Entomogen galls in a Seasonal Semideciduous Forest area in Sorocaba, Southeast of São Paulo State, Brazil

Abstract: In this paper we studied the occurrence of insect galls and gall makers in a Seasonal Semideciduous Forest area in Sorocaba Municipality, Southeast of São Paulo State, Brazil. One hundred and thirteen morphotypes of galls on 54 species of host plants of 24 different families were found. The families of host plants richer in gall morphotypes were Fabaceae (N = 26) and Malpighiaceae (N = 19); the super host plants species were Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. (Fabaceae) (N = 16), Stigmaphyllon lalandianum (Aubl.) Marchand (Malpighiaceae) (N = 11), Protium heptaphyllum A. Juss. (Burseraceae) (N = 10), Serjania lethalis A.St.-Hil. (Sapindaceae) (N = 5). Most of the galls were found empty, but insects of the family Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) were responsible for the induction of 92% (N = 11) of the galls and Hymenoptera (N = 1) for 8%. We registered insects of the order Hymenoptera (N = 11) as parasitoids and as successors Hemiptera (N = 8), Acari (N = 7), Psocoptera (N = 4), Hymenoptera (Formicidae, N = 2), Collembola and Thysanoptera (N = 1 each). Two species of Cecidomyiidae with inquiline habit were also obtained, Neolasioptera sp. and Trotteria sp. Five plant species were registered as hosts for cecidomyiids for the first time: Aloysia virgata (Ruiz & Pav.) Juss., Calliandra foliolosa Benth., Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC., Serjania lethalis A.St.-Hil., and Tapirira guianiensis Aubl. This is the first study of gall characterization, gall makers and associated fauna of the Southeast of the State of São Paulo.

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Xylophilous Agaricomycetes (Basidiomycota) of the Brazilian Cerrado

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10.15560/8.6.1102 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 1102 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Maira Cortellini Abrahão ◽

Adriana De Mello Gugliotta ◽

Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Brazilian Cerrado ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time

An updated checklist of xylophilous Agaricomycetes from the Brazilian Cerrado showed 127 species, 22 families and nine orders (Agaricales, Atheliales, Auriculariales, Corticiales, Gloeophyllales, Hymenochaetales, Polyporales, Russulales, and Thelephorales). The new list includes new specimens collected between 2009 and 2011 in Reserva Biológica de Mogi-Guaçu, São Paulo State, Brazil, and a revision of material previously known from Cerrado. Twelve species are mentioned for the first time for Brazil and 51 are recorded as new for the Cerrado.

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Bird communities in two fragments of semideciduos forest in rural São Paulo state

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842003000200016 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 307-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

D. D. Pozza ◽

J. S. R. Pires

Keyword(s):

Environmental Quality ◽

Bird Community ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Semideciduous Forest ◽

Value Analysis ◽

Quantitative Survey ◽

Paulo State ◽

Number Of Species ◽

São Paulo State

A quali-quantitative survey was done in two fragments (75 and 100 ha) of semideciduous forest in rural São Paulo State. The aim was to characterize the bird community according to richness, abundance, and occurrence frequency in these areas. The qualitative survey showed 145 species in the Estação Ecológica de São Carlos - EESCar (Brotas) - and 173 in the Fazenda Santa Cecília - FSC (Patrocínio Paulista), while the quantitative survey showed the presence of 60 and 72 species in EESCar and FSC respectively. The isolation and the lower environmental quality of the EESCar fragment may be responsible for the lower number of species in this area compared to that of FSC. Abundance index value analysis (IPA) showed that both areas have a large number of species with low IPA and few species with intermediate or high IPA compared to the pattern observed in other surveys. At FSC, a larger number of occurrences of species in danger of extinction in São Paulo State was also observed. Apparently, the FSC fragment had better environmental quality for sheltering a larger number of species, including the endangered ones. The study of the community of birds is important in planning management and conservation of natural areas.

