Distribution modeling of Psellogrammus kennedyi (Eigenmann, 1903) and new records in the Lower Paranapanema River, Brazil

Understanding the potential distribution of non-native species can be an important tool in preventing biological invasions. We recorded for the first time Psellogrammus kennedyi, a small non-native characiform, in the Lower Paranapanema River, Brazil. According to environmental variables and prediction modeling, the species presents high potential distribution in the Upper Paraná river basin. The model used herein is an efficient tool to determine where non-native species may be able to establish. This approach can be used as a preventive measure, once the control and eradication measures are often ineffective and uneconomical.

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Geographical distribution and potential geographical range of the Red Skink Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) (Squamata, Scincidae) in El Salvador

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10.15560/17.1.283 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 283-288

Author(s):

Antonio Esaú Valdenegro-Brito ◽

Nestor Herrera-Serrano ◽

Uri Omar García-Vázquez

Keyword(s):

El Salvador ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Potential Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Geographical Range ◽

Distribution Modeling ◽

Scientific Collections ◽

First Time

Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) is known from eight departments from El Salvador. Based on recent fieldwork and research in scientific collections and databases, we report 12 new records of S. assata from the country, bringing the total number of verified occurrences to 40. Scincella assata is recorded for first time in the departments of Morazan and Usulatán. Additionally, we conducted potential distribution modeling of S. assata. Results from the distribution modeling suggest the presence of this species in all 14 departments of El Salvador, four of which currently lack verified records.

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On the taxonomy of Latonigena auricomis (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), with notes of geographical distribution and natural history

Iheringia Série Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0073-47212013000100010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 66-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carolina Jorge ◽

Nicolás López Carrión ◽

Cristian Grismado ◽

Miguel Simó

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Potential Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Distribution Model ◽

First Time

The male of Latonigena auricomis Simon, 1893 is described for the first time and the female is redescribed. New records are provided for Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Notes on the natural history and a potential distribution model of the species are presented in the Neotropical Region.

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Malacological news from the Czech and Slovak Republics in 2020

Malacologica Bohemoslovaca ◽

10.5817/mab2021-20-56 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 56-74

Author(s):

Tomáš Čejka ◽

Luboš Beran ◽

Radovan Coufal ◽

Libor Dvořák ◽

Jaroslav Č. Hlaváč ◽

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Keyword(s):

Native Species ◽

New Records ◽

Corbicula Fluminea ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Cepaea Nemoralis ◽

Location Data ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Ca 50 ◽

Cornu Aspersum ◽

First Time

This paper presents important faunistic records including location data with all details conducted in the Czech and Slovak Republics during 2020. Four new non-native species, Arion intermedius, Ambigolimax valentianus, Clathrocaspia knipowitschii and Krynickillus melanocephalus, were recorded outdoors in Slovakia. Radix lagotis was genetically confirmed for the first time from several sites in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Corbicula fluminea, recorded in Moravia for the first time in 2018, was found in another river, ca 50 km far from the first occurrence. Cepaea nemoralis, recorded in Slovakia for the first time in 2015, seems to have started spreading. New sites of Cornu aspersum were noticed in Prague and Bratislava; for the first time it was also found in Brno. There are also new records of several endangered species, e.g. Vertigo moulinsiana, Pisidium hibernicum, P. globulare, and Pseudanodonta complanata, presented.

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Non-native insect pests from the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal): new records and further data (Insecta: Orthoptera; Thysanoptera; Hemiptera; Coleoptera; Diptera; Lepidoptera; Hymenoptera)

Fragmenta Entomologica ◽

10.4081/fe.2020.469 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 369-376

Author(s):

Salvatore Bella ◽

Antonio Franquinho Aguiar

Keyword(s):

Native Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Records ◽

Insect Pests ◽

First Record ◽

Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽

Leptoglossus Occidentalis ◽

Madeira Archipelago ◽

First Time ◽

Protopulvinaria Pyriformis

In this study, the results of recent surveys on non-native insect pests from the Madeira Archipelago are reported. Overall, 13 non-native species were recorded: Tessellana tessellata (Charpentier) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae), Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera, Coreidae), Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Hemiptera, Homotomidae), Platycorypha nigrivirga Burckhardt and Cacopsylla fulguralis (Kuwayama) (Hemiptera, Psyllidae), Greenidea ficicola Takahashi (Hemiptera, Aphididae), Aloephagus myersi Essig (Hemiptera, Pemphigidae), Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera, Coccidae), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae), Phytoliriomyza jacarandae Steyskal & Spencer (Diptera, Agromyzidae), Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae), and Josephiella microcarpae Beardsley & Rasplus (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae). Particularly, T. tessellata, L. occidentalis, M. gladiata, P. jacarandae, and J. microcarpae are reported for the first time from the island of Madeira. L. occidentalis is also reported for the first time from the island of Porto Santo. For P. jacarandae this is the first record from Macaronesia, while for M. gladiata this is the first record also for Portugal. Most of these species are associated with allochthonous plants. Details on current distributions, host plants, biological remarks, and natural enemies are given for each species.

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Description of the male of the spider Dubiaranea difficilis (Araneae: Linyphiidae), with new records and modeling of its potential geographic distribution

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2405.1.3 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2405 (1) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

GONZALO D. RUBIO ◽

EVERTON N. L. RODRIGUES ◽

LUIS E. ACOSTA

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Potential Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Heterogeneous Distribution ◽

Northwestern Area ◽

First Time ◽

Potential Geographic Distribution

The male of Dubiaranea difficilis (Mello-Leitão 1944) is described and illustrated for the first time. New geographic records of this species are provided, and its potential distribution is modeled using MAXENT. The actual and potential distribution of Dubiaranea difficilis proved to be much larger than the hitherto known records. This species inhabits at least in three ecoregional sectors in Argentina (northwestern area, central Sierras, and the Pampas), and is also likely that inhabits in Brazil and Bolivia. Possible causes of its wide and environmentally heterogeneous distribution are discussed.

