scholarly journals Generic additions to the Rapateaceae of Rondônia, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Schütz RODRIGUES
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Guiana Shield ◽  
White Sand ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Family Centered ◽  
Sand Ecosystems

ABSTRACT Rapateaceae is a monocot family centered in the Guiana Shield region of South America. This article reports four generic additions to the Rapateaceae of Rondônia, a state in northern Brazil. Cephalostemon gracilis (Poepp. & Endl.) R.H.Schomb., Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire, Monotrema xyridoides Gleason, and Schoenocephalium cucullatum Maguire were recorded in lowland savannas and open white-sand ecosystems in the state. These findings extend significantly the known diversity of the Rapateaceae taxa occurring in Rondônia, and represent an extension of their geographical distribution to a Brazilian state with no part of its territory in the Guiana Shield.

scholarly journals Human Q Fever on the Guiana Shield and Brazil: Recent Findings and Remaining Questions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loïc Epelboin ◽  
Carole Eldin ◽  
Pauline Thill ◽  
Vincent Pommier de Santi ◽  
Philippe Abboud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
French Guiana ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
Guiana Shield ◽  
Animal Reservoir ◽  
The World ◽  
Unique Strain ◽  
Amazonian Region

Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we report on the state of knowledge about human Q fever in Brazil and on the Guiana Shield, an Amazonian region located in northeastern South America. There is a contrast between French Guiana, where the incidence of this disease is the highest in the world, and other countries where this disease is practically non-existent. Recent Findings Recent findings are essentially in French Guiana where a unique strain MST17 has been identified; it is probably more virulent than those usually found with a particularly marked pulmonary tropism, a mysterious animal reservoir, a geographical distribution that raises questions. Summary Q fever is a bacterial zoonosis due to Coxiella burnetii that has been reported worldwide. On the Guiana Shield, a region mostly covered by Amazonian forest, which encompasses the Venezuelan State of Bolivar, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and the Brazilian State of Amapá, the situation is very heterogeneous. While French Guiana is the region reporting the highest incidence of this disease in the world, with a single infecting clone (MST 117) and a unique epidemiological cycle, it has hardly ever been reported in other countries in the region. This absence of cases raises many questions and is probably due to massive under-diagnosis. Studies should estimate comprehensively the true burden of this disease in the region.

scholarly journals Filling gap and new state record of Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the eastern Brazilian Amazon

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2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Marcos Roberto Dias-Souza ◽  
Vinícius A. M. B. de Figueiredo ◽  
Rodrigo Tavares-Pinheiro ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
The State ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Information Gaps

Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) is a medium-sized frog distributed throughout South America and found in Brazil in the Amazonia and Cerrado domains. Here we document two new records of the species in forested areas in the state of Amapá, Northern Brazil, and provide an updated distribution map for it. The record of L. lineatus in the state of Amapá extends its distribution approximately 78 km from the nearest locality, Floresta Estadual do Paru, in the municipality of Monte Alegre, state of Pará, Brazil, and help to fill information gaps.

scholarly journals First record of Pseudopaludicola boliviana Parker, 1927 (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leiuperinae) in the Brazilian state of Amapá, with comments on its advertisement call and distribution

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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Costa-Campos ◽  
Tiago Ribeiro De Carvalho ◽  
Eliza Maria Xavier Freire
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Acoustic Data ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Northern Brazil

We provide the first record of Pseudopaludicola boliviana from the state of Amapá (municipality of Macapá), northern Brazil. It is also the species easternmost record, extending its known geographic distribution in Brazil about 1,260 km from the state of Roraima, northern Brazil. Additionally, we also provide a call description for this population of P. boliviana and make comparisons with the available acoustic data for the species from Bolivia and Argentina. This new record fills a gap in the distribution of P. boliviana in northern Brazil.

scholarly journals First record of the caddisfly Notidobiella amazoniana Holzenthal & Blahnik, 2010 (Trichoptera, Sericostomatidae) from Roraima state, northern Brazil

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-664
Author(s):  
Gleison R. Desidério ◽  
Ana M. Pes
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
The Family ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Amazonas State

Notidobiella amazoniana Holzenthal & Blahnik, 2010 was known only from the type locality in Amazonas state, Brazil. Herein, we provide the first record of N. amazoniana for Roraima state, thus extending the geographic range of this species to the northernmost state of Brazil. Its occurrence in Roraima also represents the first record of the family Sericostomatidae for the state and the most northern record of the genus in South America. Information on the holotype of N. amazoniana and a distribution map for all species of Notidobiella are provided.

scholarly journals First records of Gray-hooded Gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) (Charadriiformes, Laridae), in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

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2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Luis Eduardo dos Santos ◽  
Edvaldo Silva-Jr ◽  
Christian Beier ◽  
Thuani Luísa Saldanha Wagener ◽  
Arthur Venancio de Santana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Breeding Period ◽  
Brazilian Coast

Gray-hooded Gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818), is distributed across South America and considered a resident, with individuals in their non-breeding period able to disperse over long distances. We report the first records of this species from the state of Espírito Santo, the only state on the Brazilian coast without previous records. We suggest that the geographical distribution of this species is expanding along the Brazilian coast, in accordance with what has been previously suggested for Gray-hooded Gull.