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First record of the orchid bee Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) in Mato Grosso do Sul state, midwestern Brazil

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10.15560/14.5.1059 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 1059-1064

Author(s):

Jessica Amaral Henrique ◽

Ana Isabel Sobreiro ◽

Valter Vieira Alves-Júnior

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Paulo State ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

The occurrence of Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 is recorded for the first time in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This paper extends the distribution of the species by about 800 km west of the São Paulo state, its nearest record.

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New species and new occurrences of Copidognathus (Acari, Halacaridae) from the northern littoral zone of São Paulo State (Brazil)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1083.1.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1083 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALMIR R. PEPATO ◽

CLÁUDIO G. TIAGO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Littoral Zone ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time ◽

New Occurrences

Seven species from the northern littoral zone of São Paulo State (Brazil) are here reported. Copidognathus tupinamborum sp. nov., C. sophiae sp. nov., C. tamoiorum sp. nov. and C. ditadii sp. nov. are described. C. modestus Bartsch, 1984, C. longispinus Bartsch & Iliffe, 1985 and C. floridensis (Newell, 1947) are obtained from the Brazilian littoral for the first time and their descriptions are extended with descriptions of their protonymphs.

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Characterization of insect galls from a vegetation area in Altinópolis, São Paulo State, Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.04 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 ◽

pp. e20195904 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amanda Das Neves Ribeiro ◽

Maria Isabel Protti de Andrade Balbi ◽

Maria Virginia Urso-Guimarães

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

Plant Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Insect Galls ◽

Host Plant Species ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Herein, we studied the occurrence of insect galls from natural vegetation around the Itambé Cave, Altinópolis, SP, Brazil. A sampling effort of 7.5 hours resulted in 41 gall morphotypes on 21 host plant species from 14 families. The richest families of host plants in morphotypes were Fabaceae (N = 11), Euphorbiaceae (N = 7), and Malpighiaceae (N = 5). Copaifera langsdorffii Desf. (N = 8), Croton floribundus Spreng. (N = 7), Diplopterys pubipetala (A. Juss.) W.R. Anderson & C.C. Davis (N = 5), and Bauhinia holophylla (Bong.) Steud. (N = 4) were the super host plant species. Among the gall makers obtained, cecidomyiids were reared in 81% of cases and Hemiptera (Diaspididae), Hymenoptera (Eurytomidae), Coleoptera (Apion sp./Apionidae), and Lepidoptera in 4.5% of cases, each. The parasitoids belong to the Chalcidoidea superfamily (Hymenoptera). One new species of Camptoneuromyiia (Cecidomyiidae) was found in Smilax oblongifolia Pohl ex Griseb. (Smilacaceae) as inquiline and a new species of Lestodiplosis in Diplopterys pubipetala (Malpighiaceae) was a predator. We also present the first register of Bauhinia holophylla as host plants of Cecidomyiidae, and we expand the occurrence of Rochadiplosis tibouchinae Tavares and Couridiplosis vena to São Paulo State. The results of this paper are a continuation of the description of gall morphotypes from the vegetation in Northeastern São Paulo State, and they also increase knowledge about the diversity of host plant and gall-maker associations in the Neotropical region.

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Occurrence of Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815, Charadriiformes: Stercorariidae) in the Cananéia estuary, southern coast of São Paulo State

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032013000100035 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 353-355

Author(s):

Edison Barbieri ◽

Douglas Bete

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Coast ◽

Sample Selection ◽

Migratory Bird ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Southern Coast ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Selection Stage ◽

First Time

Many Neartic seabirds migrate to South America for the non-breeding season, using several key stopover and wintering sites along the Atlantic coast. The Stercorarius pomarinus is a widely distributed seabird found in every Ocean. It is a migratory bird from northern North America that flies southwards. However, there is little information about the occurrence of Stercorarius pomarinus along the São Paulo State coast. Former publications concerning the birds of Iguape- Cananéia- Ilha Comprida estuary have made no mention of the presence of this bird in the region. Thus it is important that forthcoming appearances be recorded. Throughout the bird-sample selection stage, undertaken since 1998 in the Cananéia estuary (25° 02' 44.71" S and 47° 55' 14.58" W) - 272 km from the city of São Paulo -, the bird was seen for the first time, resting in the Cananéia estuary, in January (2012). This note reports the occurrence of Stercorarius pomarinus in the Cananéia estuary, on the southern coast of São Paulo State, Brazil.

