Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) associated with tropical ornamental plants, with a checklist and a key to the species of Bahia, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4258 (4) ◽  
pp. 345
Author(s):  
POLIANE SÁ ARGOLO ◽  
RENATA M. VITAL SANTOS ◽  
MARIA A. LEÃO BITTENCOURT ◽  
ALOYSÉIA C. DA SILVA NORONHA ◽  
GILBERTO J. DE MORAES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites

Twenty-four papers refer to phytoseiid mites from different plant species in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, but none of those refer to taxonomic surveys on ornamental plants. The aim of this study was to determine phytoseiids from tropical ornamentals in the southern coastal region of Bahia state, as well as to present a checklist and an identification key to the species recorded in that state. Samples were collected at eight localities of five municipalities. A total of seventeen species in nine genera was found on fifteen plant species of the families Costaceae, Heliconiaceae, Musaceae and Zingiberaceae. The most frequent and abundant phytoseiid species were Iphiseiodes metapodalis (El-Banhawy), Amblyseius operculatus De Leon and Iphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma, respectively. The checklist and the identification key to the Phytoseiidae species of Bahia were prepared based on the published literature. 

Bromeliaceae from Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 422 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-143
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CALISTO TOMAZ ◽  
LEONARDO M. VERSIEUX
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Genus One

The Bromeliaceae Flora for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil, is presented, based on extensive fieldwork, morphological analyses using herbarium and freshly collected material, and specialized literature. Twenty-six species of bromeliads were recorded in Rio Grande do Norte, distributed in ten genera and in three subfamilies. Bromelioideae was the richest subfamily (eight genera/14 species), followed by Tillandsioideae (one genus/12 species), and Pitcairnioideae (one genus/one species). Aechmea mertensii, Hohenbergia horrida and Tillandsia tenuifolia are new records for Rio Grande do Norte. Eight species (31%) are restricted to the Eastern portion of the state, in the Atlantic Forest. Caatinga dry woodlands harbor 18 species, with remarkable presence of Bromelia laciniosa, Encholirium spectabile, Tillandsia recurvata and T. streptocarpa, the four most widely distributed taxa. We discuss problems related to unclear taxonomic circumscriptions of species or diverging information between authors, more expressively in Hohenbergia, but also in Aechmea, Cryptanthus and Tillandsia. The data presented here might contribute to better understand the morphological variation of these taxa and suggest additional research on their taxonomy. Morphological descriptions, general comments, a map, photo plates and an identification key for all taxa are provided.

Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of S o Paulo, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 516 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. LOFEGO ◽  
G. J. DE MORAES ◽  
L. A.S. CASTRO
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
The Family

Eighteen predatory mite species of the family Phytoseiidae are reported from three sites of the Cerrado ecosystem in the State of S o Paulo, southeastern Brazil, on seven plant species of the family Myrtaceae. This paper provides a list of those species and compares relevant morphological characteristics of the specimens collected with those of the original descriptions and/ or redescriptions of the corresponding species. A key is provided to help in the separation of the species mentioned in the paper. Some of the species collected have been reported as common predators on dominant crops in the region where the work was done. Their occurrence on Myrtaceae plants found naturally in the Cerrado ecosystem indicates that those plants could represent important reservoirs of those predators.

The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in northeastern Brazil, with new geographic records and an identification key to the known species of the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2656 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Orchid Bee ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
First Time

The orchid bee fauna of Estação Ecológica de Murici (ESEC Murici), in the state of Alagoas, one of the largest remnants of the Atlantic Rain Forest in northeastern Brazil, was surveyed for the first time. Seven hundred and twenty-one orchid-bee males belonging to 17 species were collected from the 3rd to the 10th of September, 2009. Besides the recently described Eulaema (Apeulaema) felipei Nemésio, 2010, three other species recorded at ESEC Murici deserve further attention: Euglossa amazonica Dressler, 1982b, recorded for the first time outside the Amazon Basin; Euglossa milenae Bembé, 2007 and Euglossa analis Westwood, 1840, both recorded for the first time in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil north to São Francisco river. These results together with previous samplings in the state of Alagoas reveal that at least 22 orchid-bee species are now known to occur there. Three other species not recorded for Alagoas yet are known from the neighbor states of Sergipe, Pernambuco, and Paraíba. An identification key to all 25 species of Euglossina known to occur in the states of Alagoas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Paraíba, and Rio Grande do Norte is provided.

scholarly journals First record of Voyria caerulea Aubl. (Gentianaceae), a mycoheterotrophic plant, in Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 833-837
Author(s):  
Alessandro Wagner Coelho Ferreira ◽  
Maria Fernanda Calió ◽  
Wagner Ribeiro da Silva Junior ◽  
Maycon Jordan Costa da Silva ◽  
Miguel Sena de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Gallery Forest ◽  
Taxonomic Description

We report the first record of Voyria caerulea from the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. A fertile specimen was collected in a gallery forest during the rainy season, within the boundaries of the municipality of São Raimundo das Mangabeiras. This find contributes to the knowledge on the micoheterotrophic flora of Maranhão and expands the geographic distribution of this species in Brazil. We also present a taxonomic description, illustrations, an occurrence map of the newly found population, and an identification key for all the species of Voyria that occur in Maranhão.

scholarly journals The Plants associated with aquatic and marshy environments in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Hermes Machado Filho ◽  
Maria Regina De Vasconcellos Barbosa ◽  
Cleide Regina MaJor Torres ◽  
Maria de Fátima De Araújo Lucena ◽  
Luan Pedro Da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Wetland Plant ◽  
Plant Richness ◽  
New Occurrences

We present a list of aquatic and wetland plant species from the state of Paraíba, Brazil, based on the collections deposited in national and international herbaria. We identified 290 species belonging to 61 families. The checklist includes habit, localities of the collections in the state of Paraíba, and geographic distribution of each species. The amphibious habit was the most prevalent and the Sertão (semiarid inland region) was the region with the greatest collection effort. New occurrences have been registered for the state (14 species). Although our data reveal a high plant richness, we relate this richness to increased field expeditions.

