scholarly journals New records of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from northern South America

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2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1647-1658
Author(s):  
Irina Morales ◽  
Silvia P. Mondragón-F. ◽  
Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Northern South America

Based on material deposited in a Colombian entomological collection, new records from northern South America (Colombia and Venezuela) are presented for eight species of Gerridae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). The species belong to the genera Brachymetra Mayr, 1865 (Charmatometrinae); Limnogonus Stål, 1868; Neogerris Matsumura, 1913 (Gerrinae, Gerrini); Tachygerris Drake, 1957 (Gerrinae, Tachygerrini); Metrobates Uhler, 1871 (Trepobatinae, Metrobatini); and Telmatometra Bergroth, 1908 (Trepobatinae, Trepobatini). Photographs of the habitus of adults and distribution maps are also presented for each species.

Up on the table mountains in Brazil: new Bromeliaceae and Eriocaulaceae (Poales) from the Pantepui in the Guayana Shield

2018 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael G. Barbosa-Silva ◽  
Marcelo Trovó ◽  
Gustavo Martinelli ◽  
Rafaela Campostrini Forzza
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Guayana Shield ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
Angiosperm Species ◽  
Herbarium Collections ◽  
Table Mountains

Background and aims – As “islands in the sky” of northern South America, the isolated ecosystems of the Pantepui province include a distinct flora with high levels of endemism and which are ancestral areas for many angiosperm lineages. About one fifth of Pantepui angiosperm species are distributed in Poales, a highly diverse angiosperm order.Methods – Recent field trips were carried out on two Brazilian tepuis, by foot and helicopter. Herbarium collections were consulted and compared with the proposed new species. Key results – Four new species of Poales, three Navia Schult. & Schult.f. (Bromeliaceae) and one Paepalanthus Mart. (Eriocaulaceae) were found. Descriptions, illustrations, and distribution maps of the new species, as well as an identification key to Brazilian Navia species, are provided.

Studies in Pseudocyphellaria (lichens) II. Ecuadorean species

1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Galloway ◽  
L. Arvidsson
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northern South America

AbstractEight species ofPseudocyphellariaare recorded from mainland Ecuador viz., P. arvidssonii, P. aurata, P. bartlettii, P. clathrata, P. crocata, P. dozyana, P. encoensis and P. intricata, with taxa asterisked being new records for Ecuador. Pseudocyphellaria bartlettii andP. encoensis are also new records for northern South America, and P. dozyana is new to South America. A key is given, and details of anatomy, morphology, chemistry, distribution, ecology and taxonomy are discussed.

scholarly journals Distribution and new records of the River Tyrannulet, Serpophaga hypoleuca P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866 (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae) in Colombia

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1465-1468
Author(s):  
Wilmer A. Ramírez Riaño ◽  
Diana Alexandra Lucena-G. ◽  
Juan Pablo Gómez ◽  
Sergio Chaparro-Herrera
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Large River ◽  
River Islands ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Northern South America

Serpophaga hypoleuca P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866, is a bird species distributed in northern South America, where it mainly inhabits shrubs on river islands and occasionally large river shores. Its distribution is not well known in Colombia where current records show the species present south of the Amazonas department and locally in Arauca and Vichada. We present a new locality in Colombia along the Guaviare River, in San José del Guaviare, which expands the known distribution of this species in Colombia, filling an information gap for the Guaviare region.

scholarly journals Distribution and identification of the species in the genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannis Schöneberg ◽  
Gunther Köhler
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
South America ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Point Distribution ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Northern South America

The aquatic snakes of the genus Helicops are widely distributed throughout northern South America but understudied concerning many aspects, including morphological traits and distribution. The most recent publication that provided an identification key to all species of Helicops is more than 50 years old. The key is of limited value today since it included taxa no longer recognized and lacks 8 of the 19 species currently recognized. There never was a publication trying to summarize the distribution information of all species of Helicops. Most of the knowledge on these species is distributed over many small publications, like observation notes. Here we present point distribution maps, an identification key and comments on identification for all species in this genus based on the results of a comprehensive literature review of over 300 scientific publications and own examinations. Our examinations comprise 190 specimens of 10 of the 19 currently recognized species and one Helicops sp. Furthermore, we report range extensions for the species H. angulatus, H. danieli, H. infrataeniatus, H. leopardinus, H. pastazae and H. polylepis.

The sawflies and woodwasps (Hymenoptera: ‘Symphyta’) of Colombia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4633 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-88
Author(s):  
LEONARDO A. MALAGÓN-ALDANA ◽  
DAVID R. SMITH ◽  
LARS VILHELMSEN ◽  
FRANCISCO SERNA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Andean Region ◽  
Taxonomic Changes ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
First Time

