ◽  
Rodrigo Machado Feitosa
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Records ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Taxonomic Novelties ◽  
First Time ◽  
Ant Diversity

Despite the large number of studies investigating ant diversity in Brazilian biomes, no ant-related studies have been carried out in Campos Gerais, a grassland physiognomy in Paraná state. The present study is the first inventory of the ant fauna in one of the few conservation units protecting the Campos Gerais landscape, the Guartelá State Park (PEG). Sixty samples were collected from different habitats within PEG using pitfall traps. Qualitative samples of leaf litter were collected from forest fragments and submitted to Winkler extractors. In addition, manual qualitative sampling was carried out in the various physiognomies within the PEG. A total of 163 species was collected and sorted into 43 genera and nine subfamilies. Five genera and 28 species were recorded for the first time in the state of Paraná. Out of these, 17 species were also recorded for the first time in the Southern Region of Brazil and two were recorded for the first time to the country. The significant species richness in the PEG and the high number of new records is a strong sign of this ecosystem’s potential to reveal taxonomic novelties. These results suggest that PEG, and the Campos Gerais as a whole, should be the target of greater conservation efforts to preserve native remnants.

scholarly journals Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from an Amazonian fragmented landscape, Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with new records of ant species

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. e20185840
Author(s):  
Ricardo Eduardo Vicente ◽  
Alexandre Casadei Ferreira ◽  
Rogério Conceição Lima dos Santos ◽  
Lívia Pires do Prado
Keyword(s):  
Transition Zone ◽  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Fragmented Landscape ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Pitfall Traps ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
First Time

The state of Mato Grosso is the 3rd largest Brazilian state, is covered with three major Brazilian biomes, including the Pantanal, Cerrado, and Amazonia. To date, 449 ant species are recorded in literature for the state. In the present work, we documented the ants sampled along a fragmented landscape, in the municipality of Juara, in the Cerrado-Amazon transition zone in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The ant species were captured with Pitfall traps installed in 20 trails with 10 traps in each (totaling 200). Our results show 151 species, belonging to 43 genera and eight subfamilies, of which 28 species were recorded for the first time in the state and five species recorded for the first time in Brazil. Most genera collected were Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (45 species) followed by Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (11 species). By highlighting species recorded for the first time in state of Mato Grosso and Brazil, we hope to encourage new discoveries and increase the general knowledge of the ant fauna of different biomes in the region.

scholarly journals New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran with taxonomic comments

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsalan Khalili-Moghadam ◽  
Lech Borowiec ◽  
Alireza Nemati
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Messor Barbarus ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
First Time

Abstract The ant fauna from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran was surveyed. As a result, a total of 28 ant species belonging to 11 genera of Formicidae were collected and identified. Species status is proposed for Messor barbarus subsp. mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946, the species status of Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920 is restored with Messor platyceras var. rubella Crawley, 1920 as a new synonym of the nominotypical form, and Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971 is removed from synonyms of Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890. The genera Messor Forel, 1890, with seven species and Cataglyphis Förster, 1850 with six species, have the highest species richness. Messor mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946, Pheidole koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905 and Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971 were recorded in Iran for the first time.

The lace-sheet-weavers—a long story (Araneae: Psechridae: Psechrus)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3379 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFFEN BAYER
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Records ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
First Time ◽  
Subadult Female

Various publications of the last twelve years have shown that the species richness of the genus Psechrus is much higherthan was assumed 30 years ago. Based upon trends in the structures of the copulatory organs, for the first time, eight spe-cies groups are recognised and, including the present study, 46 species are now known. 20 species are recognised anddescribed as new: P. ulcus sp. nov., P. aluco sp. nov., P. decollatus sp. nov., P. elachys sp. nov., P. norops sp. nov., P.arcuatus sp. nov., P. laos sp. nov., P. inflatus sp. nov., P. pakawini sp. nov., P. demiror sp. nov., P. jaegeri sp. nov., P.vivax sp. nov., P. obtectus sp. nov., P. fuscai sp. nov., P. clavis sp. nov., P. hartmanni sp. nov., P. zygon sp. nov., P. tauri-cornis sp. nov., P. crepido sp. nov. and P. schwendingeri sp. nov. Two species are removed from synonymy with P. sin-gaporensis Thorell, 1894: P. annulatus Kulczyński 1908 (stat. nov.) and P. libelti Kulczyński 1908 (stat. nov.). One juniorsynonym of P. tingpingensis Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985 is recognised: P. xinping Chen, Zhang, Song & Kim, 2002 (syn.nov.). New records are reported: P. libelti from Thailand, Malaysia & Brunei; P. ancoralis Bayer & Jäger, 2010 from Thai-land; P. himalayanus Simon, 1906 from Bhutan; P. ghecuanus Thorell, 1897 from Laos. Pre-epigynes/pre-vulvae of 20Psechrus species are examined and illustrated. In these species they apparently exhibit consistent and species-specificcharacters. However, since in several species only one subadult female was available for examination and in 57% of thePsechrus species even none at all, the characters of the pre-epigyne/pre-vulva are not included in the Psechrus identifica-tion key introduced herein. Additional information on the biology of Psechrus—for which the trivial name “lace-sheetweavers” is introduced herein—is provided.

