Leptagrion jeromei (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) spec. nov. from Brazil, with notes on L. andromache Hagen in Selys, 1876

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5068 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-246
Author(s):  
DIOGO SILVA VILELA ◽  
MANOEL DALTRO NUNES JUNIOR GARCIA ◽  
KARINA S. FURIERI ◽  
FREDERICO A.A. LENCIONI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
M 10 ◽  
Cariniana Legalis ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Leptagrion Selys, 1876 is described and named in honor to Dr. Jerome Constant: Leptagrion jeromei (Holotype: Brazil: Bahia, Jussari, RPPN Serra do Teimoso, Jequitiba tree (Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze, 1898) at 32 m, 10.v.2005, K.S. Furieri leg and deposited in FAAL). This species was confused for a long time with L. andromache Hagen in Selys, 1876 its closest congener. Diagnostic illustrations of L. andromache (lectotype and specimens collected at Amapá—Brazil) and L. jeromei spec. nov. are presented. We also present the northernmost record for L. andromache in Amapá state, Northern Brazil.  

scholarly journals Guianacara dacrya, a new species from the rio Branco and Essequibo River drainages of the Guiana Shield (Perciformes: Cichlidae)

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica H Arbour ◽  
Hernán López-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Guiana Shield ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
White Spots ◽  
Tooth Plate ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Pharyngeal Jaw ◽  
River Drainages ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Guianacara is described from tributaries of the Essequibo River and the rio Branco in Guyana and northern Brazil. Guianacara dacrya, new species, can be diagnosed from all congeners by the possession of a unique infraorbital stripe and by the shape of the lateral margin of the lower pharyngeal jaw tooth plate. Guianacara dacrya can be further distinguished from G. geayi, G. owroewefi, G. sphenozona and G. stergiosi by the possession of a thin midlateral bar, from G. cuyunii by the possession of dusky branchiostegal membranes and from G. oelemariensis by the possession of two supraneurals. This species differs from most congeners by the presence of white spots on the spiny portion of the dorsal fin, the placement of the midlateral spot, the presence of filaments on the dorsal, anal and in rare cases the caudal-fin and from at least the Venezuelan species by several morphometric variables. Guianacara dacrya is known from the Essequibo, Takutu and Ireng River basins of Guyana and possibly from the rio Uraricoera in the rio Branco basin in Brazil. A key to the species is provided.

scholarly journals New species of Cyphocharax (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the upper rio Negro, Amazon basin

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno F. Melo ◽  
Richard P. Vari
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Caudal Fin ◽  
Rio Negro ◽  
Fin Rays ◽  
Dark Pigmentation ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Adipose Fin ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cyphocharax, Curimatidae, apparently endemic to the blackwater upper rio Negro of the Amazon basin in northern Brazil, is described.The new species is readily distinguished from its congeners by the presence of a distinctly longitudinally elongate, posteriorly vertically expanding patch of dark pigmentation along the midlateral surface of the caudal peduncle, with the patch extending from the base of the middle caudal-fin rays anteriorly past the vertical through the posterior terminus of the adipose fin. The new species additionally differs from all congeners in details of body and fin pigmentation and meristic and morphometric ratios. Evidence for the assignment of the species to Cyphocharax and the occurrence of other species of the Curimatidae apparently endemic to the upper rio Negro catchment is discussed.

New species, records, and immature stages of Chimarra Stephens (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) from Campos Amazônicos National Park, northern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4500 (2) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
GLEISON ROBSON DESIDÉRIO ◽  
PATRIK BARCELOS-SILVA ◽  
NEUSA HAMADA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Aquatic Insects ◽  
National Park ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Amazonas State ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Campos Amazônicos National Park is a federal conservation unit that contains part of the largest Cerrado refuge in the southern part of Brazilian Amazonia. Recently, during a survey of aquatic insects in the park, specimens of the caddisfly genus Chimarra were collected. The primary objective of this paper, as a result of this effort, is to describe and illustrate the male adult of a new species in Chimarra (Chimarrita), Chimarra singularis sp. nov., and the immature stages of Chimarra usitatissima Flint 1971. Additionally, the distributions of C.(Chimarrita) akantha Blahnik 1997 and C. (Curgia) jugescens Flint 1998 are extended to the southern part of Amazonas state, and C. (Chimarrita) heppneri Blahnik 1997 is recorded for the first time in northern Brazil. 

Bulbostylis litoreamazonicola, a new species of Cyperaceae from the Brazilian Amazonian coast

Phytotaxa ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 530 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
JULIENE DE FÁTIMA MACIEL-SILVA ◽  
ANA PAULA DO NASCIMENTO PRATA ◽  
MARIA GABRIELA LÓPEZ ◽  
ANDRÉ DOS SANTOS BRAGANÇA GIL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Mature Fruit ◽  
Annual Habit ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Seasonally Flooded ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Bulbostylis (Cyperaceae), only known from the Brazilian Amazonian coast, is here described and illustrated. Bulbostylis litoreamazonicola was found growing over dunes, in seasonally flooded restinga vegetation, and in humid fields near the mangroves from the State of Pará, Northern Brazil. This is the fifth Brazilian-native species of Bulbostylis lacking a persistent stylopodium on the mature fruit. The new species is mainly characterized by its annual habit, simple anthelate inflorescences, densely hispid to hispidulous longitudinally ribbed scapes, pubescent glumes, and cordiform nutlets.

scholarly journals A New Species of Aratinga Parakeet (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) from Brazil, With Taxonomic Remarks on the Aratinga Solstitialis Complex

The Auk ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 292-305
Author(s):  
Luís Fábio Silveira ◽  
Flávio César Thadeo de Lima ◽  
Elizabeth Höfling
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Amazon River ◽  
General Morphology ◽  
Pale Yellow ◽  
Long Time ◽  
A New Species