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Distribution Modeling of the Caucasian Rock Agama Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831), (Sauria: Agamidae) Based on an Updated Data Set

Russian Journal of Herpetology ◽

10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-3-170-174 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 170-174

Author(s):

Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva ◽

Eugeny Golynsky ◽

Lyudmila Mazanaeva

Keyword(s):

Potential Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Distribution Model ◽

Data Set ◽

The Caucasus ◽

Distribution Modeling ◽

Eastern Iran ◽

North Eastern ◽

Suitable Habitats

We present results of analysis and predictions of the potential distribution of the Caucasian rock agama Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831), based on an updated data set and using a distribution model generated with software Maxent (www.cs.princeton.edu/~schapire/maxent). The model was based on an updated data set of 238 localities, including 74 new records from Daghestan and Tajikistan. According to the generated model, the most suitable habitats of the Caucasian rock agama Paralaudakia caucasia are located in the Caucasus (southeastern Ciscaucasia and eastern Transcaucasia), south Turkmenistan and north-eastern Iran.

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New records of Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) incubans (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) parasitizing wings of Odonata in Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032013000100037 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 360-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira ◽

Diogo Silva Vilela

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Potential Distribution ◽

New World ◽

New Records ◽

Neotropical Savanna ◽

Tropical Rain Forests ◽

Rain Forests ◽

Southern South America ◽

First Time

Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) incubans Macfie (1937) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is recorded here for the first time for Brazil. Females were collected in the Brazilian Neotropical Savanna parasitizing the wings of Erythrodiplax juliana Ris (1911), Erythrodiplax aff. anomala Brauer (1865) and Erythemis credula Hagen (1861), all Libellulidae dragonflies. A map of potential distribution of this species in the New World is also provided. The results suggest that its distribution may range from southern South America to Mexico, with higher densities in the Brazilian and Colombian Tropical Rain Forests.

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New records reveal rapid geographic expansion of Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an invasive species in Argentina

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10.15560/11.3.1620 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 1620 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Benoît Geslin ◽

Carolina L. Morales

Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

Native Species ◽

New Records ◽

Bombus Terrestris ◽

First Record ◽

Rapid Decline ◽

Widespread Species ◽

Geographic Expansion ◽

First Time

Bombus terrestris Linnaeus is an invasive bumblebee in Argentina. Since its first record in March 2006, B. terrestris has rapidly become the most widespread species in the southern Argentina’s Patagonia. The explosion of B. terrestris populations has been associated with the rapid decline of the unique native species B. dahlbomii, Guérin-Méneville. However, B. terrestris had never been yet reported farther south than the 50° parallel. We report for the first time the presence of B. terrestris at the southern end of continental Patagonia and discuss its meaning with regards on potential consequences for B. dahlbomii populations.

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New records of Ephemeroptera from the Colombian Orinoco river basin of the Meta department

Revista Colombiana de Entomología ◽

10.25100/socolen.v43i2.5958 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 271

Author(s):

Luis Gonzalo Salinas-Jiménez ◽

José Ismael Rojas-Peña ◽

Diana Paola Osorio-Ramírez ◽

Clara Inés Caro-Caro

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

New Records ◽

Andean Region ◽

Orinoco River ◽

First Time

There is extensive research of the Ephemeroptera communities taxonomy and ecology in the Andean region of Colombia. However, other regions such as the Orinoquia have been insufficiently studied. From this region, in the Meta department, four species have been registered: Varipes lasiobrachius Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, Coryphorus aquilus Peters, Miroculis (Atroari) colombiensis Savage & Peters and Tricorythopsis rondoniensis (Dias, Cruz & Ferreira). The main objective of this study is to report for the first time for this region the species: Mayobaetis ellenae (Mayo), Hydrosmylodon primanus (Eaton), Haplohyphes baritu Domínguez, Camelobaetidus edmundsi Dominique, Mathuriau & Thomas and Nanomis galera Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty.

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Spider diversity in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore

Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore ◽

10.26492/gbs71(suppl.1).2019-08 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 71 ((suppl.1)) ◽

pp. 209-243

Author(s):

J.K.H. Koh ◽

D.J. Court

Keyword(s):

Nature Reserve ◽

New Records ◽

Secondary Forest ◽

Distinct Species ◽

Primary Forest ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Vegetation Zones ◽

Comprehensive Survey ◽

Quantitative Analyses ◽

First Time

This paper discusses the preliminary results of the first comprehensive survey of the spiders of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (BTNR) in Singapore. Two plots were established in each of the three zones of vegetation, viz., primary forest, old secondary forest, and maturing secondary forest. They were repeatedly sampled over an 18-month period. Sorting of the collection so far suggests that the three vegetation zones harbour rather different spider assemblages. Only ~9% of the total spider fauna recovered was shared by all three zones. The results have also yielded a preliminary picture of dominance, abundance and rarity. Although first intended to obtain a baseline for future quantitative analyses, the survey became a testing ground to modify and refine methodology so as to conduct future quantitative surveys with greater scientific rigour. Taxonomic work on the samples so far shows that the spiders in the BTNR span over 43 families, of which six families are listed for the first time in Singapore. The tally is summarised in an interim checklist of BTNR spiders. The checklist, with a total of 317 entries, shows that there are 158 described species of spiders in BTNR, of which 25 species are new records for Singapore. Another 159 morphospecies are provisionally recognised as distinct species, some of which may be new to science. Our observations during the survey have allowed us to provide a narrative of BTNR spider diversity against a backdrop of their microhabitat specialisation.

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