Revised morphological descriptions of Otatea nayeeri and O. transvolcanica (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Guaduinae) and a reproductive key to Otatea

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
EDUARDO RUIZ-SANCHEZ ◽  
ARTURO CASTRO-CASTRO ◽  
JUAN PABLO ORTIZ-BRUNEL
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Oak Forest ◽  
Flowering Pattern ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Eleven Species

Otatea, with 12 described species, is the second most diverse genus in the subtribe Guaduinae. Eleven species of Otatea occur in Mexico, of which 10 are endemic. The Mexican Otatea species grow in tropical dry forest, the ecotone between tropical dry forest and oak forest, cloud forest, humid oak-pine forest, and xerophilous scrubs. Here, we describe the synflorescence and flowers of Otatea nayeeri and O. transvolcanica, based on newly collected specimens and review of existing herbarium material. We present a key based on the flowering characters of the Mexican Otatea species, and provide expanded morphological descriptions and illustrations of O. nayeeri and O. transvolcanica. Otatea nayeeri and O. transvolcanica do not exhibit the gregarious monocarpic flowering pattern that has been recorded for other Otatea species. A flowering individual of O. transvolcanica was observed being visited by a Lasioglossum (Dialictus) sp. (Halictidae) bee. This is the first record for Otatea being visited by bees. The geographical distribution of O. nayeeri is extended northwards to the state of Durango in Mexico.

scholarly journals La flora arbórea de Michoacán, México

2017 ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva M. Cué-Bär ◽  
José Luis Villaseñor ◽  
Libertad Arredondo-Amezcua ◽  
Guadalupe Cornejo-Tenorio ◽  
Guillermo Ibarra-Manríquez
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Coniferous Forest ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽  
Oak Forest ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Geologic History

Based on the review of floristic and taxonomic literature, as well as on the examination of specimens housed at the herbaria of the Centro Regional del Bajío (IEB) and the Instituto de Biología (MEXU), we recorded 845 species, 352 genera and 100 families of trees for the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The largest numbers of species per family were recorded for Asteraceae (82), Fabaceae (74), Mimosaceae (67), Caesalpiniaceae (39) and Burseraceae (38), while at the genus level Bursera (37), Quercus (35), Lonchocarpus (19), Senna (18), and Acacia (16) are the most speciose. The genus Beiselia (Burseraceae) and 14 species (1.8 %) are strict endemics to the state. A total of 28 families (28%) and 210 genera (60%) are represented in the state only by one tree species each. The most important vegetation types according to their species richness are tropical deciduous forest (593, 70.2%), coniferous forest (336, 39.8%) and oak forest (332, 39.3%). A high proportion (69.9%) of Michoacán’s tree species is located in 2-4 vegetation types; 173 species (21.5%) have been found just in one type, mainly in the tropical dry forest (87 species, 10.3%). The floristic richness of Michoacán is largely explained by its complex geologic history, its rugged physiography, its diverse climate, and its multiple vegetation types, as well as by its location at the confluence of the Holartic and Neotropical floristic kingdoms. Counties and species on which to focus conservation efforts for trees in the state are pinponted.

REFUGIOS Y SITIOS DE PERCHA DE Saccopteryx bilineata Temminck, 1838 (Chiroptera : Emballonuridae) EN EL CARIBE COLOMBIANO

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 849-855
Author(s):  
Julio Javier Chacón-Pacheco ◽  
◽  
Gerson Salcedo-Rivera ◽  
Luis Camilo Ramos Madera ◽  
Andrés Blanco-Narváez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Ecological Plasticity ◽  
Ceiba Pentandra ◽  
Wide Geographical Distribution ◽  
Saccopteryx Bilineata ◽  
Molossus Molossus

Saccopteryx bilineata is a bat of wide geographical distribution in the Neotropics, but in Colombia there is very little information about its biology and roost ecology. This contribution presents a description of the shelters that S. bilineata uses in the Colombian Caribbean region, especially in areas of tropical dry forest. Although it has been documented that it shares shelters with many species of bats, this work presents the first record where S. bilineata shares refuge with Molossus molossus and the use as shelters or roosting sites of species of Brownea ariza, Caesalpinea coriaria and Ceiba pentandra. The high ecological plasticity of the species is ratified in terms of the use of available environments and shelters, as well as cohabiting with other bat species.

scholarly journals New records of Boletales (Basidiomycota) of a tropical oak forest from Mexican Southeast

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
Ernesto González-Chicas ◽  
Silvia Cappello ◽  
Joaquín Cifuentes ◽  
Magdiel Torres-de la Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Oak Forest ◽  
Taxonomic Identification ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
Quercus Oleoides ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Species Study

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Derived from the study of the mycobiota associated with <em>Quercus oleoides </em>Schltdl. et Cham., tropical oaks have been explored in Tabasco, finding great diversity in numerous fungal groups, such as boletoids macromycetes.</p><p><strong>Question: </strong>What is the diversity of the mycobiota of Boletales poroides associated with tropical oaks of Tabasco?</p><p><strong>Species Study: </strong>Order Boletales</p><p><strong>Study sites and date: </strong>municipality of Balancán in the state of Tabasco, 2012 – 2016.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Collections of boletoid fungi associated with <em>Q. oleoides</em> were carried out according to conventional mycology techniques for taxonomic identification, a dichotomous key of the species found was performed and their geographical distribution was analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Up to now, nine species assigned to five genera and two families of boletoid macromycetes have been identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All species are new records for the State, thus expanding its geographic distribution, it is the first record of macromycetes associated with tropical holm oaks in southeastern Mexico.</p>

scholarly journals Nuevos registros para la distribución geográfica de la serpiente cornuda mexicana esmeralda Ophryacus smaragdinus, en la zona centro del estado de Veracruz/ New distributional records of the Emerald Horned Pitviper Ophryacus smaragdinus, in central Veracruz

