Historical record on the Brazilian hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Museu de História Natural da Bahia (MHNBA) in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

In this article we present the historical records of the Brazilian hawkmoths deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Museu de História Natural da Bahia (MHNBA-UFBA), including the historical Lepidoptera collection donated by Dr. Pedro de Araújo to the MHNBA-UFBA. The Sphingidae collection is composed of 243 specimens and represents 24 genera and 66 species. The historical collection consists of specimens captured between the years 1924 and 1934, and we also included to the collection specimens that were captured more recently, between 1982 and 2014. The subfamily Macroglossinae presented the greatest species richness and Smerinthinae the presented the least species richness. Of all of specimens in the collection, 151 came from São Paulo State (Brazil), 41 from Santa Catarina State, 50 from Bahia State and only one from Pernambuco State. Three topotypes were identified in the collection, namely: Eumorpha translineatus (Rothschild, 1895), Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Haxaire, 2009 and Xylophanes alineae Haxaire & Mielke, 2018.

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The amphibians of São Paulo State, Brazil amphibians of São Paulo

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032009000400020 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 197-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Olívia Gabriela dos Santos Araújo ◽

Luís Felipe Toledo ◽

Paulo Christiano Anchietta Garcia ◽

Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

São Paulo ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Amphibian Species ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

The State of São Paulo is one of the most studied regions of Brazil in regard to amphibian species richness and distribution. However, we still do not have a list of species for the State. Therefore, we present here a list including 231 species of amphibians (225 anurans and six caecilians), of which 27 are endemic. We present data about previous and current taxonomists and speculate about future prospects in the study and conservation of amphibian biodiversity in São Paulo State.

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On the use of open or closed traps in the capture of drosophilids

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032008000200004 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 47-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Leiza Penariol ◽

Hermione Elly Melara de Campos Bicudo ◽

Lilian Madi-Ravazzi

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Comparative Data ◽

Population Abundance ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

One Year

The use of open or closed traps in order to standardize the drosophilid collection is still a matter of discussion among researchers. In this paper, comparative data of drosophilid collections, using open and closed traps are presented. The collections were made monthly, during one year, in one fragment of a semidecidual forest located in the São Paulo State, Brazil. The efficiency of the traps was evaluated by the use of community descriptors: population abundance and richness and diversity of species. Closed traps were more efficient than the open ones in relation to the population abundance and the species richness, indicating their adequacy for standardization of drosophilid collection in studies of biodiversity and seasonality.

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The importance of Serra do Mar State Park for liverworts conservation in the Atlantic Rainforest

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202071109 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

Author(s):

Renato Xavier Araújo Prudêncio ◽

Zélia Rodrigues de Mello ◽

Denise Pinheiro da Costa

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Clustering Analysis ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Atlantic Rainforest ◽

São Paulo ◽

Vegetation Types ◽

Conservation Area ◽

Serra Do Mar ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Abstract Serra do Mar State Park (PESM) is located in southeastern São Paulo state, Brazil, and is the largest Atlantic Rainforest conservation area in the country. The park is divided into 10 nuclei, and the Itutinga-Pilões nucleus (NIP) was selected for study since no survey of liverworts species richness had yet been conducted there. The floristic similarities between the NIP and different areas of Atlantic Rainforest in São Paulo state were also assessed. One hundred and eighty liverworts species were identified in the three vegetation types (lowland, submontane, and montane ombrophilous forests) encountered in the NIP, distributed among 62 genera and 21 families. Lejeuneaceae showed the highest species richness with 80 species. The high number of epiphyllous species found in the study area (26% of all species) was notable. In terms of their worldwide distributions, 57% of the species are Neotropical. Clustering analysis showed that the areas of the PESM and Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station were grouped together with the highest similarity values. The liverworts flora of the NIP demonstrates the importance of that nucleus for the conservation of liverworts diversity in the Atlantic Rainforest of the São Paulo state, as well as in Brazil.

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First record of Heimbra bicolor Subba Rao, 1978 (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) in São Paulo state, Brazil

Entomological Communications ◽

10.37486/2675-1305.ec03027 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. ec03027

Author(s):

Nelson W. Perioto ◽

Rogéria I. R. Lara

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

New Record ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Federal District ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Heimbra bicolor Subba Rao, 1978 (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) was previously known in Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, with records in Federal District and Rio Grande do Norte, Minas Gerais, and Santa Catarina states. Here, we newly report this species from the state of São Paulo based on three females collected at Estação Ecológica de Jataí, in the municipality of Luiz Antônio, São Paulo state, Brazil. Additionally, we provide a map with the geographical distribution of the species based on the new record and literature. This record increases the number of species of Heimbra known in São Paulo state to two species.

