Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

Rio Grande do Sul (RS) is the southernmost state in Brazil and includes areas within the Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes. The semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from RS are poorly known, with only 14 previously recorded species. We carried out two expeditions in this state, in 2002 and 2019, across 19 municipalities. Here, we provide new records for 19 species, of which 13 are recorded for the first time from the state, five have their distributions expanded, and one is recorded again from a same locality previously reported in the literature. Furthermore, 13 species were collected for the first time in the Pampa biome and one in the Atlantic Forest.

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Mammalia, Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1805: Distribution extension

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10.15560/8.2.291 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 291

Author(s):

Felipe B. Peters ◽

Paulo Ricardo de O. Roth ◽

Alexandre U. Christoff

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Southern Limit ◽

Pampa Biome ◽

Forest Biome

This paper presents seven new records of occurrence of Molossus rufus for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, three from the Atlantic Forest Biome and four from the Pampa Biome. The southern limit of the known geographical distribution of this species in Brazil is extended by 159 km.

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New species and new records of millipedes of the genus Rhinocricus Karsch, 1881 (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae) from southern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3172.1.4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3172 (1) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

PATRÍCIA E.S. RODRIGUES ◽

RICARDO OTT ◽

EVERTON N.L. RODRIGUES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Single Male ◽

First Time

Until now no species of Rhinocricus have been described or registered for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In thiswork we describe and illustrate five new species of Rhinocricus from Rio Grande do Sul: R. itauba sp. nov., R. gauchussp. nov., R. guaritas sp. nov., and R. serranus sp. nov., described from specimens of both sexes, and R. vacariensis sp. nov.based on a single male. The species R. divaricatus, R. padbergi and R. serratus are registered for the first time for this state. A key to Rio Grande do Sul species is presented.

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Fritziana aff. fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Anura, Hemiphractidae): the first hemiphractid for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

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10.15560/11.2.1594 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 1594 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ismael Franz ◽

Mateus Henrique Mello

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

The Family ◽

First Occurrence ◽

First Time

The first occurrence of Fritziana aff. fissilis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, is reported. The records were obtained near the sources of the Rio dos Sinos, municipality of Caraá, and extend the range of the species 140 km south from where it was previously known. The new records also represent the first time a species of the family Hemiphractidae is recorded in the state.

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Further records of the opossum shrimp Neognathophausia ingens (Dorhn, 1870) (Peracarida: Lophogastrida: Gnathophausiidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4577 (2) ◽

pp. 371

Author(s):

AUGUSTO FREDERICO HUBER ◽

FELIPE BEZERRA RIBEIRO ◽

PAULA BEATRIZ DE ARAUJO

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

Body Regions ◽

Opossum Shrimp ◽

First Time ◽

Synonym List

Neognathophausia ingens (Dohrn, 1870) is a bathypelagic crustacean distributed worldwide. In the western Atlantic it has been recorded off the La Plata region, Argentina, and off the coast of Brazil, from the state of Bahia to Rio de Janeiro. We provide new records of N. ingens from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, about 1188 km south of its previous distribution limit off Brazil, filling the gap between the central West Atlantic and Argentina. Five specimens were analyzed and drawings for all body regions and appendages are presented. Mandible, thoracopods 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and pleopods are illustrated and described for the first time. An updated synonym list and a distribution map for this species in Brazil are provided.

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New record and occurrence map of Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil

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10.15560/11.1.1556 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1556 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Conrado Mario da Rosa ◽

Arthur Diesel Abegg ◽

Leandro Malta Borges ◽

Gabriela S. S Bitencourt ◽

Rocco Alfredo Di Mare

Keyword(s):

Urban Area ◽

Central Region ◽

New Record ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Tityus Serrulatus ◽

First Time ◽

Santa Maria

The Brazilian scorpion Tityus serrulatus is recorded for the first time in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, thus filling a gap of 567 km in its distribution. A specimen of the scorpion was collected in the urban area of the municipality of Santa Maria (29°43′51.31″ S, 053°48′5.74″ W) on 31 June 2014. A map was generated with the points of occurrence of the species in the state.

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Temnocephala lutzi Monticelli (Platyhelminthes, Temnocephalida) ectosymbiont on two species of Trichodactylus Latreille (Crustacea, Decapoda, Trichodactylidae) from southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0101-81752005000400038 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 1085-1094 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

José F. R. Amato ◽

Suzana B. Amato ◽

Samantha A. Seixas

Keyword(s):

Silver Nitrate ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Lower Side ◽

Freshwater Crabs ◽

Silver Nitrate Staining ◽

Typical Shape ◽

First Time

Temnocephala lutzi Monticelli, 1913, ectosymbiont on brachyuran freshwater crabs of the genus Trichodactylus Latreille, 1828 is recorded for the first time in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Two hundred and seventy-nine crabs of two species were examined: 211 Trichodactylus panoplus (von Martens, 1869) and 68 Trichodactylus fluviatilis Latreille, 1828 of which 51 (24.17%) and 28 (41.17%) were positive for T. lutzi, respectively. Crabs of both species carried eggs fixed, exclusively, on the floor of the branchial chambers and/or on the lower side of the gills. Adult as well as young specimens were found inside and outside the branchial chambers. The temnocephalans were always devoid of body pigmentation, although they kept the red eye pigment undiluted in specimens fixed by formalin. The cirrus of T. lutzi showed the typical shape for the species, while the dorsolateral, post tentacular 'excretory' syncytial plates, demonstrated by two special techniques (silver nitrate staining and SEM), appeared with an elliptical shape and a central nephridiopore.

