First record of helminths parasitizing Vanellus chilensis (Aves, Charadriiformes) in Acre state, southwestern Brazilian Amazon

ABSTRACT The southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis, is a bird frequently seen in most of Brazil. Although it is widely distributed in other Brazilian biomes, including some parts of the Brazilian Amazon, it has only been recorded in the western Amazonian state of Acre since 2000. We report the presence of intestinal parasites in individuals of V. chilensis from the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve in Acre through a coproparasitological analysis. Seven of the nine sampled individuals were parasitized. We observed larvae of Strongyloides sp. (28.5% of the samples), and eggs of Ascaridia sp. (28.5%), Ancylostoma sp. (14.2%), and Choanotaenia sp. (42.8%). These parasites are reported for the first time parasitizing V. chilensis in Brazil. The parasitized birds may act as reservoirs and were recorded in a peridomicile area, which may facilitate their contact with domestic birds.

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Description of the mature larva and pupa of Ora semibrunnea Pic (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) with notes on its biology

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4551.1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4551 (1) ◽

pp. 53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GABRIELLE JORGE ◽

MARÍA LAURA LIBONATTI ◽

CESAR JOÃO BENETTI ◽

NEUSA HAMADA

Keyword(s):

Water Surface ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Biological Information ◽

Mature Larva ◽

Natural Lakes ◽

Morphological Adaptations ◽

Brazilian Amazon Region ◽

And Behavior ◽

First Time

In this paper we describe and illustrate for the first time the immature forms (larva and pupa) of Ora semibrunnea Pic, 1922, including biological information and behavior observed in the laboratory. This is the first record of the occurrence of this species in the Brazilian Amazon region. Larvae and pupae were found in natural lakes associated with macrophyte banks. Pupae are aquatic and have morphological adaptations (well-developed pronotal siphons) to obtain atmospheric O2 at the water surface.

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A new species and notes on unusual natural history of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4410.3.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4410 (3) ◽

pp. 483 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽

GABRIELA PIRANI ◽

THIAGO GECHEL KLOSS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Female Specimen ◽

Urban Garden ◽

History Of ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

A new species of Cladochaeta Coquillett (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is described, C. caxiuana sp. nov. from the Brazilian Amazon, based on 10 male and 10 female specimens obtained from nymphs of Sphodroscarta trivirgata (Amyot & Serville, 1843) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae). The female of Cladochaeta atlantica Pirani & Amorim, 2016 is described based on specimens reared from spider egg sacs of the spider Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Araneae: Theridiidae) obtained in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This is the first record of this fly genus attacking a spider egg sac. The species Cladochaeta sororia (Williston, 1896) is recorded for the first time from Brazil, based on specimens collected in an urban garden in the Amazon. In addition, an unidentified female specimen of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 was obtained from the cocoon of a spider wasp of the genus Notocyphus Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae).

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First record of jaguar predation on giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Animal Biology ◽

10.1163/15707563-00002461 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 81-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Claudiane dos Santos Ramalheira ◽

Bruno F. Bozzetti ◽

Andrews D. da Cruz ◽

Ana Filipa Palmeirim ◽

Márcia M.M. Cabral ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Chain ◽

Radio Telemetry ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Tree Trunk ◽

Panthera Onca ◽

Hydroelectric Reservoir ◽

Frequent Use ◽

Pteronura Brasiliensis ◽

First Time

Top of the food chain predators are often not predated upon. However, even though the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is in that category, the literature mentions many species as potential predators, including the jaguar (Panthera onca). Notwithstanding up until now there has been no registered confirmation of jaguar predation on giant otters. A predation of a jaguar on an adult female giant otter was recorded for the first time during our radio-telemetry study on giant otters in Balbina hydroelectric reservoir in Central Brazilian Amazon. The female had had a transmitter implanted on February 2012 and was killed by a jaguar ninety-four days after the surgery. This giant otter was a solitary specimen, which was captured by a jaguar while asleep in a shelter under a fallen tree trunk on the banks of one of the reservoir’s islands. The solitary pattern found in such individuals combined with the frequent use of shelters, allows predators to access them more easily and may have contributed to the predation observed in this study.

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Squamata, Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758): First record in the state of Acre, northern Brazil

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10.15560/8.2.258 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 258

Author(s):

Marco Antonio de Freitas ◽

Daniella Pereira Fagundes de França ◽

Paulo Sérgio Bernarde

Keyword(s):

Species Distribution ◽

French Guiana ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Snake Species ◽

Extractive Reserve ◽

Northern Brazil ◽

The Common

The common green racer Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758) is an arboreal and terrestrial snake species broadly distributed in southern Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guiana, Suriname, French Guiana, Paraguay up to Argentina, and most of Brazil. In this study, we report the first record of P. viridissima in the state of Acre, Brazil, in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve. This record expands the species distribution in 280 km to the southwest of Boca do Acre, state of Amazonas, which was the nearest record of this species in Brazilian Amazon until now.