Two new species and new records of Psychoda Latreille (Diptera: Psychodidae: Psychodinae) from Brazil, with comments on supraspecific classification of the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1298 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
FREDDY BRAVO ◽  
DANILO CORDEIRO ◽  
CINTHIA CHAGAS
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

Two new species of Brazilian Psychoda Latreille are described, and Psychoda alternata Say and P. zetoscota Quate are recorded for the first time from Brazil. Psychoda divaricata Duckhouse, already described from southern Brazil, was recorded in the northeastern part of that country, as well as in the eastern Amazon region. The supraspecific classification proposed for the species of Psychoda according to Quate (= Psychodini of Jeñek) are discussed. A new classification is suggested that considers only one genus, Psychoda, divided into 12 subgenera: subgenus Psychoda Latreille, subgenus Copropsychoda Vaillant, subgenus Falsologima Jeñek & Harten, subgenus Psychodula Jeñek, subgenus Psychomora Jeñek, subgenus Psychana Jeñek & Harten, subgenus Logima Eaton, subgenus Tinearia Schellenberg, subgenus Chodopsycha Jeñek, subgenus Ypsydocha Jeñek, subgenus Psychodocha Jeñek, and subgenus Psycha Jeñek. A list of the Psychoda species from Latin America and the Caribbean region is presented.

scholarly journals Species richness and abundance of bats in fragments of the stational semidecidual forest, Upper Paraná River, southern Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (2 suppl) ◽  
pp. 727-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Ortêncio-Filho ◽  
NR. Reis
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Paraná River ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Parana River ◽  
Upper Paraná River Floodplain ◽  
Upper Paraná River ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance ◽  
Artibeus Lituratus

The Upper Paraná River floodplain is inserted in a region of the Mata Atlântica biome, which is a critical area to preserve. Due to the scarcity of researches about the chiropterofauna in this region, the present study investigated species richness and abundance of bats in remnants from the stational semidecidual forest of the Upper Paraná River, southern Brazil. Samplings were taken every month, from January to December 2006, using 32 mist nets with 8.0 x 2.5 m, resulting in 640 m²/h and totaling a capture effort of 87,040 m²/h. In order to estimate the species richness, the following estimators were employed Chao1 and Jack2. During the study, a total of 563 individuals belonging to 17 species (Artibeus planirostris, Artibeus lituratus, Carollia perspicillata, Platyrrhinus lineatus, Sturnira lilium, Artibeus fimbriatus, Myotis nigricans, Desmodus rotundus, Artibeus obscurus, Noctilio albiventris, Phylostomus discolor, Phylostomus hastatus, Chrotopterus auritus, Lasiurus ega, Chiroderma villosum, Pygoderma bilabiatum and Lasiurus blossevillii) were captured. The estimated richness curves tended to stabilize, indicating that most of the species were sampled. Captured species represented 10% of the taxa recorded in Brazil and 28% in Paraná State, revealing the importance of this area for the diversity of bats. These findings indicate the need to determine actions aiming to restrict human activities in these forest fragments, in order to minimize anthropogenic impacts on the chiropterofauna.

scholarly journals On the genus Radulphius Keyserling in southeastern Brazil (Araneae, Miturgidae, Eutichurinae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-189
Author(s):  
Antonio D. Brescovit ◽  
Alexandre B. Bonaldo
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
First Time

The male of Radulphius lane Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from São Paulo Atlantic Forest, is described for the first time. Radulphius baiaxaba Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from Bahia/Espírito Santo is synonymized with R. laticeps Keyserling, 1891 for southern Brazil. New records of both species are presented.

