A new species of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Erythroxylum umbrosum, a new species of Erythroxylum sect. Archerythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, which occurs in submontane forests in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by having non-striated, reduced stipules that are shortly 3–setose at the apex, a staminal cup longer than the calyx lobes, and an endocarp with cylindrical cross-section. The morphological differences of the new species with related and sympatric species are discussed.

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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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Myrcia adulterina (Myrtaceae), a new species from the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.452.2.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 452 (2) ◽

pp. 165-172

Author(s):

THIAGO FERNANDES ◽

DUANE FERNANDES LIMA ◽

JOÃO MARCELO ALVARENGA BRAGA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Related Species ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Leaf Venation ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

A New Species

Myrcia adulterina, a new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is here described, illustrated and compared with morphologically related species. Additionally, its distribution map and a preliminary conservation status are presented. The new species is here inferred as belonging to Myrcia sect. Reticulosae due its leaves with raised venation, staminal ring densely pilose, hypanthium prolonged in a tube with glabrous inner walls and 3-locular ovaries. Within this section, the species is morphologically related to Myrcia pubipetala, from which it can be distinguished through the laxly reticulate leaf venation and thyrsoid inflorescences with all axes strongly flattened and striated when dry. Myrcia adulterina was misidentified during at least 15 years in herbaria under the name Marlierea tomentosa (currently synonym of Myrcia strigipes, a species belonging to Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia), which is also morphologically similar. A brief discussion clarifying the morphological differences between these species is also presented.

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Machima itatiaia sp. nov.: a new species of lichen-mimic katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4878.3.10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4878 (3) ◽

pp. 589-594

Author(s):

ANDRÉ FONSECA ANTUNES ◽

DANIELA MAEDA TAKIYA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

First Record ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Main Lobe ◽

Valid Species ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Key To Species ◽

A New Species

The Brazilian genus Machima Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 includes three valid species: M. paranensis Rehn, 1950 and M. scalprum Rehn, 1950 distributed on Southern and M. phyllacantha (Burmeister, 1838) from Northeastern Brazil. Herein we analyzed eleven male specimens of Machima from Parque Nacional de Itatiaia and propose a new species. Machima itatiaia sp. nov. is characterized by its main lobe of the cercus curving abruptly on apical two-thirds and accessory lobe as long as wide. The new species is the first record of the genus from Southeastern Brazil. Finally, we also present a key to species of Machima based on males.

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A new Aspidogyne (Orchidaceae: Goodyerinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.289.3.8 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 289 (3) ◽

pp. 279 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ERIC DE CAMARGO SMIDT ◽

MATHIAS ERICH ENGELS ◽

MARCELO RODRIGUES MIRANDA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Related Species ◽

Flower Color ◽

Sympatric Species ◽

Northern Coast ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Paulo State ◽

A New Species

A new species of Aspidogyne from the Atlantic Forest in Caraguatatuba, on the northern coast of São Paulo State, Brazil, is proposed, described, illustrated and compared with closely related species. A key to the sympatric species of Goodyerinae is also provided. Aspidogyne caraguatatubensis is easily recognized by its small size, lip shape and the absence of rostellum. Among congeners, the new species resembles A. argentea, which differs by its larger size, flower color, lip with truncated apex and developed rostellum.

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A New Endangered Species of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x16033962925358 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 839-844

Author(s):

Wesley Patrício Freire de Sá Cordeiro ◽

Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza ◽

André Laurênio de Melo ◽

Margareth Ferreira de Sales

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Endangered Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Pollen Grains ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Entire Margin ◽

A New Species

Abstract—A new species (Tragia hoffmanniae) found only in the Atlantic Forest in the state of Bahia (northeastern Brazil) is presented here, with descriptions of its morphology and pollen grains; illustrations, maps, and geographical and morphological comments are also provided. The species differs from other Tragia sect. Tragia taxa in having leaves with an elliptic to lanceolate blade, caudate apex, and entire margin. A comparative table is provided to distinguish the new species from other Tragia species in the Atlantic Forest.

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Thaumatomyrmex fraxini sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a New Ant Species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Sociobiology ◽

10.13102/sociobiology.v64i2.1615 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 159

Author(s):

Michele D'Esquivel ◽

Benoit Jahyny ◽

Muriel Oliveira ◽

Lucimeire Lacau ◽

Jacques Delabie ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Species Group ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Unique Combination ◽

A New Species ◽

Forest Biome

A new species of Ponerinae, Thaumatomyrmex fraxini D’Esquivel and Jahyny (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), is described from several localities from Northeastern Brazil, after the morphology of the worker. This species is easily distinguished from any other ones in the genus by a unique combination of characters that justify its allocation to the species-group ferox, sensu Kempf (1975). The known distribution of this species reveals that its inhabits different ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest biome.

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A New Species of Cryptanthus (Bromeliaceae, Bromelioideae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River, and its Contribution to the Taxonomy of the Genus

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15935294613491 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 460-465

Author(s):

Débora Maria Cavalcanti Ferreira ◽

Rafael Batista Louzada

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rare Species ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Francisco River ◽

Species Complexes ◽

São Francisco River ◽

Rocky Outcrop ◽

A New Species

Abstract—Cryptanthus cinereus D.M.C. Ferreira & Louzada, a new rare species of Bromeliaceae restricted to northeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. Cryptanthus cinereus is a rupicolous plant that occurs in the Atlantic Forest on the top of a rocky outcrop and is known only from a single record. This new species is morphologically similar to Cryptanthus felixii, but differs mainly by its narrowly triangular leaves that are wider at base, primary bracts with adaxial surfaces densely lepidote (vs. glabrous or glabrous with base densely lepidote), shorter flowers (39‐52 mm), sepal lobes lanceolate, with shorter connate sepals (1.6‐5 mm) and petals (1‐1.2 mm). An identification key to Cryptanthus cinereus and other species that occur in the Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River is provided. In addition, two species complexes are characterized for the area.

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