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The diversity of Odonata adults’s at Pampa Biome from Brazil

Revista de Biología Tropical ◽

10.15517/rbt.v67i1.33285 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Manoel Daltro Nunes Garcia Junior ◽

Matheus Rakes ◽

Juliano De Bastos Pazini ◽

Rafael Antonio Pasini ◽

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Environmental Conditions ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Region ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Insect Biodiversity ◽

Pampa Biome ◽

First Time ◽

Over Time

The growth of humankind has brought with it several environmental problems that have worsened over time, including the loss of insect biodiversity. The Odonata order have been indicated by several authors as relevant bioindicators for assessing and monitoring environmental conditions of specific locations. The main objective of this study was to conduct an inventory of the Odonata diversity in the Pampa Biome, of the Southern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The species survey was conducted between November 2014 and October 2015. Adult insects were collected in Capão do Leão, Pelotas and Rio Grande cities. Each location was visited nine times, totalizing 54 samplings. Entomological nets were used for capturing adult insects, which were then kept in entomological envelopes. The identification of the specimens was carried out with taxonomic keys of Lencioni and Heckman. In addition, Chao-1, the Shannon-Wiener and Jackknife indexes were associated with the sampling areas. During the species survey a total of 2 680 Odonata specimens were collected, representing 45 species encompassed in 22 genera and six families. The Libellulidae and Coenagrionidae families were registered in 60 and 30 % of the specimens sampled, followed of the Aeshnidae, Calopterygidae, Gomphidae and Lestidae, of reduced occurrence. The genera Erythrodiplax, Micrathyria and Ischnura were found at least once in all the visited sites. The study resulted in the registration for the first time of the following species: Progomphus complicatus Selys, Lestes minutus Selys, Homeoura ambigua Ris, and Tauriphila xiphea Ris. These species were not previously reported in any Odonata study of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. In regard to Odonata diversity in the Southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, Libellulidae and Coenagrionidae are the families more abundants. Erythrodiplax and Micrathyria are the most common genera. Miathyria marcella represented 9.6 % of all collected libellulidae and was the most abundant specie. Capão do Leão has the largest species diversity (wealth), the largest number of collected specimens and more diversity than Pelotas and Rio Grande. However, the results showed that the Odonatofauna in the State are still little known, and new studies are needed to better describe this group in other regions.

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Phthiraptera and Gamasida Parasites of Columbina picui (Temminck) (Columbiformes: Columbidae) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842012000300022 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 72 (3) ◽

pp. 583-585 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

MAA. Coimbra ◽

CS. Mascarenhas ◽

G. Müller ◽

JGW. Brum

Keyword(s):

External Surface ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

The Body ◽

The Other ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Mean Intensity ◽

First Time ◽

Ornithonyssus Bursa

Thirty-two specimens of Columbina picui (picui ground-dove) were examined, and a collection of arthropods was made by washing the external surface of the body and the nasal cavity. The species in the order Phthiraptera found and their respective prevalences, mean abundance and mean intensity were: Columbicola passerinae (84.4%; 10.3; 12.2), Hohorstiella passerinae (21.9%; 0.7; 3.1) and Physconelloides eurysema (3.1%; 0.1; 2). The gamasid mites found in the birds and their respective prevalences, mean abundance and mean intensity were: Pellonyssus marui (31.3%; 1.2; 3.9), Ornithonyssus bursa (15.6%; 0.2. ;1.2) and Mesonyssus sp. (6.3%; 0.1; 1). Columbicola passerinae, H. passerinae, P. eurysema, O. bursa, P. marui and Mesonyssus sp. were recorded for the first time infecting C. picui in Brazil. Except for O. bursa, the other species are reported for the first time in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae, Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813): distribution extension

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10.15560/6.2.316 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 316 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cristiano Agra Iserhard ◽

Ana Kristina Silva ◽

Marina Todeschini de Quadros ◽

Daniel Souza Castro ◽

Helena Piccoli Romanowski

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Swamp Forest ◽

Northeast Region ◽

Moist Forest

This work presents new records and extends the geographic distribution of Heliconius sara apseudes in the Atlantic Forest of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Five new records were taken along butterfly inventories carried out between 2005 and 2010 in distinct phytophysiognomies at Rio Grande do Sul northeast region: Swamp Forest, Atlantic Forest stricto sensu and Araucaria Moist Forest. The fact that all registers occurred in well preserved habitats of the Atlantic Forest emphasizes the need of conservation of this biome in Rio Grande do Sul.

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New occurrences of bryophytes species in Southern Brazil: bryodiversity still scarcely known

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10.15560/16.4.915 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 915-926

Author(s):

Juçara Bordin ◽

Talita da Silva Dewes ◽

Denilson Fernandes Peralta ◽

Mariel Ferri ◽

Bárbara da Rocha da Rosa

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

The State ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Southern State ◽

Rich Diversity ◽

Geographical Position ◽

New Occurrences

Rio Grande do Sul is the southern state of Brazil and includes 569 taxa of bryophytes, a rich diversity promoted by its geographical position. All recent floristic inventories in the state recorded new occurrences of species, indicating that the diversity of bryophytes may be underestimated. Through floristic inventories carried out between 2016 and 2019, new occurrences of 16 species, included in seven families and 11 genera, were identified. Seven of them are also new records for the Southern Brazil. Bryophyta is represented by five species, four genera and four families, and Marchantiophyta by 11 species, seven genera, and three families.

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