First record of two molossid bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Piauí state and distributional review for Brazil

The Family Molossidae has a cosmopolitan distribution; it is common in urban areas as well as in agricultural and forested environments. In Brazil, the group comprises seven genera with 25 species. In spite of the representative number of taxa, Molossidae is insufficiently documented in biological inventories. Thus, there is a gap in knowledge about the actual distribution of most species. Here we present new records of tow molossids, Cynomops planirostris and Neoplatymops mattogrossensis, for the state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, and review locality records for species throughout the Brazilian territory.

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Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): first record of this invasive species for the States of Paraíba and Alagoas and new records for other localities of Northeastern Brazil

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10.15560/9.1.157 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 157 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias ◽

Ellori Laíse Silva Mota ◽

Anne Isabelley Gondim ◽

Jacicleide Macedo Oliveira ◽

Emanuelle Fontenele Rabelo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

New Record ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Northeast Brazil ◽

Littoral Region ◽

Exotic Invasive

This study provides the first record of the exotic invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor for the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It has been found to occur in at least twelve coastal reefs along the coast. We also present its first record for the State of Alagoas and new record localities for the States of Rio Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, including its occurrence in hypersaline estuaries. From these records the distribution range of I. bicolor has been expanded to the littoral region of Northeast Brazil, where this invasive species seems well established.

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First record of Dilaridae (Neuroptera) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

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10.15560/12.3.1889 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1889

Author(s):

Caleb Califre Martins ◽

Alan Pedro De Araújo

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Small Family ◽

The Family ◽

The City ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

Dilaridae is a small family of Neuroptera that includes fewer than 80 described species of which 10 are known from Brazil in the states of Amazonas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. This note includes the first record of the family for the state of Pernambuco, with the report of Nallachius dicolor Adams, 1970 in the city of Jatobá (northeastern Brazil).

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Re-identification of the material of Neocallichirus maryae Karasawa, 2004 from Ceará, northeastern Brazil, with the first record of N. cacahuate Felder & Manning, 1995 in the southwestern Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4276 (3) ◽

pp. 346

Author(s):

PAULO P.G. PACHELLE ◽

ARTHUR ANKER ◽

LUIS E.A. BEZERRA

Keyword(s):

New Record ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Southwestern Atlantic ◽

Decapod Crustaceans ◽

Estuarine Species

In July 2016, an important regional checklist entitled “Decapod crustaceans from the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil: an updated checklist of marine and estuarine species, with 23 new records” was published in the journal Zootaxa (Pachelle et al. 2016). A few days after publication of this monograph, two of our colleagues specialised in the taxonomy of ghost and mud shrimps (Axiidea and Gebiidea), Dr Mônica Botter-Carvalho (UFRPE) and Dr Peter C. Dworschak (NHMW), informed us that the material reported under Neocallichirus maryae Karasawa, 2004 appeared to contain more than one species. Their comments were based on examination of colour photographs showing several specimens identified as N. maryae in Pachelle et al. (2016)’s figure 21. This prompted a re-examination of the material from Ceará identified as N. maryae, including all specimens reported by Pachelle et al. (2016). Despite the fact that most of them were correctly identified as N. maryae, two individuals (MZUSP 32610, 32615) were re-identified as Sergio guassutinga (Rodrigues, 1971) [as indeed suggested by M. Botter-Carvalho and P.C. Dworschak] and Neocallichirus cacahuate Felder & Manning, 1995, respectively. The former species is a new record for the state of Ceará, whilst the latter species represents a new record not only for Ceará, but also for Brazil and the southwestern Atlantic.

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The first record of the family Cithaeronidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea) to the new world

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0101-81752007000200034 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 512-514 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Leonardo S. Carvalho ◽

Alexandre B. Bonaldo ◽

Antonio D. Brescovit

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

New World ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeast Brazil ◽

Widespread Species ◽

The Family ◽

Accidental Introduction

Three females of Cithaeron praedonius O.P.-Cambridge, 1872 (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea, Cithaeronidae), the most widespread species of the family, were found in urban areas in Teresina, capital of the state of Piauí, northeast Brazil. This first record of the family Cithaeronidae to the new world is explained by accidental introduction.

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

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10.15560/13.2.2060 ◽

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.

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Synopsis of Orchidaceae from Serra do Urubu: an area of montane forest, Pernambuco State, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/2236-8906-35/2014 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 109-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Edlley Pessoa ◽

Marccus Alves

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Montane Forest ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Orchid Species ◽

Number Of Species ◽

The Family

This study provides a survey of Orchidaceae species in an area of montane Atlantic Forest in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The study area comprises two conservation units (RPPN Frei Caneca and RPPN Pedra D’Anta), forming together the Serra do Urubu, which is located in the border of the Borborema plateau. Orchidaceae is represented in this study area by 81 species and 50 genera. Epidendrum L. (10 spp.) and Habenaria Willd. (four spp.) are the most representative genera. The subtribes Laeliinae (22 spp.) and Pleurothallidinae (14 spp.) together represent about half of the number of species. The high number of orchid species distinguishes Serra do Urubu as one of the richest areas for the family in the Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil. Our study also provides 18 new records of species to Pernambuco as well as reporting on about 40% of the species and 60% of the genera cited to the State. Campylocentrum pernambucense, Cattleya labiata, Cattleya granulosa, Phragmipedium sargentianum and Zygostates bradeiare cited as endangered, 14 species are endemic to the Atlantic Forest, and other seven have distributions restricted to northeastern Brazil. All these facts reinforce the importance of this area as well as management strategies for the conservation of Orchidaceae.

