Bats from the Restinga of Praia das Neves, state of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil

Studies on bat richness and diversity in coastal sand dunes (‘restinga’) are still scarce. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were to estimate bat richness in the restinga of Praia das Neves (state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil) and to analyze species abundance. Ten sampling nights were carried out in May and July 2008, resulting in a sampling effort of 21,847.5 h.m2. We captured 125 individuals from 17 bat species. In this study, Tonatia saurophila was recorded for the first time not only in the state of Espírito Santo but also in the restinga ecosystem. The most abundant species was Artibeus lituratus with 32% of all captures. Surveys in coastal restingas are urgently needed in order to obtain more information about the bats living in this environment.

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On the genus Radulphius Keyserling in southeastern Brazil (Araneae, Miturgidae, Eutichurinae)

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0101-81752005000100022 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 187-189

Author(s):

Antonio D. Brescovit ◽

Alexandre B. Bonaldo

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time

The male of Radulphius lane Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from São Paulo Atlantic Forest, is described for the first time. Radulphius baiaxaba Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from Bahia/Espírito Santo is synonymized with R. laticeps Keyserling, 1891 for southern Brazil. New records of both species are presented.

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A fauna de peixes nas bacias do sudeste do Espírito Santo, Brasil

SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas ◽

10.13102/scb116 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luisa Maria Sarmento-Soares ◽

Ronaldo Fernando Martins-Pinheiro ◽

Mikael Mansur Martinelli

Keyword(s):

Sand Dunes ◽

Fish Fauna ◽

Marine Species ◽

River Basins ◽

Small River ◽

Coastal Sand Dunes ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Coastal Lake ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo

The hydrographic basin of southeastern Espírito Santo comprises the systems of Rio Novo, Rio Benevente and small river basins of the Guarapari. The present study is part of a series of studies on the fish fauna of river basins in Espírito Santo State. Fourty-five geo-referrerenced points in rivers and rivulets of the region were evaluated, 13 in the Rio Novo basin, 23 in the Rio Benevente basin and nine in small river basins in the municipalities of Anchieta, Guarapari, and Vila Velha. The environment and fish fauna were documented at every point, reporting a total of 110 species (54 marine), belonging to 46 families and 17 orders, most of which are Perciformes (42 species). With the exception of marine species, most of the fishes belong to the orders Characiformes and Siluriformes, with 16 species each. The Atlantic forest along the rivers of southeastern Espírito Santo region is composed of ombrophylous forest, pluvial submontane forest and pioneer formations (swamps, coastal sand dunes, and mangroves). The wetlands and coastal lake environments in the area are submitted to intense disturbances, and in this sense, the conservation units are extremely important for their preservation. The regional endemism of freshwater fishes is commented on, as well as the presence of potentially new species in the study area.

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Amphibians of Serra das Torres Natural Monument: a reservoir of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2020-1085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Jane C. F. Oliveira ◽

Rafael dos Santos ◽

Lorena P. Vasconcelos Barros ◽

Mateus Leite ◽

Bárbara Risse-Quaioto ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Leaf Litter ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Amphibian Species ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Forest Remnant ◽