Flora of Fazenda Aba, Paraíba, Brazil: Bignoniaceae

Rodriguésia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanoel Messias Pereira Fernando ◽  
Swami Leitão Costa ◽  
Ketley Gomes Campos ◽  
Mickaelly de Lucena Mamede ◽  
Lúcia Garcez Lohmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
The Other ◽  
Northeastern Brazil

Abstract We conducted a taxonomic survey of the Bignoniaceae from the “Fazenda Aba,” located at the municipality of Passagem, within the state of Paraiba (Northeastern Brazil). This inventory was based on material collected during monthly field expeditions between 2014 and 2017. For all collected species, we provide descriptions, information on the distribution, taxonomic comments, an identification key, illustrations, and photos. We recorded nine species distributed in six genera. The most representative genus is Tanaecium with three species, followed by Anemopaegma, with two species. The other four genera, Dolichandra, Fridericia, Handroanthus, and Tabebuia are represented by a single species each.

The species of Eulaema (Eulaema) Lepeletier, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) from eastern Brazil, with description of Eulaema quadragintanovem sp. n. from the state of Ceará

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3478 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO ◽  
RAFAEL R. FERRARI
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Forested Areas

Eulaema (Eulaema) quadragintanovem sp. n., a species similar to Eulaema (E.) seabrai Moure, 1960 and Eulaema (E.)helvola Moure, 2003, is described from ‘Serra do Baturité’ and ‘Parque Nacional de Ubajara’, state of Ceará, northeasternBrazil. This species seems to be restricted to ‘brejos de altitude’—Atlantic Forest physiognomies at the top of mountainsin northeastern Brazil—in the state of Ceará. Since these forested areas are rapidly disappearing, it is possible that in thenear future no suitable habitat will be left for this species. The recent record of Eulaema bombiformis (Packard, 1869) inCeará is also discussed. Six species of Eulaema (Eulaema) are now known to occur in eastern Brazil and an updated identification key for them is provided.

scholarly journals Distribution and Host Range of the Burrowing Nematode in Puerto Rican Soils

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Alejandro Ayala ◽  
Jessé Román
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Host Range ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Root Rot ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Burrowing Nematode

Because of quarantine recently established by the State of California on ornamental material imported from Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Florida, a study was undertaken in 1955, which lasted until 1960, to determine the distribution of the burrowing nematode in Puerto Rico. Six of the most important ornamental nurseries and several localities in which economic important crops are grown were sampled. Eight different ornamental plants were found infected with burrowing nematodes in three of the nurseries. The nematode was found to be widely distributed and a serious problem in one of the nurseries, where it was presumably introduced with infected banana material. In the other two the nematode was present in limited numbers only and infected very few plants. The nematode was well distributed in banana and plantain, in which it caused a root rot condition that usually destroyed whole plantations. The distribution of the nematode and symptoms caused to these crops are discussed. Coffee and noncultivated cotton were also found to be attacked by the nematode. Five of the twelve plant species here reported as hosts of the burrowing nematode in Puerto Rico are probably newly reported hosts.

Two new species of Dilaridae (Insecta: Neuroptera) with additional notes on Brazilian species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2421 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
RENATO JOSÉ PIRES MACHADO ◽  
JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species

Herein we describe two new species of lacewing in the family Dilaridae from northeastern Brazil: Nallachius furcatus, n. sp. and N. potiguar, n. sp. We also describe range expansions for three species: N. adamsi Penny, 1982 from Manaus to the border of the states of Amazonas and Pará; N. dicolor Adams, 1970 from the state of Santa Catarina to the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais; N. limai Adams, 1970 from Santa Catarina to Paraná. An identification key to adults and a checklist of Brazilian species are presented.

The orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of a forest remnant in southern Bahia, Brazil, with new geographic records and an identification key to the known species of the area

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2821 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ NEMÉSIO
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rain Forest ◽  
Orchid Bee ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
First Time

The orchid bee fauna of Parque Estadual da Serra do Conduru, in the state of Bahia, one of the largest remnants of Atlantic Rain Forest in northeastern Brazil, was surveyed for orchid bees for the first time. Six hundred and twenty-two males belonging to 20 species were actively collected with insect nets during 40 hours from the 26 th to the 31 st of January, 2010. Euglossa cyanochlora Moure, 1996—a very rare species previously known only from the type locality—was found, the northernmost record for this species in the Atlantic Forest domain. Euglossa viridis (Perty, 1833) and Euglossa amazonica Dressler, 1982, this latter species recently recorded for the state of Alagoas, are also reported for the first time in the state of Bahia. An identification key for all species recorded in the area is also provided.

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