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First record of Pallenopsis fluminensis (Krøyer, 1844) (Pycnogonida: Pallenopsidae) for the coast of the state of Paraíba (northeastern Brazil)

Pesquisa e Ensino em Ciências Exatas e da Natureza ◽

10.29215/pecen.v1i1.164 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Rudá Amorim Lucena ◽

Silvio Felipe B. Lima ◽

Martin Lindsey Christoffersen

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Tropical Region ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

The Family ◽

Fourth Species ◽

Distal Border

Uma espécie de picnogonídeo classificada na família Pallenopsidae Fry, 1978 e no gênero Pallenopsis Wilson, 1881 é registrada neste estudo para a costa do estado da Paraíba (nordeste do Brasil), com base na identificação de três espécimes fêmeas coletadas na zona infralitoral em profundidades de 12 a 34 metros. Pallenopsis fluminensis (Krøyer, 1844) é a quarta espécie de Pycnogonida registrada para a região. Até então, apenas Anoplodactylus batangensis (Helfer, 1938), A. eroticus Stock, 1968 e A. mirim Lucena, Araújo & Christoffersen, 2015 haviam sido registradas para a costa da Paraíba. Pallenopsis fluminensis é diagnosticada pelo tronco com setas pequenas na borda distal de cada segmento; probóscide com setas terminais; processos laterais com pequenas setas dorsais; palpos sem setas e reduzidos a um pequeno tubérculo; quela com muitas setas, palma 1.5 vezes mais longa que larga; ovígeros com oito artículos nas fêmeas, sendo os artículos 5 e 6 subiguais, e o 8 pouco menor que o 7; e a tíbia 1 sem uma cobertura densa de setas. Até o momento, P. fluminensis é a única congênere proveniente da costa Atlântica da América do Sul sem uma densa cobertura de setas sobre a tíbia 1.Palavras chave: Arthropoda, Chelicerata, Pantopoda, Atlântico oeste, região tropical, zona costeira.Abstract: A pycnogonid species classified in the family Pallenopsidae Fry, 1978 and the genus Pallenopsis Wilson, 1881 is recorded in this study for the coast of the state of Paraíba in northeastern Brazil based on the identification of three female specimens collected from the infralittoral zone at depths of 12 to 34 meters. Pallenopsis fluminensis (Krøyer, 1844) is the fourth species of Pycnogonida recorded for the region. To date, only Anoplodactylus batangensis (Helfer, 1938), A. eroticus Stock, 1968 and A. mirim Lucena, Araújo & Christoffersen, 2015 have been recorded for the coast of the state of Paraíba. Pallenopsis fluminensis is diagnosed by a trunk with small setae on the distal border of each segment; proboscis with terminal setae; lateral processes with small setae; palps without setae and reduced to a small knob; chela with many setae, palm 1.5 times longer than wide; ovigers with eight articles on females, articles 5 and 6 subequal and article 8 not much smaller than 7; and tibia 1 without dense cover of the setae. To date, P. fluminensis is the only congener from the Atlantic coast of South America without a dense cover of setae on tibia 1.Key words: Arthropoda, Chelicerata, Pantopoda, Western Atlantic, tropical region, coastal zone.

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New records of Fredius denticulatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) and F. reflexifrons (Ortmann, 1897), and the eastern limits of the distribution of pseudothelphusid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Brazil

Acta Amazonica ◽

10.1590/s0044-59672005000100014 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 93-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Célio Magalhães ◽

Fernando Araujo Abrunhosa ◽

Milena de Oliveira Pereira ◽

Marlon Aguiar Melo

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Amazon Region ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

The Family

The occurence of Fredius reflexifrons (Ortmann, 1897), a pseudothelphusid crab widely distributed in the Amazon region and the Atlantic Guianas, is recorded from the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. Other records of this species and Fredius denticulatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853) from the Amazon region are also presented. A discussion is made on the eastern limits of the distribution of the family Pseudothelphusidae in Brazil.

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Chrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): first record for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

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10.15560/13.3.2110 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 2110 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gustavo Henrique Nunes Basilio ◽

Jan Pierre Martins de Araujo ◽

Juan Carlos Vargas Mena ◽

Patrício A. Da Rocha ◽

Marcelo Augusto Freitas Kramer

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

New Records ◽

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

Wide Distribution ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil

Chrotopterus auritus is a phyllostomid bat with a wide distribution in the Neotropics. It has been recorded in Brazil’s 6 biomes but with few records in the Caatinga. We provide the first record of C. auritus for Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil, based on records from 2 caves, Três Inchu and Gruta da Carrapateira. The nearest records are ca. 400 km southeast in Ceará state and ca. 350 km northwest in Pernambuco state. Our new records fill the northeastern distributional gap of C. auritus in Brazil and South America.

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Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974: new records and geographic distribution map

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10.15560/8.4.632 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 632 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ubiratan Gonçalves ◽

Polyanne Souto de Brito ◽

Jéssica Yara Galdino ◽

Selma Torquato

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Distribution Map

We provide the first record of Anotosaura vanzolinia for the state of Alagoas, in the municipality of Traipu, northeastern Brazil. The area is an Atlantic Forest enclave within the Caatinga Domain.

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