scholarly journals New records of social wasps in the state of Paraíba, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1600
Author(s):  
Thiago Elisei ◽  
Fabio Albuquerque ◽  
Sergio Andena ◽  
Celso Martins
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Ecological Group ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
Semi Arid

The state of Paraíba is included in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil, called Caatinga, and this region is characterized by low and irregular rainfall, with xerophilous vegetation. Social wasps are an important ecological group, which has been utilized for biological control and as bioindicators of environmental quality. Few studies about the diversity of social wasps were accomplished in the Caatinga and there is no survey of social wasps in the state of Paraiba. This study used data collected from city of Sumé, through field research and analysis of previously deposited material from surveys realized by Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA). Two species of social wasps, Polistes simillimus and Mischocyttarus cearensis, were recorded for the first time in state of Paraiba.

scholarly journals New records of Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from Piauí state, northeastern Brazil

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1755-1763
Author(s):  
Cleilton Lima Franco ◽  
Lucas Ramos Costa Lima ◽  
Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues ◽  
Carlos Augusto Silva de Azevêdo ◽  
Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
First Time

Based on material recently collected in Piauí state, northeastern Brazil, we present new records for seven species of Gerromorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). Rheumatobates crassifemur schroederi Hungerford, 1954 (Gerridae); Mesovelia mulsanti White, 1879 (Mesoveliidae); and Paravelia polhemusi Rodrigues, Moreira, Nieser, Chen & Melo, 2014 (Veliidae) are reported from the state for the first time.

scholarly journals Updated distribution maps with new records of Trilepida fuliginosa (Passos, Caramaschi & Pinto, 2006) and Drepanoides anomalus (Jan, 1863) (Squamata, Serpentes) in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-433
Author(s):  
Thaís B. Guedes ◽  
Aryel Queiroz ◽  
Patrícia Sousa ◽  
Breno Hamdan
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
First Time

We report for the first time Trilepida fuliginosa (Passos, Caramaschi & Pinto, 2006) and Drepanoides anomalus (Jan, 1863) in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Our record for T. fuliginosa represents the northernmost locality for the species and extends its geographic distribution by nearly 662 km (in a straight line) from São Geraldo do Araguaia, state of Pará. Our record for D. anomalus is the easternmost known occurrence and extends its distribution by 203 km from Piçarra, Pará. Updated distribution maps and images of preserved specimens are provided.

scholarly journals Myxomycetes from mangroves: species occurring in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4 suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 222-227
Author(s):  
L. A. N. N. Agra ◽  
A. C. C. Bezerra ◽  
L. H. Cavalcanti
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
New Records ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
The State ◽  
Mother Plant ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Dead Tree ◽  
Mangrove Swamps ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
First Time

Abstract Mangrove swamps and forests cover over 137,000 km2 distributed latitudinally among subtropical zones, 7% of which are in Brazil, with a greater density in the country’s northernmost region. Considering that the community of Myxomycetes recorded for this environment is hardly known, three areas located in the state of Maranhão were investigated. Two field trips were conducted, one at the beginning of the rainy season and another during the dry season. In each area, two plots (125 m2) equidistant 100 m apart from each other were surveyed. In these areas, standing dead tree trunks and dead branches still attached to the mother plant that were above the tideline, were examined. On these same occasions, samples of the aerial litter and from the cortex of living trees (Rhizophora) were collected for the preparation of moist chambers cultures. Twenty-one specimens were obtained from field and moist chambers, belonging to 11 species, distributed in nine genera and five families. Seven species are new records from Maranhão. There was a predominance of r-strategist (73%) over K-strategist (27%) species. Cribraria violacea, Comatricha tenerrima, Echinostelium minutum, and Fuligo septica are new worldwide records from mangrove environments, and Oligonema flavidum is reported for the first time from Brazil.

scholarly journals New records of the hairy crab Pilumnus dasypodus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pilumnidae) in Northeastern Brazil

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1563
Author(s):  
Sávio Arcanjo Santos Nascimento Moraes ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar ◽  
Elena Thomsen ◽  
Fúlvio Aurélio Morais Freire
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
South Coast ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
The North ◽  
First Time ◽  
North And South

Pilumnus dasypodus is reported for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil. Sampling occurred in the north and south coast of the state in four locations (the farthest about 500 km of the known south distribution of the species). This new record increases the information about the distribution of this species, showing a possible relationship between the distribution of species and the Atlantic Tropical Ecoregion.

scholarly journals First record of Potimirim potimirim (Müller, 1881) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) from Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

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2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 2060
Author(s):  
Alex Barbosa de Moraes ◽  
Daniele Cosme Soares de Moraes ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar ◽  
Willianilson Pessoa da Silva ◽  
Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais Freire
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
First Time ◽  
Small Tributary

Potimirim potimirim (Müller, 1881), a species of coastal freshwater shrimp, is recorded for the first time from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern of Brazil, where it was collected in a small tributary of the Potengi River. This record extends the distribution of this species about 220 km north along Brazilian coast. New records, such as this, reinforce the need for greater research efforts in the northeastern freshwater ecosystems of Brazil to provide better understand the region’s biodiversity and establish better parameters for conservation actions.

scholarly journals Serological diagnosis and risk factors for Coxiella burnetii in goats and sheep in a semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eline Almeida Rodrigues de Souza ◽  
Elaine Monalize Serafim de Castro ◽  
Glauber Meneses Barboza de Oliveira ◽  
Sérgio Santos Azevedo ◽  
Rodolfo de Moraes Peixoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Fluorescent Antibody ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
Semi Arid