scholarly journals Spatial configuration of the occurrence of bat species (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Lopes de Oliveira ◽  
Loana Araújo Silva Souza ◽  
Hellen Kezia Silva ◽  
Karina de Cassia Faria
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Grid Cell ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Cerrado Savanna ◽  
Scientific Collections ◽  
First Time

Given the substantial lacunas in the understanding of the occurrence and distribution of bat species in the eastern portion of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso (Araguaia basin), this study presents an inventory of the species known to occur in the region, highlighting the areas sampled adequately and the species known to occur in conservation units. Georeferenced records of the occurrence of bat species in the region were obtained from published studies, scientific collections, through either the SpeciesLink network or directly from the curator, as well as the capture of specimens by our research group between 2008 and 2013. A 0.5° x 0.5° (latitude/longitude) grid was added to the map of the region for the quantification of the bat species richness of each grid cell. A total of 63 chiropteran species were recorded for the study area. Only 10 of the 30 grid cells had records of bats, and just three contained more than 20 species, and were considered to be sampled adequately on a minimal level. Bat species have been recorded in three conservation units, two state and one municipal. The number of species recorded represents 82.7% of the total of chiropterans known to occur in Mato Grosso, although 12 species were recorded in the state for the first time, reinforcing the paucity of data available on the distribution of bats in the region. The high bat species richness recorded in the present study reinforces the importance of eastern Mato Grosso, a transition zone between the Amazon forest and the Cerrado savanna of central Brazil, for the conservation of Neotropical chiropterans.

scholarly journals Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1323-1343
Author(s):  
Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues ◽  
Oséias Martins Magalhães ◽  
Evaldo Alves Joaquim Júnior ◽  
José Ricardo Inacio Ribeiro ◽  
Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Pampa Biome ◽  
First Time

Rio Grande do Sul (RS) is the southernmost state in Brazil and includes areas within the Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes. The semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from RS are poorly known, with only 14 previously recorded species. We carried out two expeditions in this state, in 2002 and 2019, across 19 municipalities. Here, we provide new records for 19 species, of which 13 are recorded for the first time from the state, five have their distributions expanded, and one is recorded again from a same locality previously reported in the literature. Furthermore, 13 species were collected for the first time in the Pampa biome and one in the Atlantic Forest.

scholarly journals BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN DRY FOREST REMNANTS IN ATLÁNTICO: LICHEN COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRITO REGIONAL DE MANEJO INTEGRADO LURIZA AND THE RESERVA FORESTAL PROTECTORA EL PALOMAR

Caldasia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lücking ◽  
Bibiana Moncada ◽  
María Cristina Martínez-Habibe ◽  
Beatriz E. Salgado-Negret ◽  
Marcela Celis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Central American ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Time

We present a first study of the diversity and community composition of lichens in seasonally dry tropical forest (DTF) remnants in the Atlántico department, Colombia. Lichens were sampled in two of the three protected areas of the department: Distrito de Manejo Integrado (DMI) Luriza and Reserva Forestal Protectora (RFP) El Palomar. The inventory revealed 61 species, including four new to science: Fissurina linoana Lücking, Moncada & G. Rodr. sp. nov., Graphis lurizana Lücking, Moncada & Celis sp. nov., G. mokanarum Lücking, Moncada & M.C. Martínez sp. nov., and Phaeographis galeanoae Lücking, Moncada & B. Salgado-N. sp. nov. Arthonia erupta and Coenogonium saepincola are new to South America, whereas thirteen species are recorded for Colombia for the first time. Further 37 species are new records for Atlántico, raising the total of species known from the department from 27 to 84. With 42 species at Luriza and 31 at El Palomar, species richness was comparable to that of other DTF sites in the Neotropics. Overlap in species composition between the two sites was remarkably low, with only twelve shared species (20 %), indicating a high level of heterogeneity. Biogeographical affinities lie with Central American DTF, which is in line with those of woody plants. These results underline the importance of the remaining fragments of DTF in Colombia in conserving partially unknown biodiversity and the necessity for their continuing conservation.

Patterns of Ant Diversity in the Natural Grasslands of Southern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weslly Franco ◽  
Heraldo Luis Vasconcelos ◽  
Rodrigo Machado Feitosa
Keyword(s):  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Ant Diversity
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