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Pebapomberus, a new orthoclad genus from Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032012000200003 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

Humberto Fonseca Mendes ◽

Trond Andersen

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Wing Membrane ◽

Paulo State ◽

Apical Lobe ◽

São Paulo State

The genus Pebapomberus gen. n. is erected for P. rugendas sp. n. from Santa Catarina and São Paulo States and P. euniceae sp. n., from São Paulo State. The genus is characterized by bare eyes without dorsomedian extension; anterior simple and posterior scalpellate, weak acrostichals; bare wing membrane; squama with few setae; large, wedge-shaped anal point; and gonostylus with large, flattened apical lobe.

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Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of the Brazilian subfamily Sodreaninae (Opiliones:Gonyleptidae)

Invertebrate Systematics ◽

10.1071/is10030 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 509 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha ◽

Cibele Bragagnolo

Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Cladistic Analysis ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Atlantic Rainforest ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Serra Do Mar ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Janeiro State

Sodreaninae is reviewed and all ten species are combined under its type genus, Sodreana Mello-Leitão, 1922, according to a cladistic analysis of morphological characters, which revealed a pectinate pattern of clades. The subfamily is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest from Santa Catarina state to Rio de Janeiro state. Sodreana is herein considered a senior synonym of Stygnobates Mello-Leitão, 1927, Zortalia Mello-Leitão, 1936, Gertia B. Soares & H. Soares, 1946 and Annampheres H. Soares, 1979. The following new combinations are proposed: Sodreana barbiellinii (Mello-Leitão, 1927), Sodreana hatschbachi (B. Soares & H. Soares, 1946), Sodreana inscripta (Mello-Leitão, 1939), Sodreana leprevosti (B. Soares & H. Soares, 1947b), Sodreana bicalcarata (Mello-Leitão, 1936). Sodreana granulata (Mello-Leitão, 1937) is revalidated from the synonymy of Sodreana sodreana Mello-Leitão, 1922. Three new species are described: Sodreana glaucoi from Ilhabela and Boraceia, São Paulo state; S. curupira from Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro state, and S. caipora from Ubatuba, São Paulo state. Sodreaninae species are restricted to forested areas and most occur in the southern part of the coastal Atlantic rainforest, one species occurs in interior Atlantic rainforest. The biogeographical analysis (Brooks Parsimony Analysis) resulted in a single and fully resolved most parsimonious tree with three main: components: northern (Bahia and Serra do Espinhaço), southern (Santa Catarina, Paraná, Serra do Mar of São Paulo), and central (Espírito Santo, Serra da Bocaina, southern state of Rio de Janeiro, Serra dos Órgãos, Serra da Mantiqueira, Serra do Mar of São Paulo).

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Headland-bay beach planform stability of Santa Catarina State and of the Northern Coast of São Paulo State

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography ◽

10.1590/s1679-87592010000200003 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 101-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Lucas F. Silveira ◽

Antonio H. da F. Klein ◽

Moysés G. Tessler

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Equilibrium ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Static Equilibrium ◽

Aerial Photographs ◽

Northern Coast ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

This paper presents the results of the planform stability classification for the headland-bay beaches of the State of Santa Catarina and of the Northern Coast of São Paulo, based on the application of the Parabolic Bay-Shape Equation (PBSE) to aerial images of the beaches, using the software MEPBAY®. For this purpose, georeferenced mosaics of the QuickBird2® satellite imagery (for the State of Santa Catarina) and vertical aerial photographs (for the northern coast of São Paulo State) were used. Headland-bay beach planform stability can be classified as: (1) in static equilibrium, (2) in dynamic equilibrium, (3) unstable or (4) in a state of natural beach reshaping. Static equilibrium beaches are the most frequent along the coast of the State of Santa Catarina and the Northern Shore of São Paulo, notably along the most rugged sectors of the coast and those with experiencing lower fluvial discharge. By comparison, dynamic equilibrium beaches occur primarily on the less rugged sectors of the coast and along regions with higher fluvial discharge. Beaches in a state of natural beach reshaping have only been found in SC, associated with stabilized estuarine inlets or port breakwaters. However, it is not possible to classify any of these beaches as unstable because only one set of images was used. No clear relation was observed between a beach's planform stability and other classification factors, such as morphodynamics or orientation.

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