Taxonomic placement of Millettia occidentalis (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), a rare liana from the Amazon Basin

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 261 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
RODRIGO A. CAMARGO ◽  
ANA MARIA G.A. TOZZI
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Conservation Assessment

A new combination is proposed for Millettia occidentalis, a rare liana endemic to a small locality of the Amazon Basin, in Brazil. Morphology and geographic distribution supports its transfer to Deguelia and a specimen at IAN is designated as lectotype. Validation in Deguelia is needed for use in impending floristic treatments, as well as to promote conservation and new field efforts. It occurs in “terra firme” forests (non-flooded), on high lands and appears to be very rare range-wide, based on documented occurrences. Description, illustration, distribution map, some ecological notes and a preliminary evaluation of its conservation assessment are provided.

scholarly journals Hydrolaetare schmidti (Cochran & Goin, 1959): new records for Amapá state, eastern Amazon and a geographic distribution map

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 815-819
Author(s):  
Janaina Reis Ferreira Lima ◽  
Jucivaldo Dias Lima ◽  
Jackson Cleiton Sousa ◽  
Silvia Helena de Oliveira ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Record ◽  
National Park ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Map

Hydrolaetare schmidti (Cochran & Goin, 1959) is 1 of 3 species of a genus that has a disjunctive distribution in the Amazon basin and is considered to be rare. Herein, we present the new records of H. schmidti from Amapá State, Brazil. This new record establishes the fifth known occurrence for H. schmidti and fills a gap of about 295 km in the distribution of the species, between Ouanari (French Guiana) and Tumucumaque Mountains National Park, Anacui River, municipality of Serra do Navio (Amapá).

scholarly journals Sphaenorhynchus carneus (Cope, 1868) (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae): distribution extension, geographic distribution map and new state record

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1725
Author(s):  
Juliana Gonçalves Corrêa ◽  
Jackson Cleiton Souza ◽  
Pedro Ferreira França ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Distribution Map

The genus Sphaenorhynchus Tschudi, 1838, is currently composed of 14 species, three of which are associated to the Amazon basin. Herein, we report the first record of Sphaenorhynchus carneus for the state of Amapá, district of Ariri, municipality of Macapá, Amapá state. This record represents an increase of its known geographic distribution of approximately 1,085 km northwest from its nearest locality, state of Amazonas.

STUDIES IN THE FLORA OF ARABIA: XXXII. VACHELLIA PENNIVENIA (LEGUMINOSAE: MIMOSOIDEAE) – A LITTLE-KNOWN TREE SPECIES ENDEMIC TO THE ISLAND OF SOCOTRA

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318
Author(s):  
F. L. Anderson ◽  
S. G. Knees
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Line Drawing ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
White Line ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Current State ◽  
Flora Of Arabia

A new combination in Vachellia is published for Acacia pennivenia. A summation of the current state of knowledge of this Socotran endemic species is presented, including a morphological description, a distribution map and an updated conservation assessment. Colour photographs and a black-and-white line drawing are presented.

Landscape patterns influence communities of medium- to large-bodied vertebrates in undisturbed terra firme forests of French Guiana

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 423-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécile Richard-Hansen ◽  
Gaëlle Jaouen ◽  
Thomas Denis ◽  
Olivier Brunaux ◽  
Eric Marcon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Diversity ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
Forest Ecology ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Diversity Indices ◽  
Landscape Patterns ◽  
Line Transect ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Association Index

Abstract:Whereas broad-scale Amazonian forest types have been shown to influence the structure of the communities of medium- to large-bodied vertebrates, their natural heterogeneity at smaller scale or within the terra firme forests remains poorly described and understood. Diversity indices of such communities and the relative abundance of the 21 most commonly observed species were compared from standardized line-transect data across 25 study sites distributed in undisturbed forests in French Guiana. We first assessed the relevance of a forest typology based on geomorphological landscapes to explain the observed heterogeneity. As previously found for tree beta-diversity patterns, this new typology proved to be a non-negligible factor underlying the beta diversity of the communities of medium- to large bodied vertebrates in French Guianan terra firme forests. Although the species studied are almost ubiquitous across the region, they exhibited habitat preferences through significant variation in abundance and in their association index with the different landscape types. As terra firme forests represent more than 90% of the Amazon basin, characterizing their heterogeneity – including faunal communities – is a major challenge in neotropical forest ecology.

New record of the genus Baseprocessa (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) from India with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4999 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-483
Author(s):  
NARESH M. MESHRAM ◽  
MOGILI RAMAIAH ◽  
P R SHASHANK ◽  
STUTI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Agricultural Research Institute ◽  
A New Species

The coelidiinae leafhopper genus Baseprocessa Fan & Li is newly recorded from India based on the description of B. patkaensis Meshram sp. nov. and a proposed new combination, B. serratispatulata (Viraktamath & Meshram) comb. nov. Materials are deposited in the National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India. Photographic illustrations, checklist and key to species of this genus along with a distribution map are also provided.