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Two new species of Marasmius section Neosessiles (Marasmiaceae) from an Atlantic rain forest area of São Paulo State, Brazil

Nova Hedwigia ◽

10.1127/0029-5035/2012/0041 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 203-210 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jadson José Souza de Oliveira ◽

Marina Capelari

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Forest Area ◽

Atlantic Rain Forest ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

Two New Species ◽

São Paulo State

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Cultural and ligninolytic activity studies of some polypores (Basidiomycota) from brazilian Atlantic Forest, São Paulo State, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/2236-8906-81/2015 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 289-300 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Viviana Motato-Vásquez ◽

Ricardo Matheus Pires ◽

Vera Maria Valle Vitali ◽

Adriana de Mello Gugliotta

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

White Rot ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

Drop Tests ◽

São Paulo State ◽

Decaying Wood ◽

First Time

ABSTRACT During a fungi survey in the brazilian Atlantic Forest in São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil, polypores growing on decaying wood were collected and fragments of the basidiomata were used to obtain isolates in pure culture. A total of 37 isolates were obtained and 23 species were identified. Cultural features of Bjerkandera atroalba, Henningsia brasiliensis, Rigidoporus undatus, and Steccherinum reniforme were described for the first time. A total of 31 isolates were evaluated in terms of their ability to oxidize the Remazol brilliant blue R dye (RBBR) and guaiacol. The results of these tests indicate that all isolated species were associated with white rot in the wood. Laccase and peroxidase activities were detected by drop tests using solutions of α-naphthol and pyrogallol. Production of cellulases and siderophores was detected with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and chrome azurol S (CAS) agar, respectively.

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A checklist of Pimplinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus in São Paulo state, with new records of Neotheronia Krieger, 1899 from Brazil

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10.15560/13.3.2152 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 2152 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Diego G. Pádua ◽

Juliano F. Nunes

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time

We provide a list of the Pimplinae from the Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus, São Paulo state, Brazil. A total of 286 specimens belonging to 17 species in 10 genera were collected from December 2002 to May 2004. Pimpla and Neotheronia were the most abundant genera with 45% and 10% specimens respectively. Fourteen species of Pimplinae were recorded for the first time from São Paulo state and 3 of them, Neotheronia charli, N. cherfasi and N. lizzae, were recorded for the first time from Brazil. We also provide diagnosis and images of the species.

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The importance of protected areas for conservation of bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata spix, 1825) (Galliformes: Cracidae) in the São Paulo State, Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0524 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ana Paula Nascimento Gomes ◽

Larissa Fornitano ◽

Rômulo Theodoro Costa ◽

Thaís Angeli ◽

Kimberly Danielle Rodrigues de Morais ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Action Plan ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

São Paulo ◽

Conservation Action ◽

Semideciduous Forest ◽

Cerrado Biome ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

Abstract The Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata (Cracidae:Cracinae) is a vulnerable species that was classified as critically endangered by the São Paulo State -Brazil, in 2008. Specialists recommended "searches for areas where there may be a few remaining populations and protection of the last remaining semideciduous forest in the State". Protected areas were investigated in the Cerrado and semideciduous forest in São Paulo State by camera trapping to evaluate the presence of the Bare-faced Curassow. Eight protected areas in Cerrado biome were investigated, but the Bare-faced Curassows was recorded only at Furnas do Bom Jesus State Park (2,069 ha), São Paulo State despite the large sampling effort in larger protected areas such as the Santa Bárbara Ecological Station (2,712 ha) and Jataí Ecological Station (9,074 ha); the largest protected area of Cerrado biome in São Paulo State. This record of C. fasciolata is important for the Conservation Action Plan for the Cracid family and shows the importance of monitoring biodiversity and conserving even relatively small remnants of native vegetation for the conservation of this species.

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