Orchidaceae occurring in white-sand ecosystems of the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve in Central Amazon

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 419 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
VIVIANE PAGNUSSAT KLEIN ◽  
MARIA TERESA FERNANDEZ PIEDADE
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Central Amazon ◽  
White Sand ◽  
Taxonomic Descriptions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Amazonas State ◽  
Sand Ecosystems

We studied the Orchidaceae flora of white-sand ecosystems (campinaranas) in the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, Amazonas State, Brazil. The family was represented by 60 species and 31 genera, with Maxillaria (10 spp.), Epidendrum (9 spp.) and Octomeria (6 spp.) being the most rich genera. Among the listed species, approximately 40% have a restricted distribution in the Amazonian domain, ocurring in different ecosystems. Four species, Cattleya wallisii, Maxillaria brasiliensis, Octomeria sagittata and Prosthechea vespa are known only from Brazil. Epiphytism was the most common habit, and Aldina heterophylla (Fabaceae) was the preferential phorophyte, with 67% of the total taxa occurring associated with this tree species. Taxonomic descriptions, illustrations, ecological comments, phenological information, geographical distribution and an identification key of the taxa are provided.

scholarly journals Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Pseudoeryx plicatilis (Linnaeus, 1758): new records and geographic distribution map

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2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo R. Scartozzoni ◽  
Vivian C. Trevine ◽  
Valdir J. Germano
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Mato Grosso

We reviewed the geographical distribution of Pseudoeryx plicatilis in South America, and present new records in Bolivia and from nine Brazilian states. This is the first record of P. plicatilis in the states of Acre, Amapá, and Roraima, northern region of Brazil. The presence of P. plicatilis in the municipality of Alta Floresta expands its distribution about 650- 700 km northward in the state of Mato Grosso, and about 620 km southward from the nearest localities in the state of Pará. Other new records are presented, which contribute to the knowledge of the distribution of P. plicatilis in South America.

A synopsis of Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae) in Roraima state, northern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 456 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-48
Author(s):  
RODRIGO SCHÜTZ RODRIGUES ◽  
GLEICEANNY ROSAS BARTSCH ◽  
ANDRÉIA SILVA FLORES
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Ecological Importance ◽  
First Time

Byrsonima is the second largest genus of Malpighiaceae with approximately 130 species, of which ca. 100 species occur in Brazil. Despite its economic and ecological importance, the genus has not been comprehensively studied in Roraima, the northernmost state in Brazil. Here we present a taxonomic synopsis for the species of Byrsonima from Roraima, with an identification key, illustrations, and comments on morphology, habitat, and geographical distribution. Of the 19 species occurring in Roraima, three are recorded for the first time for the state (B. arthropoda, B. densa, and B. fernandezii). Also, one species is endemic (B. delicatula, recently described), and two (B. chalcophylla and B. schomburgkiana) occur in Brazil only in the state of Roraima.

scholarly journals A new synonym and seventeen new distributional records in South American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera), with notes on Chlorethe scabrosa Zajciw, 1963

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. e20206010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Santos-Silva ◽  
Juan Pablo Botero ◽  
Francisco Eriberto de Lima Nascimento ◽  
Weliton Dias Silva
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The State ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
South American ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
State Records

We studied 18 cerambycid beetle species native to South America. Seventeen represent new state records in Brazil. Particularly, Chlorethe scabrosa Zajciw, 1963 is newly reported for the state of Rio de Janeiro with exclusion of C. brachyptera Zajciw, 1963. The Brazilian state of the type locality of Dufauxia guaicurana Lane, 1955 is fixed. Pirangoclytus mendosus (Galileo & Martins, 1996) is synonymized with P. mniszechii (Chevrolat, 1862), and its holotype is a female. Variation on Trypanidius maculatus Monné & Delfino, 1980 is commented. New country and department records for Paraguay are also provided.

First known occurrence of the alpheid shrimps Leptalpheus forceps Williams, 1965 and L. marginalis Anker, 2011 (Decapoda: Caridea) in the state of Pará, Amazon region, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4766 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-85
Author(s):  
TAYSE N. ROSÁRIO ◽  
MARCUS A.B. PIRES ◽  
ADELSON S. SOUZA ◽  
MARCUS E.B. FERNANDES ◽  
FERNANDO A. ABRUNHOSA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
The State ◽  
Caribbean Coast ◽  
Ghost Shrimp ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

In the present study, we report for the first time the occurrence of the alpheid shrimps Leptalpheus forceps Williams, 1965 and Leptalpheus marginalis Anker, 2011 in the state of Pará, in northern Brazil. Both Leptalpheus species (males, non-ovigerous females, and females carrying eggs) were collected from the burrows of the callichirid  “ghost” shrimp, Lepidophthalmus siriboia Felder & Rodrigues, 1993, in a muddy-sandy intertidal zone of the Ajuruteua Peninsula, in the Bragança region. These records update the known geographical distribution of the two species, with L. forceps extending its Brazilian occurrence from the state of Bahia to state of Pará, and L. marginalis which was exclusively found on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is now recorded in Brazil. 

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