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Aquatic oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in extractive reserve Lake Cuniã, Western Brazilian Amazon

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2016-0232 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Diego Ferreira Gomes ◽

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Nathalie Aparecida Oliveira Sanches ◽

Lucas Henrique Sahm ◽

Guilherme Rossi Gorni

Keyword(s):

Sampling Method ◽

Mesh Size ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Sediment Samples ◽

Extractive Reserve ◽

Aquatic Fauna ◽

The North ◽

Brazilian Amazon Region ◽

Abundant Taxon ◽

First Time

Abstract Oligochaeta is one of the most common and abundant taxon in continental aquatic fauna. However, knowledge of their distribution in Brazilian ecosystems is still incomplete and fragmented. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop an inventory of aquatic oligochaetes in the Extractive Reserve of Lake Cuniã in the State of Rondônia, Brazil. Collections of data were performed during the dry (August 2015) and rainy seasons (February 2016). The sediment samples were collected near the lakeside region using the kick sampling method and a kick-net sampler (mesh size of 0.25mm). This paper provides a catalog with 12 taxon from a total of 383 specimens, distributed into two families: Naididae (95.08%) and Opistocystidae (4.92%). The Pristininae subfamily was the most significant (85.68%), followed by subfamilies: Naidinae (8.36%), Tubificinae (0.52%) and Rhyacondrilinae (0.52%). In addition, some species such as Allonais inaequalis, Aulophorus furcatus, Dero nivea, Pristina synclites, Pristina menoni and Opistocysta serrata, were recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Amazon region. Therefore, the results of this study contribute to increase knowledge on the distribution of the Oligochaeta class in Brazil, particularly in the North of the country, which is so extensive and rich in water resources, but not extensively studied.

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Redescription of Raggophyllum Nickle, 1967 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) with description of a new species from Brazilian Amazon Rainforest and placement in Microcentrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4950 (3) ◽

pp. 547-560

Author(s):

DIEGO MATHEUS DE MELLO MENDES ◽

JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Type Species ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Amazon Rainforest ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Distribution Map ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

Raggophyllum Nickle, 1967 is a monotypic genus, including Raggophylluym spinosum, and recorded in Peru and Bolivia. In this work, Raggophyllum is redescribed and assigned to the Microcentrini, based on the type species Raggophylluym spinosum. Raggophyllum rubrofemoratum sp. nov. in described from Brazil, Acre and Amazonas, and it is the first record for the genus in Brazil. The male genitalia and the stridulatory file morphology are described for the first time. A distribution map, notes on the habitat, and commentaries on their distribution among Amazonian endemism areas are included.

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Fauna of Culicidae in rural areas of Porto Velho and the first record of Mansonia (Mansonia) flaveola (Coquillet, 1906), for the state of Rondônia, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ◽

10.1590/s0037-86822012000100025 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 125-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Renata Antonaci Gama ◽

Ivoneide Maria da Silva ◽

Hamilton Antônio de Oliveira Monteiro ◽

Álvaro Eduardo Eiras

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Current Understanding ◽

Rural Regions ◽

Bg Sentinel ◽

First Time ◽

Porto Velho ◽

Over Time

INTRODUCTION: Knowledge concerning the fauna of Culicidae in the Brazilian Amazon States contributes to current understanding of the bionomics of the insects collected and makes it possible to observe changes in the fauna over time. METHODS: The Culicidae were captured with a BG-Sentinel® trap in extra-domiciliary area of two rural regions of Porto Velho in June and July of 2007 and 2008. RESULTS: A total of 10,695 Culicidae was collected, belonging to nine genera: Coquillettidia, Culex, Mansonia, Psorophora, Aedes, Aedeomyia, Anopheles, Uranotaenia and Wyeomyia. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of Mansonia (Mansonia) flaveola was recorded in the State of Rondônia for the first time.

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First record of Vampyrodes caraccioli (Thomas, 1889) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the state of Amazonas and its updated distribution in Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.3.1909 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1909 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gerson P. Lopes ◽

Tamily C. M. Santos ◽

Paúl M. Velazco

Keyword(s):

Present Note ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

Amazon Region ◽

The State ◽

Central Amazon ◽

Extractive Reserve ◽

Brazilian State ◽

North Bank

Abstract: The present note reports the first record of Vampyrodes caraccioli in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, and the central Amazon region, based on 44 specimens caught in the Auati-Paraná Extractive Reserve, north bank of the Solimões/Amazonas River. Our record fills a distribution gap of this species in the Brazilian Amazon and illustrates that the current knowledge on the distribution of Amazonian bats is far from complete.

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First record of acerola weevil, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.01216 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 77 (4) ◽

pp. 803-808 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. L. Marsaro Júnior ◽

P. R. V. S. Pereira ◽

G. H. Rosado-Neto ◽

E. G. F. Morais

Keyword(s):

Pest Management ◽

Central Region ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

First Record ◽

North Central Region ◽

North Central ◽

The North ◽

Malpighia Emarginata ◽

First Time

Abstract The weevil of acerola fruits, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is recorded for the first time in Brazil. Samples of this insect were collected in fruits of acerola, Malpighia emarginata D.C. (Malpighiaceae), in four municipalities in the north-central region of Roraima State, in the Brazilian Amazon. Information about injuries observed in fruits infested with A. tomentosus, its distribution in Roraima, and suggestions for pest management are presented.

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First record of the superfamily Proctotrupoidea from French Polynesia (Hymenoptera)

Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France ◽

10.32475/bsef_2162 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 125 (4) ◽

pp. 404-406

Author(s):

Thibault Ramage

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

French Polynesia ◽

Society Islands ◽

First Time

A Helorid wasp, Helorus ruficornis Förster, 1856, is reported for the first time on Tahiti (Society Islands), which is also the first record of both Proctotrupoidea and family Heloridae in French Polynesia. The potential hosts of Helorus ruficornis in French Polynesia are discussed.

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