Abstract Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic agent transmitted mainly by small ruminants. In Brazil the disease has been classified as a notifiable disease since 2013, when human cases were reported. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with the presence of anti- Coxiella burnetii antibodies in goats and sheep in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil. Sera of 412 goats and 403 sheep from municipality of Petrolina, Pernambuco, were examined by the Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) against antigens of C. burnetii. Information about management variables (independent variables) that could be associated with the presence of the microorganism (dependent variables) were obtained from the supervisor of each farm. It was determined that 2.2% (9/412) of the goats and 2.1% (9/403) of the sheep had antibodies reactive to C. burnetii. The presence of anti-C. burnetii antibodies was associated with the dry area of the Sequeiro (a region in the northern part of the municipality of Petrolina) (P = 0.025), male sheep (P = 0.020), and intensive goat breeding (P = 0.005). This study therefore showed the presence of anti-C. burnetii antibodies in goat and sheep, confirming for the first time that this agent is likely circulating among goat herds in the Caatinga Biome, semi-arid of Brazil.

scholarly journals Diversity and Structure of Social Wasps Community (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Polistinae) in Neotropical Dry Forest

Sociobiology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Elisei ◽  
Edigleidson Valadares ◽  
Celso Feitosa Martins ◽  
Fábio Aquino Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
The State ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Important Predator ◽  
Neotropical Dry Forest ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

In the northeastern part of Brazil, located 90% within the semi-arid region of the country, we can find areas that present quite peculiar characteristics, amongst these the Caatinga. This biome is characterized by the floristic composition formed of dry forest and in this semi-arid environment there is an increase in the supply of resources during the rainy season. This is a region lacking in research, particularly in the State of Paraíba, where no survey studies of social wasp were carried out yet. Social wasps are an important predator of plagues species. The objective of this study was to conduct a survey of the community of social wasps (Polistinae species) that inhabit in the neotropical dry forest of Paraiba, in the municipalities of Sumé and Prata, and to compare the richness and abundance of wasps located in areas of Caatinga with those inhabiting areas intercropping plantation with organic farming. The present study sampled 10 Polistinae species distributed in six genera. Two new species were registered for the state. The comparison between the community of social wasps of the Caatinga There was not statistical difference in the richness and abundance between the natural vegetation and organic intercropping. This means that agroecosystem attracted community of Polistinae, promoting the maintenance of social wasps in anthropic environmental and favoring the biological control. 

scholarly journals New records of two species of parasitic isopods (Isopoda: Cymothoida: Bopyridae: Athelginae) associated with hermit crabs from the south Atlantic

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. e20195937
Author(s):  
Felipe Bezerra Ribeiro ◽  
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho ◽  
Luís Ernesto Arruda Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Hermit Crab ◽  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Hermit Crabs ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Species Diagnosis ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Parasitic Isopods ◽  
First Time

Two species of bopyrid isopods from the subfamily Athelginae are recorded from new localities in northeastern Brazil. Parathelges foliatus Markham, 1972 was recorded for the first time from Brazil, in the state of Ceará, parasitising the hermit crab Clibanarius symmetricus (Randall, 1840). Pseudostegias atlantica Lemos de Castro, 1965 is recorded from the state of Ceará, parasitising Clibanarius antillensis Stimpson, 1859. Illustrations, species diagnosis and an updated distribution map are given for each species.

scholarly journals Utilitarian and cognitive aspects in the ethnotaxonomy of plants from the Caatinga in two rural communities in Northeastern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (20) ◽  
pp. 1459-1488
Author(s):  
Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena ◽  
Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros ◽  
Elcida de Lima Araújo ◽  
Ângelo G. Chaves Alves ◽  
Kallyne Machado Bonifácio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Classification Criteria ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Consensus Model ◽  
Plant Names ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
Semi Arid

This research sought to contribute to plant ethnotaxonomic studies and aimed to describe cognitive and utilitarian aspects used in communities in the semi-arid region of Brazil. The question asked in the interview was: "What plants do you know?" The interviews were conducted with local specialists, using plant names written on cards randomly placed on a table. The informants were asked to organize the cards according to their understanding. Two hundred and one folk generics were recorded in Cachoeira and 185 in Barrocas, both communities located in the Municipality of Soledade (Paraíba). These generics were divided into 65 trees/shrubs, 138 herbs, 10 lianas/creepers, 7 cacti, and 4 bromeliads. A total of 146 monotypic and 24 polytypic folk generic were identified. The life forms were abundant; some of them had already been recorded in the literature but others were recorded for the first time. The morphological and utilitarian aspects were the most used classification criteria. The informants followed no consensus model to organize their classification.

Taxonomic study of Epidendrum (Laeliinae–Orchidaceae) in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo da Silva Gomes ◽  
Alessandro Wagner Coelho Ferreira ◽  
Maycon Jordan Costa da Silva ◽  
Gonçalo Mendes da Conceição ◽  
Edlley Max Pessoa
Keyword(s):  
Transition Zone ◽  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
First Time

Abstract The Brazilian state of Maranhão is located in a transition zone between the Amazon and Cerrado domains; its geographic position enables the coexistence of species from both biomes. Taxonomic information of Orchidaceae and especially Epidendrum in the state are scarce; thus this study aimed to provide a taxonomic treatment for the genus based on field expeditions and analyses of herbarium specimens (IAN, MAR, MG, NY, SLUI, and UB). Epidendrum is represented in Maranhão by 10 species, of which three are new records: E. amapense, E. anceps, and E. carpophorum. Another three previously cited species, E. nocturnum, E. sculptum, and E. viviparum, were not collected and also not found in the herbaria visited; moreover, these records represent misidentifications. The majority of the species is distributed in the Amazon domain; however, E. macrocarpum is recorded for the first time for the Brazilian Cerrado. Here we provide an identification key, descriptions, photographs, and a distribution map of the species in the state.

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