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Octavio León Martínez-Vaca León ◽  
Edgar Ahmed Bello-Sánchez ◽  
Jorge E. Morales-Mávil
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Oak Forest ◽  
Sierra Madre Oriental ◽  
Sierra Madre ◽  
Distribución Geográfica

We present new records to the geographical distribution of Emerald Horned Pitviper Ophryacus smaragdinus, in the central part of the state of Veracruz. The locations of specimens were performed within ecosystems pine-oak forest and mountain cloud forest in four municipalities along of the Sierra Madre Oriental (Xico, Coacoatzintla, Rafael Lucio and Tlacolulan). The study contributes to knowledge about their ecology and geographical distribution in the state of Veracruz.

scholarly journals The first record of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the State of Paraná, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 643-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demilson Rodrigues dos Santos ◽  
Adão Celestino Ferreira ◽  
Alceu Bisetto Junior
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Lutzomyia Longipalpis ◽  
Light Traps

INTRODUCTION: We report the first find of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the State of Paraná, Brazil. METHODS: The specimens were captured in the urban area of the municipality of Foz do Iguaçu, with Falcão light traps, in domiciliary and peridomiciliary areas of 61 properties, on two consecutive nights from 18:00 to 06:00hs in March 2012. RESULTS: We captured 40 specimens of Lu. longipalpis and 54 specimens of other sandfly species. CONCLUSIONS: This find expands knowledge of the geographical distribution of this sandfly in Brazil.

scholarly journals Filling gaps and a new state record of Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer, 1861) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breno Hamdan ◽  
Claudio Machado ◽  
Nathalie Kaladinsky Citeli
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽  
Distribution Map

We present the first record of the Dipsadidae snakes Xenopholis scalaris for the state of Rio de Janeiro and a general distribution map for this species. This record for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest expands the known geographical distribution of X. scalaris and reveals that its populations might not be isolated or disjunctive, but rather rare in this biome. We also provide some recommendations for future conservation of X. scalaris.

scholarly journals New records of Gerstaeckerella irrorata and Plega zikani (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) for Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marise Silva ◽  
Brígida Souza ◽  
Renato J. P. Machado ◽  
César F. Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Minas Gerais State

This note extends the geographical distribution of two rare species of Mantispidae (Neuroptera) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This is the first record of Gerst­aeckerella irrorata and the second record of Plega zikani for the state.

scholarly journals Four New Species of Dicranocentrus and Heteromurus from the State of Mérida, Venezuela (Collembola: Entomobryidae)

1969 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Mari Mutt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
The West ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

The new species Dicranocentrus paramoense, D. bidentatus, Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus and H. (H.) pruinosus are described from specimens collected in the State of Mérida, Venezuela. A new species of each genus comes from a cloud forest near the city of Mérida and a new species of each taxon was collected in paramos northeast of Mérida. Congeneric species are phyletically very near and their closest relatives live in Central America and the West Indies. Dicranocentrus bidentatus is the sole species of its genus with only two teeth (the basal pair) along the inner margin of the unguis. Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus is unique among members of its subgenus in possessing dental spines, although some individuals lack these structures. This is the first record of such intraspecific variation. Four tables detail variations of a number of characters and 41 figures complement the text.

scholarly journals New Occurrences of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Semideciduous Seasonal Montane Forest and Tropical Dry Forest in Minas Gerais and in the Atlantic Forest in the State of Rio de Janeiro

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Magalhães Souza ◽  
Epifânio Porfiro Pires ◽  
Rafael Eugênio ◽  
Reinildes Silva-Filho
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
Montane Forest ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Occurrences

The occurrence of Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán, Mischocyttarus ignotus Zikán, Mischocyttarus nomurae Richards and Mischocyttarus paraguayensis Zikán for the state of Minas Gerais and Mischocyttarus garbei Zikán for the state of Rio de Janeiro are registered for the first time, collected through active search and attractive traps. Novos Registros de Vespas Sociais (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Montana e Mata Seca em Minas Gerais e na Mata Atlântica no Estado do Rio de Janeiro Resumo. Neste trabalho é registrado pela primeira vez a ocorrência de Mischocyttarus consimilis Zikán, Mischocyttarus ignotus Zikán, Mischocyttarus nomurae Richards e Mischocyttarus paraguayensis Zikán para o estado de Minas Gerais e Mischocyttarus garbei Zikán para o estado do Rio de Janeiro coletadas por meio de busca ativa e armadilhas atrativas.

A new species of the armored spider genus Caraimatta Lehtinen, 1981 from Colombia (Araneae: Synspermiata: Tetrablemmidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4619 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
ANDRÉS F. GARCÍA ◽  
LEONEL MARTÍNEZ ◽  
DANIELA AHUMADA-C
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tropical Dry Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the armored spider genus Caraimatta Lehtinen, 1981 from Colombian Tropical dry forest fragments is described and illustrated: Caraimatta brescoviti sp. nov. (based on male and female) from Bolivar and Sucre departments, representing the first record of the genus from Colombia. Additionally, photographs of Monoblemma muchmorei Shear, 1978 (other tetrablemmid species previously recorded from the country) are given. A map with the known distribution and an identification key for males and females of the Caraimatta species are also included.  

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