Coarazuphium lundi (Carabidae: Zuphiini), a new Brazilian troglobitic beetle, with the designation of a neotype for C. pains Álvares & Ferreira, 2002

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4878 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-304
Author(s):  
THAIS GIOVANNINI PELLEGRINI ◽  
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA ◽  
ROBSON DE ALMEIDA ZAMPAULO ◽  
LETÍCIA VIEIRA
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Best Approximation ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
The Best Approximation ◽  
Minas Gerais State

In this paper, we describe Coarazuphium lundi sp. nov., from a single male specimen collected in Gruta 06L cave located in the municipality of Prudente de Morais (Minas Gerais state, Brazil). The two most striking differences between C. lundi and other species of the genus is the presence of two pairs of posterior supraorbital setae and the elytra shape with parallel, not rounded sides. Coarazuphium pains Álvares & Ferreira 2002 is an endemic species restricted to a few caves at the Bambuí Carbonatic Group in the midwest of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The holotype of C. pains was unfortunately lost in 2010, due to a fire that destroyed almost the entire zoological collection at the Butantã Institute, São Paulo state in Brazil. In recent years, several species of the genus have been described and compared to C. pains only based on its paper description, clearly prompting the need for the C. pains neotype designation. In order to provide a necessary standard for comparison, a neotype is designed for this species based on the material collected from the best approximation of the type locality (caves). Lastly, we also provide a brief discussion on the presence of eyespots of C. cessaima, originally described as blind.

scholarly journals Mechanitis polymnia casabranca and Ithomia lichyi lichyi (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) damaging tree of Solanum granuloso-leprosum (Solanaceae)

CERNE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Wagner de Souza Tavares ◽  
Alexandre Igor de Azevedo Pereira ◽  
Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke ◽  
José Eduardo Serrão ◽  
José Cola Zanuncio
Keyword(s):  
Host Plants ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Adult Emergence ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Mechanitis Polymnia ◽  
Species Being

The Zona da Mata region is located in southeastern Minas Gerais State, Brazil with fauna and flora diversified, including herbivorous insects and Solanaceae plants. Ithomiinae caterpillars were observed damaging tree of Solanum granuloso-leprosum Dunal (Solanaceae), used for different purposes and abundant in secondary forest. The objective of this study was to identify defoliating caterpillars of S. granuloso-leprosum at the campus of Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil and review host plants of Mechanitis polymnia L., 1758 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Thirteen caterpillars found damaging a tree of S. granuloso-leprosum at the campus of UFV were collected and maintained in the Laboratório de Controle Biológico de Insetos (LCBI) from UFV until adult emergence. These caterpillars were of two species, being ten of the first and three of the second species. Adult specimens of the latter species were identified as Ithomia lichyi lichyi D'Almeida, 1939 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Departamento de Zoologia of Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) in Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil and of the group of ten caterpillars as Mechanitis polymnia casabranca Haensch, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Museu de Zoologia of Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in São Paulo State, Brazil. This is the first report of M. polymnia casabranca and I. lichyi lichyi together damaging plant of S. granuloso-leprosum in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil and 57 plants are recorded as host of M. polymnia.

New records of Rhagomys rufescens (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1824 (1) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCO STEINER-SOUZA ◽  
PEDRO CORDEIRO-ESTRELA ◽  
ALEXANDRE REIS PERCEQUILLO ◽  
ANDRÉ FILIPE TESTONI ◽  
SÉRGIO LUIZ ALTHOFF
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Poços De Caldas ◽  
Santa Catarina State

Since it was trapped in the XIX th century, Rhagomys rufescens has been considered a rare endangered sigmodontine rodent and an endemic species of the Atlantic forest. Only a handful of vouchers of this taxon were known by Thomas, 1886. Recently, eight new individuals were collected, providing new geographical, morphological and phylogenetic (based on molecular evidence) information on this species. In the present work we report the southernmost occurrence record for R. rufescens at Indaial, Santa Catarina State, with the largest collected series of this species, the northernmost occurrence record at Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo State, and new records from Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais State, from Ibiúna and Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo State.

scholarly journals Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Scinax cardosoi (Carvalho-e-Silva & Peixoto, 1991): distribution extension and new state record for São Paulo, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus De Toledo Moroti ◽  
Jonatas Alves Ferreira Neto ◽  
Andriele Cristina dos Santos ◽  
Cristina Pacheco Soares ◽  
Ibere Farina Machado
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
Janeiro State

Specimens of Scinax cardosoi were collected in the vicinity of temporary lentic waterbodies within the Atlantic Rainforest of the Vale do Paraíba region of São Paulo state, Brazil. These record increases the distribution of this species by 236 km from the nearest previous records in Minas Gerais state and 313 km from its type locality in Rio de Janeiro state. Here we report the first record of Scinax cardosoi for the São Paulo state.

