scholarly journals Taxonomy and conservation status of Tripogandra warmingiana (Seub.) Handlos (Commelinaceae), a previously obscure taxon from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCO OCTÁVIO DE OLIVEIRA PELLEGRINI ◽  
LIDYANNE YURIKO SALEME AONA-PINHEIRO ◽  
RAFAELA CAMPOSTRINI FORZZA
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
First Time

Tripogandra warmingiana is one of many poorly known and infrequently collected taxa of Commelinaceae in Brazil, and previously was known exclusively from the type collection and few historical collections from Minas Gerais. It is reported here for the first time for the states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, where it occurs exclusively in the Atlantic Rainforest, between 50–800 elev. A new description is provided to better characterize the species. A newly revised key for the Brazilian species of the genus is presented that includes the new data presented here for T. warmingiana and some overlooked species. Commentaries on IUCN conservation status are also presented.

A new species of Mimosa (Leguminosae) from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 184 (3) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Sá Barreto Jordão ◽  
Marli Pires Morim ◽  
José Fernando Andrade Baumgratz
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
New Type ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Iucn Criteria

A new species of Mimosa is described from the Atlantic Rainforest and ecotone with the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil, in the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo: M. porrecta L. Jordão, M.P. Morim & Baumgratz (Leguminosae). Related to M. sensitiva, it shares morphological affinities with this species but differs in having porrect-stellate trichomes, a new type of trichome for the genus, on the stems, and the dendritic trichomes in the fruits. The conservation status was assessed, according to IUCN criteria, as Least Concern.

Two new species of Chusquea subg. Swallenochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and complete description of C. caparaoensis

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 358 (3) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
EVANDRO MACHADO PIANISSOLA ◽  
DANIELE FREITAS PARMA ◽  
ANA PAULA SANTOS GONÇALVES ◽  
LYNN GAIL CLARK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Reproductive Characters ◽  
First Time

Two new species included in Chusquea subg. Swallenochloa, C. fruticosa and C. imbricata, are here described and illustrated, and comments on their morphology, conservation status and distribution are provided. Reproductive structures of Chusquea caparaoensis, a species of this subgenus previously known only vegetatively, are described for the first time. Chusquea caparaoensis is here emended and illustrated, and comments about its morphology, conservation status and distribution are provided. Revised keys are provided based on vegetative and vegetative plus reproductive characters for the Brazilian species of C. subg. Swallenochloa.

scholarly journals Helminth parasites of Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae), from localities in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-413
Author(s):  
Pilar Corrêa ◽  
Cecília Bueno ◽  
Fabiano Matos Vieira ◽  
Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest Biome ◽  
First Time ◽  
Southeastern Region

Abstract The current study aimed to investigate the helminth parasites of a population of Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae) that occur in Atlantic Forest in the Southeastern region of Brazil. We necropsied 18 specimens of G. cuja, collected between January 2009 and May 2014, ran over victims on BR-040 highway, between the municipalities of Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro and Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, localities inserted in Atlantic rainforest Biome. A total of six species of helminths were identified: Dioctophyme renale, Molineus elegans, Physaloptera sp., Strongyloides sp., Platynosomum illiciens, and Pachysentis gethi. Molineus elegans, Physaloptera sp. and P. illiciens were recorded for the first time in this host. Data provided in the current study when compared to the previous reports of parasitism by helminths in G. cuja in Brazil demonstrate that this study is the most representative with this host species.

scholarly journals On Brazilian Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) II: new distribution data

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. e20185835
Author(s):  
Bruno Clarkson ◽  
Lucia M. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Distribution

As an add-on to the work of Clarkson et al. (2016), new distributional data on species of Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae) from Brazil is provided. Helobata amazonensis Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira‑Jr., 2016, is recorded for the first time for Roraima State and its female is recorded for the first time. Helobata quatipuru Fernández & Bachmann, 1987 and H. larvalis (Horn, 1873) are recorded for the first time for Minas Gerais, Cerrado Biome area. The genus is recorded for the first time for Goiás State. Additions and modifications in the previously published key to Brazilian species are provided.

Three new species of Aulonemia (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 156 (4) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Lage Viana ◽  
Tarciso S. Filgueiras
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Unusual Feature ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Habitat Distribution ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

Three new Brazilian species of Aulonemia, a Neotropical woody bamboo genus, are described and illustrated: Aulonemia cincta, with its distinctive corky girdles; Aulonemia prolifera, characterized, among other Brazilian congeners, by its fimbriate leaf sheaths; and Aulonemia soderstromii, with its conspicuous cluster of spreading fimbriae. These new species all propagate by amphipodial rhizomes, an unusual feature shared with the Brazilian species A. aristulata, with which they are morphologically compared. Comments about habitat, distribution, phenology, and conservation status for each species are provided, as well as photographs taken in the wild.