Six new species of Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from southern China, with the first description of the male of T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000)

Zootaxa ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 5091 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-372
Author(s):  
MENG ZHANG ◽  
MUHAMMAD IRFAN ◽  
LU-YU WANG ◽  
ZHI-SHENG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
First Time

Six new species of the spider genus Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 are described from southern China: T. jinyunensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chongqing, T. jiugongensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hubei, T. subtruculenta sp. nov. (♂♀), T. rutunda sp. nov. (♂♀) and T. yueliangensis sp. nov. (♂) from Guizhou and T. subrostrum sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hunan. In addition, T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000) is redescribed and its male is described here for the first time. Tonsilla subyanlingensis Liu & Xu, 2020 is transferred to Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999, hence the new combination Draconarius subyanlingensis (Liu & Xu, 2020) comb. nov. is established. The female of T. subyanlingensis Liu & Xu, 2020 should be treated as T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000). Detailed descriptions, photographs of copulatory organs and somatic features, a distribution map and comparisons with closely related species are presented.  

scholarly journals Evaluating the effect of nutrient redistribution by animals on the phosphorus cycle of lowland Amazonia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Buendía ◽  
Axel Kleidon ◽  
Stefano Manzoni ◽  
Björn Reu ◽  
Amilcare Porporato
Keyword(s):  
Amazon Basin ◽  
P Availability ◽  
Phosphorus Cycle ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
The Andes ◽  
P Content ◽  
Spatial Redistribution ◽  
Soil Age ◽  
Seasonally Flooded ◽  
Lowland Amazonia

Abstract. Phosphorus (P) availability decreases with soil age and potentially limits the productivity of ecosystems growing on old and weathered soils. Despite growing on ancient soils, ecosystems of lowland Amazonia are highly productive and are among the most biodiverse on Earth. P eroded and weathered in the Andes is transported by the rivers and deposited in floodplains of the lowland Amazon basin creating hotspots of P fertility. We hypothesize that animals feeding on vegetation and detritus in these hotspots may redistribute P to P-depleted areas, thus contributing to dissipate the P gradient across the landscape. Using a mathematical model, we show that animal-driven spatial redistribution of P from rivers to land and from seasonally flooded to terra firme (upland) ecosystems may sustain the P cycle of Amazonian lowlands. Our results show how P imported to land by terrestrial piscivores in combination with spatial redistribution of herbivores and detritivores can significantly enhance the P content in terra firme ecosystems, thereby highlighting the importance of food webs for the biogeochemical cycling of Amazonia.

scholarly journals A taxonomic review of the species of CharaxScopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Characidae: Characinae) with description of a new species from the rio Negro bearing superficial neuromasts on body scales, Amazon basin, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naércio A. Menezes ◽  
Carlos Alberto S. de Lucena
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
Rio Negro ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Pelvic Fin

The species of Charaxwere reviewed by Lucena (1987) who a little later (1989) added three new species to the genus. Examination of recently collected specimens from museum collections documented the more extensive geographic distribution for most species and revealed the existence of a new species in which superficial neuromasts were discovered and are herein described. These skin structures were also detected in C. metae Eigenmann, 1922. Anal- and pelvic-fin hooks previously observed only on the anal-fin of one species of the genus are described herein in some other species. Charax unimaculatus Lucena is considered a junior synonym of C. michaeli Lucena. All the species are redescribed and the new species described.

scholarly journals New records of Ganoderma multiplicatum (Mont.) Pat. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Colombia and its geographic distribution in South America

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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Bolaños ◽  
Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi ◽  
Adriana De Mello Gugliotta
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
First Time

Ganoderma is a cosmopolitan genus of fungi with species distributed in temperate and tropical regions. Species of Ganoderma in living Leguminosae were observed in Park de la Salud in Pance, Cali, Colombia and we record G. multiplicatum for the first time from Colombia. A distribution map of this genus in the Neotropical region is presented. 

scholarly journals Taxonomic notes on some Styrax (Styracaceae) species from Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-533
Author(s):  
Peter W. Fritsch
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Revolute Margin ◽  
A New Species

Taxonomic issues regarding three species of Styrax ser. Valvatae in Brazil are addressed. Styrax bahiensis, a new species from Bahia state, northeastern Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is similar to S. pallidus in its leaves of similar size and anther thecae that exceed the connective, but differs by coriaceous leaf blades with a revolute margin, leaf domatia up to 0.7 mm long and flat or rarely slightly bulging, a yellow- or orange-stellate-tomentulose calyx abaxially, and spreading corolla lobes. The species is known only from the type collection gathered over 50 years ago. Styrax griseus is placed in synonymy under S. kuhlmannii, a species from central Brazil, and a lectotype is provided for S. kuhlmannii. An updated description and estimate of the geographic distribution of S. pauciflorus are provided, as well as a lectotype and conservation assessment for this species.

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