Natural Monument ◽

Espirito Santo

Abstract The Brazilian Atlantic Forest holds a major part of the country’s amphibian species richness and high rates of endemism. In this study, we conducted surveys using the Rapid Assessment (RA) method to sample the amphibian fauna of the Serra das Torres Natural Monument (MONAST), an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern Brazil. We sampled actively with a 6-10-person team to collect standard samples from 09:00 to 12:00 hours for the daytime period, and from 18:00 to 22:00 hours for the crepuscular/nighttime period, with a total of approximately 1,320 hours of sampling effort. We supplemented these data with 720 hours of passive sampling, using pitfall traps with drift fences (30 bucket-days). We recorded 54 amphibian species (two gymnophionans and 52 anurans), and the species richness estimated by the Bootstrap method indicates that a slightly larger number of species (n = 60) may occur in the study area. The most speciose family was Hylidae (n = 21), followed by Brachycephalidae (n = 8). Overall, 25% of the species (n = 13) were recorded only once (singletons) and 15% (n = 8) only twice (doubletons). Most amphibians recorded in this study (71%, n = 37 species) were restricted to the Atlantic Forest biome, two species (Euparkerella robusta and Luetkenotyphlus fredi) are endemic to the Espírito Santo state, and one of them, the leaf litter species E. robusta, is endemic to the MONAST. Euparkerella robusta is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN and is classified as Critically Endangered in the Espírito Santo State red list, while L. fredi has yet to be evaluated due to its recent description. Thoropa lutzi is currently listed as Endangered (EN) by both the IUCN and in the State list. Nine species are listed as Data Deficient (DD) and populations of 13 species are considered to be declining by the IUCN. We extend the geographical distribution of two anuran species (Hylodes babax and Phasmahyla lisbella) and fill an important gap in the distribution of Siphonops hardyi. Amphibians associated with the forest floor represented 42% of the species richness from MONAST, and 43% of these species inhabit the leaf litter exclusively. Our study revealed that Serra das Torres preserves a considerable diversity of Atlantic Forest amphibians, which reinforces the need for the conservation of this forest remnant.

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Bat species composition associated with restinga lagoons from the Paulo César Vinha State Park, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.32 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. e20216132

Author(s):

Thiago Bernardi Vieira ◽

Liriann Chrisley Nascimento Da Silva ◽

Ludmilla Moura de Souza Aguiar ◽

Monik Oprea ◽

Poliana Mendes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Habitat Degradation ◽

Coastal Lagoons ◽

Species Abundance ◽

Human Occupation ◽

Biotic Community ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Glossophaga Soricina ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

Artibeus Lituratus

Restingas are coastal ecosystems associated with the Atlantic Forest. They are threatened by habitat degradation and forest fragmentation due to intense human occupation. Many restingas have coastal lagoons formed by bay sedimentation of bays, the presence of river estuaries, or emerging groundwater. The distance between lagoons and the ocean influences the biotic community in them. This study aimed to compare the diversity (composition, abundance and richness) of bat communities associated with three lagoons within the Paulo Cesar Vinha State Park, Espírito Santo state. Two lagoons (‘Feia’ and ‘Vermelha’ lagoons) are 2 km away from the ocean, while the third (‘Caraís’ lagoon) is just a few meters distant from the ocean. Species composition did not differ among the lagoons. Abundance of Carollia perspicillata and Glossophaga soricina was higher in the ‘Caraís’ lagoon. Abundance of Artibeus lituratus and Platyrrhinus lineatus was higher in the ‘Vermelha’ lagoon. Species with higher abundance in the ‘Vermelha’ are usually associated with urban and disturbed environments. ‘Vermelha’ lagoon is closer to human settlements and this could be a major driver of bat species abundance associated with this lagoon instead of distance from the ocean. These results may be used to guide conservations efforts in the restingas or habitats associated with restingas.

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Taxonomic and distributional notes on Spongilla-flies (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) from Southeastern Brazil with first interactive key to the species of the country

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4273.1.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4273 (1) ◽

pp. 80

Author(s):

ALICE CARVALHO ASSMAR ◽

FREDERICO FALCÃO SALLES

Keyword(s):

Light Trap ◽

The State ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

The North ◽

Distributional Range ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time

Based on adults collected from Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil, we present the first reports of Sisyridae from the state, expanding the known distributional range of five species of Climacia McLachlan and Sisyra Burmeister. Adults were collected throughout two basins, Rio Doce and São Mateus, and its tributaries in the north of the state with Pennsylvania light trap. Two species are reported for the first time from Southeastern Brazil. Furthermore, we describe the male of Climacia basalis Banks and compare it with the male of its junior synonym, C. desordenata Monserrat. In addition, traditional and interactive keys are proposed for the identification of all the species of Sisyridae reported from Brazil.

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First record of Hastula hastata (Gmelin, 1791) (Mollusca: Conoidea: Terebridae) from Trindade Island, a southwestern Atlantic oceanic island off Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/10.1.202 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 202

Author(s):

Daniel Abbate ◽

Patricia Oristanio Vaz de Lima

Keyword(s):

New Record ◽

First Record ◽

Geographic Range ◽

Oceanic Island ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Trindade Island ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time

The terebrid gastropod Hastula hastata (Gmelin, 1791) is reported for the first time from Trindade Island, off southeastern Brazil. The new record extends the known geographic range of the species ca. 1,167 km eastward from Vitória, Espírito Santo state.