A new species of Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from Itatiaia National Park, Brazil: an epigean freshwater amphipod with troglobiotic traits at 2,200 meters of altitude

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4344 (1) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
STELLA GOMES RODRIGUES ◽  
ANDRÉ R. SENNA ◽  
ADRIANA QUADRA ◽  
ALESSANDRA ANGÉLICA DE PÁDUA BUENO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
National Park ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Small Stream ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the freshwater amphipod Hyalella Smith, 1874 is described for the plateau of the Itatiaia National Park, located between the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. This is the first Brazilian species of Hyalella found at more than 2,200 meters of altitude. The specimens were found in a small stream, buried under rocks, in the higher area of the Park. The main morphological characteristics that differentiate the new species are the extreme reduction of the size of the uropod 3, absence of apical setae on telson, absence of comb-scales on gnatopods 1 and 2, absence of curved seta on inner ramus of uropod 1 and sternal gills tubular on pereonites 3 to 7. The new species presents similarities with some cave species of the genus, apparently being troglophile and that is the process of adaptation to the hypogean habitat. The importance of creating new protected areas for the conservation of Hyalella in Brazil is discussed. 

Five new southeastern Brazilian Myrtaceae

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 253 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCOS SOBRAL ◽  
FIORELLA F. MAZINE ◽  
LÚCIO LEONI ◽  
MARCELO C. SOUZA ◽  
EUGÊNIO A.D. MELO
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo

We describe, illustrate and compare with related species the southeastern Brazilian Calyptranthes arachnicola, C. biconvexa, C. carangola, Eugenia grandissima and Plinia longa. Calyptranthes arachnicola, from the state of Rio de Janeiro, is apparently related to Calyptranthes ursina, differing by its larger blades and pendulous inflorescences; Calyptranthes biconvexa, also from Rio de Janeiro, is apparently related to C. lanceolata, being distinguished by its blades with adaxially biconvex midvein and shorter inflorescences; Calyptranthes carangola, from the state of Minas Gerais, is apparently close to C. curta, differing by its narrower blades, longer inflorescences and narrower bracts; Eugenia grandissima, also from Minas Gerais, is apparently close to E. umbrosa, but has larger leaves and petioles, blades with midvein adaxially raised and larger bracteoles; and Plinia longa, from the state of Espírito Santo, is related to Plinia edulis, differing by its narrowly oblong leaves. Additionally, species are evaluated for their conservation status according to the information available.

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.

scholarly journals Rediscovery of Lonchophylla bokermanni Sazima, Vizotto and Taddei, 1978 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Lonchophyllinae) in Minas Gerais, and new records for Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clara do Nascimento ◽  
Leonardo Henrique Dias ◽  
Renato Gregorin ◽  
Gisele Lessa
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Range Of Values

We report the rediscovery of Lonchophylla bokermanni – a species threatened by extinction in Brazil – in Minas Gerais after 25 years (where it was known only from the type-locality), and add three new localities from Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. The external and craniodental measurements of the additional specimens fall within the expected range of values for L. bokermanni, although specimens from the Atlantic Rainforest (Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo) show a tendency to be smaller.

Eight New Atlantic Rainforest Species and Nomenclatural Notes in Brazilian Myrtaceae

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCOS SOBRAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Iucn Criteria

Eight Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest species are described and illustrated: Calyptranthes santalucia, Eugenia barrana, E. culicina, E. lacistema, E. viscacea, Myrcia basicordata, M. monoclada and Myrciaria evanida. Calyptranthes santalucia, from the state of Espírito Santo, is related to C. brasiliensis, differing for its acute leaves and pauciflorous inflorescences; Eugenia barrana, from the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, is related to E. chlorophylla, but has smaller leaves and larger flowers; Eugenia culicina, from the state of Pernambuco, is related to E. roseiflora, differing through the smaller petioles, adaxially sulcate lateral veins, pilose flowers and larger fruits; Eugenia lacistema, from Bahia, is related to E. platyphylla, differing by the inflorescences with lignified bracts and smaller pedicels;  Eugenia viscacea, from Bahia, is related to E. ellipsoidea, differing through the inflorescences with densely imbricate bracts and smaller pedicels; Myrcia basicordata, from Espírito Santo, is related to M. pubescens, but presents applanate glabrous twigs and glabrous and sessile leaves with cordate base; Myrcia monoclada, from Bahia, is related to M. riodocensis, but has larger leaves and pentamerous flowers, and Myrciaria evanida, from Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, resembles M. floribunda, differing by the vanishing secondary veins and smaller flowers. The new species are also evaluated as to their conservation status according to IUCN criteria. Additionally, the synonymization of Eugenia apiocarpa under E. astringens and of Eugenia pleurantha under E. umbellata and the lectotypification of Eugenia ellipsoidea are proposed.

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