Abstract We describe a new species of Aratinga—A. pintoi (Sulfur-breasted Parakeet)—from open areas on the northern bank of the lower Amazon River in the state of Pará, Brazil. It was for a long time misidentified as a juvenile of A. solstitialis or a hybrid between that species and A. jandaya. It can be distinguished from other Aratinga species by the combination of the following characters: mantle and wing coverts green, suffused with pale yellow; underparts pale yellow, with pale orange restricted to belly and flanks; and feathers on the underparts with a dark rachis. On the basis of color characters and general morphology, we suggest that this new species should be a member of a group composed of A. solstitialis, A. jandaya, A. auricapillus, and, possibly, Nandayus nenday. A review of taxonomy and distribution of the group is also presented. Uma nova espécie de Aratinga (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) do Brasil, com comentários sobre a taxonomia do complexo de espécies Aratinga solstitialis

Dina orientalis sp. nov. —an overlooked new leech (Annelida: Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) species from the Near and Middle East

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2746 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLEMENS GROSSER ◽  
HASKO F. NESEMANN ◽  
VLADIMIR PEŠIĆ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Crimean Peninsula ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
The Crimean Peninsula

The new species described here has, for a long time, been confused with Dina stschegolewi (Lukin & Epshtein, 1960), a species described from Krym (the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine). Both species are similar in having rows of yellow spots on the dorsal surface. As the latter species had been poorly defined in the past, all yellow spotted specimens of the genus Dina Blanchard, from the area of the Near and Middle East, were attributed to Dina stschegolewi (Rückert 1985, Nesemann 1993, Nesemann & Neubert 1999). Prof. V. M. Epshtein (Wuppertal/Germany, oral communication) suspected that the specimens attributed to Dina stschegolewi by Nesemann (1993) and Nesemann & Neubert (1999) differed from the species from Krym. Furthermore, Grosser & Pešić (2006) mentioned that populations of Dina stschegolewi sensu Nesemann, 1993 most probably belong to a new species.

scholarly journals A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes: Characidae: Tetragonopterinae) from the rio Jari, Amapá, northern Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno F Melo ◽  
Ricardo C Benine ◽  
Tatiane C Mariguela ◽  
Claudio Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Square Spot ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Tetragonopterus is described from the rio Jari, a tributary to the left margin of rio Amazonas, at the border between Amapá and Pará States, northern Brazil. It is morphologically diagnosed from the other species of the genus (T. argenteus, T. chalceus, and T. rarus new combination) by the lozenge-shaped spot on the caudal peduncle vs. rounded to square spot on the other species. Partial sequences of the mitochondrial gene Cytochrome Oxidase C subunit I, from representatives of all valid species of Tetragonopterus, including this new species, were analyzed. The obtained results revealed a significant genetic distance between the new species and its congeners. A discussion on the new combination, Tetragonopterus rarus, is also provided.

A new species of Imparfinis Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Tapajós basin, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4701 (5) ◽  
pp. 461-472
Author(s):  
ÍTHALO DA SILVA CASTRO ◽  
WOLMAR BENJAMIN WOSIACKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Distal Margin ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Brown Band ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Uruguay River ◽  
A New Species

Imparfinis comprises 20 valid species in the Heptapteridae, being the most diverse taxonomic group of catfishes of the Nemuroglanis subclade. The genus has one of the widest geographical distributions in the neotropical region, found on both sides of the Andes, from Costa Rica to the Paraná and Uruguay river basins in Argentina. A new species of Imparfinis is described from streams of the upper Rio Tapajós and its tributary Teles Pires in northern Brazil. The new species is diagnosed from all congeners by the presence of a vertical dark brown band W-shaped at the base of the caudal-fin rays, a thick dark brown lateral stripe from the snout to the end of the caudal peduncle, dark brown head, long maxillary barbel surpassing the distal margin of the pectoral fin, and presence of 39 or 40 total vertebrae. 

scholarly journals Revision of the genus Exsuperantia Özdikmen, 2009 (Tetractinellida: Phymaraphiniidae) with description of a new species from the Atlantic Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4613 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCA C. CARVALHO ◽  
ANDRZEJ PISERA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
The Past ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstructions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Long Time ◽  
New Material ◽  
Northeast Atlantic Ocean ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
A New Species

Phymaraphiniidae Schrammen 1924 (Porifera: Astrophorina) is a family of lithistid demosponges that has received little attention in the past decades. The systematic problems within this family have not been addressed for a long time due to the absence of new records and material. The genus Exsuperantia Özdikmen 2009 was first described by Schmidt (1879) as Rimella to allocate the species Rimella clava, found in the Caribbean. In 1892, Topsent found what he thought to be the same species described by Schmidt in the Azores, and synonymized it with Racodiscula clava, as he thought this species belonged to the family Theonellidae Lendenfeld 1903. However, Rimella and Racodiscula belong to distinct families: Rimella to Phymaraphiniidae, and Racodiscula to Theonellidae. Due to the fact that the genus Rimella was already preoccupied by a gastropod, it was renamed as Exsuperantia. In result of the poor preservation of Schmidt’s material and the absence of new specimens, the attribution of Topsent’s specimens to the family level remained obscure. Here, we review the genus Exsuperantia based on the analysis of new material recently collected during various research expeditions in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. The comparison of these new specimens with Schmidt’s and Topsent’s type material, allowed us to assign Topsent’s specimens to a new species, Exsuperantia archipelagus sp. nov., and confirm its attribution to the family Phymaraphiniidae (not Theonellidae). Phylogenetic reconstructions using newly generated sequences of the cytochrome subunit (COI) marker also support the assignment of the new species to the family Phymaraphiniidae (not Theonellidae). 

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