Novelties from the Serra Nova State Park (Minas Gerais, Brazil): two new endemic species of Eriocaulaceae

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 505 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-200
Author(s):  
LIVIA ECHTERNACHT ◽  
MAURÍCIO TAKASHI COUTINHO WATANABE ◽  
CAROLINE OLIVEIRA ANDRINO
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Red List ◽  
Campos Rupestres ◽  
Conservation Unit ◽  
Inflorescence Architecture ◽  
Espinhaço Range ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria

Two new micro-endemic species of Eriocaulaceae are described from the Campos Rupestres of Serra Nova State Park, a conservation unit located in the Espinhaço Range in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Herein we provide descriptions, illustrations, photographs and maps, together with notes on morphology, distribution, phenology, taxonomy, and conservation. Paepalanthus ferrugineus is distinguished mainly by the reddish-brown involucral bracts, surpassing the floral disc, with the apex attenuate and tufted adaxially, tufted sepals and hairy petals. Syngonanthus polyaxis is easily differentiated by the inflorescence architecture with three morphologically distinct axial parts. Both species are considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

What is Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843) (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)? Designation of a neotype and redescription of the species from its original area

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1957 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEAN-LUC GATTOLLIAT ◽  
MICHEL SARTORI
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
Sibling Species ◽  
Best Approximation ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
The West ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
The Best Approximation ◽  
Taxonomic Concept ◽  
Baetis Rhodani ◽  
Original Area

Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843) is a widespread species that occurs throughout the West Palaearctic. Recently, several sibling species of the subgenus Rhodobaetis have been described and compared to B. rhodani, clearly prompting the need to reassess the taxonomic concept of B. rhodani. The type material of B. rhodani is unfortunately lost or has been destroyed. In order to provide a necessary standard for comparison, a neotype for B. rhodani is designated based on material collected from the best approximation of the type locality (Geneva, Switzerland). The species is also redescribed at both larval and imaginal stages including the set of characters generally used for species identification within the subgenus Rhodobaetis.

NOTES ON HETEROPOGON VESPOIDES BIGOT AND OTHER ASILIDAE

1943 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 199-199
Author(s):  
W. N. Burdick
Keyword(s):  
Native Language ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Male Specimen

Heteropogon vespoides was described in 1878 by Bigot from a single male specimen. The rather indefinite type-locality was given merely as California, as was often the practice in those days. The description was written in French, Bigot's native language. However, an excellent translation was made by Back (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 35:329, 1909) who appended thereto a note to the effect that he did not believe that this species was known to recent collectors.

scholarly journals New records of Ischnocnema verrucosa Reinhart and Lütken, 1862 and I. surda Canedo, Pimenta, Leite and Caramaschi, 2010 (Anura, Brachycephalidae) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1062
Author(s):  
Emanuel Teixeira da Silva ◽  
Patrícia Da Silva Santos ◽  
Harley Leandro Coelho ◽  
Renato De Souza Viana ◽  
Rodrigo Carrara Heitor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Minas Gerais State

Herein we provide new records of the leaf litter frogs Ischnocnema verrucosa and I. surda for the state of Minas Gerais, Southeast of Brazil. Our records fill the current gap in the geographic distribution of I. verrucosa in the east of Minas Gerais, and extend the distribution of I. surda in about 117 km straight southeast of its type locality. We also provide discussions regarding diagnose characters of I. surda. 

scholarly journals Threatened endemic species of Hibiscus l. (Malvaceae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Luccas Henrique Gomes Rigueiral ◽  
Victor Martins Gonçalez ◽  
Marília Cristina Duarte ◽  
Cleber Vinicius Vitorio da Silva ◽  
Rafael Tavares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Southeast Brazil ◽  
Staminal Tube ◽  
Minas Gerais State

Hibiscus L. is one of the largest genera of Malvaceae, Southeast Brazil has six endemic species of 14 native species, mainly distributed in cerrado. These Hibiscus are hairy shrubs, with showy flowers of pink corolla, dark base, 5-toothed staminal tube apex, loculicidal capsule of 5 cells. The species inhabit wet ecosystems of the atlantic rainforest and cerrado. After the last study of Hibiscus taxonomy evidencing four endemic species from Minas Gerais state, showed to have the largest endemism center of Hibiscus in Brazil, therefore, using IUCN classification methodology, we indicated H. hilarianus and H. multiformis as vulnerable, H. itirapinensis as endangered and H. mariae as critically endangered. The species are represented by small isolated populations distributed at the mountains and plateaus between Espinhaço mountain range and Planalto Paulista, considered a region with great endemic biodiversity. According to the previously analysis, it is recommended specific studies with techniques and appropriate methodology to research the development and evolutionary characteristics of hibiscus species in Minas Gerais state.

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