A survey of the ‘Symphyta’ of Colombia is conducted, based on information from literature as well as on examination of over 2,000 specimens from the major Colombian entomological collections. A total of 127 species are recorded from Colombia, representing six families: Argidae (48 species), Tenthredinidae (37) Pergidae (37), Xiphydriidae (3 species), Siricidae (1 species) and Orussidae (1 species). 11 genera and 68 species are new records for Colombia, doubling the number of previously reported species. Heteroperreyia (Pergidae) is recorded for the first time in northern South America. Most records and species are concentrated in the Andean region. Four new species are described: Acrogymnidia catalina Malagón-Aldana, sp. nov., Ptenos amazonicus Malagón-Aldana, sp. nov. (Argidae), Heteroperreyia andina Malagón-Aldana, sp. nov. (Pergidae) and Derecyrta risaraldensis Malagón-Aldana, sp. nov. (Xiphydriidae). The following taxonomic changes are proposed, and lectotypes designated for all these nominal taxa: Dochmioglene suppar (Konow, 1903), comb. n., Plaumanniana parmata (Konow, 1903), comb. n., and Proselandria analis (Fabricius, 1804), comb. n.; Plaumanniana biclinia (Konow, 1899) = Stromboceros marcidus Konow, 1899, syn. n.; Proselandria analis (Fabricius, 1804) = Stromboceros brevispinis Konow, 1908, syn. n., Monophadnus trichiotomus Cameron, 1911, syn. n. and Romaniola amazonica Forsius, 1925, syn. n.  

scholarly journals Three new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from tropical South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 768 ◽  
pp. 113-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C. Girón ◽  
Andrew Edward Z. Short
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
New World ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Endemic Genus ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Aquatic Beetles ◽  
Northern South America

Recent collecting efforts in the Neotropics have led to the discovery of numerous new species and lineages of aquatic beetles. Here, three new genera are described to accommodate fifteen new species of water scavenger beetles of the subfamily Acidocerinae from northern South America:Crucisternumgen. n.forC.escalerasp. n.(Venezuela),C.ouboterisp. n.(Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela),C.queneyisp. n.(French Guiana),C.sinuatussp. n.(Brazil),C.toboganensissp. n.(Venezuela),C.vanessaesp. n.(Suriname), andC.xingusp. n.(Brazil);Katasophistesgen. n. forK.charynaesp. n.(Peru),K.cuzcosp. n.(Peru),K.meridasp. n.(Venezuela) andK.superficialissp. n.(Ecuador); andNanosaphesgen. n.forN.castaneussp. n.(Brazil),N.hesperussp. n.(Suriname),N.punctatussp. n.(Guyana), andN.tricolorsp. n.(Guyana, Suriname). It was also found that the monotypic Neotropical endemic genusDieroxenusSpangler, 1979,syn. n.is congeneric withChasmogenusSharp, 1882 resulting in the single new combinationChasmogenuscremnobates(Spangler, 1979),comb. n..Katasophistesmeridasp. n.is known exclusively from seepage habitats, while the remaining taxa described herein are primarily associated with the margins of densely forested streams. Diagnoses, illustrations, distribution maps, and habitat summaries are provided for all new genera and species. A key to the genera of Acidocerinae of the New World is provided.

scholarly journals Distribution extension in Colombia and new records for Brazil of Micrurus isozonus (Cope, 1860) (Squamata, Serpentes, Elapidae)

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2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1108
Author(s):  
Darlan Tavares Feitosa ◽  
Matheus Godoy Pires ◽  
Ana Lúcia Da Costa Prudente ◽  
Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr.
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Mountainous Region ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Andean Region ◽  
Caribbean Coast ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Northern South America

Micrurus isozonus is a triadal coralsnake occurring in northern Venezuela, eastern Colombia, southern Guyana, and in the extreme northern Brazil. In this paper we firstly publish vouchers to Brazil, and report additional records from three localities in the mountainous region of Taião and Apiaú, state of Roraima. We also extend its known range to the Trans-Andean region in the Atlantic coast of northern South America, municipality of Cartagena at the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Additionally, we present meristic and morphometric data, including the species sintypes.

The Neotropical genus Portelmis Sanderson, 1953 (Coleoptera: Elmidae): three new species, new records and updated key

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4810 (3) ◽  
pp. 452-467
Author(s):  
THIAGO T. S. POLIZEI ◽  
ANDRÉ S. FERNANDES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
North Central ◽  
Aquatic Beetles ◽  
The North ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
Three New Species

Elmidae is one of the most diverse families of aquatic beetles, with more than 1500 species in 151 genera. The Neotropical genus Portelmis formerly comprised five species known from Central and northern South America, divided into two species groups. Three new Brazilian species from the nevermanni group are described and illustrated here: Portelmis vanini sp. nov., Portelmis krolowi sp. nov. and Portelmis fusariae sp. nov. New species records for the North, Central-West and Southeast of Brazil are presented. We also provide first SEM images and an updated key for Portelmis species. 

scholarly journals First report of the rare arboreal grasshopper Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842 (Insecta, Orthoptera, Caelifera, Romaleidae) from Brazil

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2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 895-903
Author(s):  
Daniela Santos Martins Silva ◽  
Gustavo Costa Tavares ◽  
Marcos Fianco ◽  
Jorge M. Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Web Based ◽  
First Report ◽  
Natural History Collections ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Northern South America ◽  
Amazonian Region

The genus Bactrophora Westwood, 1842 comprises only two species known from Central America and northern South America, with a notable scarcity of collected specimens. Herein, we provide the first records of the presence of this genus in Brazil. These new records, based on entomological collection data and photographic records, extend the known distribution of Bactrophora dominans Westwood, 1842 to include the Brazilian Amazonian region. Both records emphasize the importance of natural history collections and the significance of the iNaturalist web-based application as an instrumental tool in this discovery.

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