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Dalechampia margarethiae (Euphorbiaceae), a New Species from Southeastern Brazil

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364419x15710776741350 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 832-837

Author(s):

Rafaela Alves Pereira-Silva ◽

Sarah Maria Athiê-Souza ◽

André Laurênio de Melo ◽

W. Scott Armbruster

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Floral Resin ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

Abstract—A new species of Dalechampia from southeastern Brazil, belonging to Dalechampia sect. Dioscoreifoliae, is described and illustrated here. Dalechampia margarethiae is a twining vine occurring exclusively in Espírito Santo state. Its pseudanthia are similar to those of D. peckoltiana and D. pentaphylla, but D. margarethiae differs in a set of important characters, including having cylindrical, down-curved style tips, staminate flowers at anthesis having unreflexed sepals with stamens born on unelongated columns, whitish floral resin, and simple, entire, cordate leaves.

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New species of flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5068.4.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5068 (4) ◽

pp. 517-532

Author(s):

DIEGO ALMEIDA-SILVA ◽

THIAGO SILVA-SOARES ◽

MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES ◽

VANESSA KRUTH VERDADE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Protected Area ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

The Third ◽

Skin Smooth ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species

We describe a new species of dull-colored flea-toad, genus Brachycephalus, from the Atlantic Forest of Caparaó mountains in southeastern Brazil. The new species is characterized by its diminutive size, “leptodactyliform” body, brownish color with an inverted V-shaped dark mark on dorsum, skin smooth, hyperossification and dorsal shield absent, linea masculinea absent, Fingers I and IV vestigial, Toe I externally absent, Toe II reduced but functional, Toes III and IV with pointed tips, Toe V vestigial, and ventral color uniformly brown. It is a leaf litter dweller, known only from type locality in the humid forests on the eastern slopes of Parque Nacional do Caparaó mountains, a protected area in the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the third flea-toad occurring in the state of Espírito Santo recovered as sister to all other Brachycephalus distributed from the state of São Paulo northward in the Atlantic Forest.

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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in an American tegumentary leishmaniasis transmission area in northern Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0102-311x2008001200029 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 24 (12) ◽

pp. 2969-2978 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Thieres Marassati das Virgens ◽

Claudiney Biral dos Santos ◽

Israel de Souza Pinto ◽

Kleber Silveira da Silva ◽

Fernanda Cristina Leal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abundant Species ◽

Sand Fly ◽

Seasonal Fluctuations ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Tegumentary Leishmaniasis ◽

Transmission Area ◽

American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis ◽

Espirito Santo

American tegumentary leishmaniasis is endemic to the Espírito Santo State, Brazil, where it is widely distributed. The composition of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in an American tegumentary leishmaniasis focus was determined by monthly sampling, using Shannon light traps in an Atlantic Forest reserve and adjacent habitat that had been modified by human activity. Seasonal fluctuations in numbers of the most abundant species were also monitored from June 2004 to May 2006. Of the 6,176 specimens collected, 47.4% were captured in the forest and 52.6% in the disturbed habitat. Although Lutzomyia davisi (60.8%) predominated in specimens from the forest, those captured near human dwellings consisted almost entirely of Lu. choti (72%) and Lu. intermedia (24.3%). All three species occurred throughout the year. Based on our findings, Lu. intermedia probably acts as the principal domestic Leishmania vector in the study area.

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Selaginella salinoi (Selaginellaceae), a new species from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.224.3.8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 224 (3) ◽

pp. 291 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Luiz Armando De Araújo Góes-Neto ◽

Gustavo Heringer ◽

Alexandre Salino

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Electron Micrographs ◽

Atlantic Rainforest ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

A New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

A species of Selaginella from Parque Nacional do Caparaó, in Espírito Santo State, southeastern Brazil, is described as new to the science: Selaginella salinoi grows on rocks in Atlantic Rainforest vegetation at ca. 1200 m. The description includes photos of live plants and, scanning electron micrographs.

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