scholarly journals First assessment of the avifauna of Araucaria forests and other habitats from extreme southern Minas Gerais, Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil, with notes on biogeography and conservation

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Ferreira de Vasconcelos ◽  
Santos D'Angelo Neto
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fragmentation ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Unknown Area

The avifauna of the Araucaria forests in the higher reaches of the Serra da Mantiqueira massif is little known and poorly documented. This region is recognized as an important area of differentiation of birds in southeastern Brazil. Here, we present the first ornithological survey of the Araucaria forests and associated habitats in the mountains of extreme southern Minas Gerais state, near the southern tip of the Serra da Mantiqueira. The study area comprises the Serra do Juncal region and several adjacent sites, located in the municipalities of Gonçalves and Camanducaia. We recorded 206 bird species, of which 57 (27.7%) are endemic to the Atlantic forest. Several records represent the first specimens for Minas Gerais, in the hinterlands of Serra da Mantiqueira, proving that many Atlantic species also occur in the intern most slope of this mountain range. Examples are: Dysithamnus xanthopterus, Chamaeza ruficauda, Leptasthenura setaria, Heliobletus contaminatus, Hemitriccus obsoletus, Phylloscartes difficilis, Piprites pileata, Poospiza thoracica, and Cacicus chrysopterus. The region is also a previously unknown area of sympatry of other closely related species: Scytalopus notorius and S. speluncae, Lepidocolaptes squamatus and L. falcinellus, and Basileuterus culicivorus and B. hypoleucus. Both species of Lepidocolaptes and Basileuterus hybridize in the region. We also comment on the avifauna conservation, which have been threatened by eco-tourism, building of new styles of houses, domestic animals, forest fragmentation, and plantations.

Three new cave-dwelling Eukoenenia (Palpigradi: Eukoeneniidae) from limestone caves in Northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4808 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-283
Author(s):  
MAYSA FERNANDA VILLELA REZENDE SOUZA ◽  
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Lateral Organs ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Species Being ◽  
Subterranean Habitat

In this paper, we describe three new Eukoenenia species from specimens collected in limestone caves in the northern region of the Minas Gerais state, Brazil. These species present different degrees of adaptation to the subterranean habitat, with Eukoenenia magna sp. nov., with 6 blades on lateral organs and body ratios very close to other troglobitic species, being the most troglomorphic among them. This species is morphologically very similar to the Brazilian troglobites E. navi, E. eywa and E. neytiri. Eukoenenia lundi sp. nov. and Eukoenenia jequitai sp. nov. are probably closely related species due to their substantial morphological resemblance. These two species are closer to E. virgemdalapa among the Brazilian species described to date. We provide a table summarizing the main diagnostic characters of the three species herein described and those of the Brazilian congeners to facilitate morphological comparisons. 

scholarly journals The occurrence of Fritziana Mello-Leitão, 1937 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil: new records and distribution of the genus

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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Antônio Amorim Peixoto ◽  
Carla Silva Guimarães ◽  
Douglas Henrique Da Silva ◽  
Renato Neves Feio
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Mountain Regions ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Minas Gerais State

Fritziana is currently composed by four species known from mountain regions in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. Based on field records, literature, and data gathered from collections, we present new records and a distribution map for the species of the genus. Fritziana is now recorded for seven Brazilian states, including five localities in Minas Gerais. We also confirm Fritziana goeldii (Boulenger 1895) in the same state. The genus distribution now ranges in the southern Espinhaço mountain range, extending in 215 km from the previously known locality.

A review of Soaresia H. Soares, 1945, with the description of a new species from Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1687 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADRIANO B. KURY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Janeiro State

Soaresia forficula sp. nov. is described from the Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. The genus Soaresia H. Soares, 1945 previously included only Soaresia uncina H. Soares, 1945, hitherto recorded only from the type locality, Penedo, Rio de Janeiro State, in the same mountain range. A second record of S. uncina is given from a nearby locality, Serrinha do Alambari. The combined distribution of the species of Soaresia is restricted to elevations between 700 and 1300 m, in the Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests biome. An emended diagnosis of the genus is given and complements are given to the description of S. uncina, including the first illustrations and description of the male genitalia.

scholarly journals Diversity and conservation status of bromeliads from Serra da Piedade, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa Rodrigues Marques ◽  
José Pires de Lemos Filho ◽  
Rubens Custódio da Mota
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Campo Rupestre ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Montane Vegetation ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Illegal Harvesting ◽  
Forest Habitats

The Espinhaço Mountain Range in Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil is a center of endemism of the Bromeliaceae, mainly in campo rupestre montane vegetation that grows under rigorous edapho-climatic conditions. This study sought to improve our knowledge of the Bromeliaceae from Serra da Piedade in the extreme southern portion of the Espinhaço Mountain Range where ironstone outcrops predominate. Conservation status and spatial distribution of these plants were analyzed as well as floristic similarities with other regions with rocky outcrops. Twenty-five bromeliad species were found in Serra da Piedade, with the subfamily Tillandsioideae being the best represented. Twenty-seven percent of the species were exclusive to campo rupestre environments, while 73% occurred both on outcrops and in forest habitats. The bromeliads in the study area merit special attention as two species are considered vulnerable (Racinaea aerisincola and Vriesea minarum), five are endangered, and three are critically endangered. Low Jaccard index values indicated dissimilarities between the bromeliad floras in different localities of quartzite and ironstone outcrops within the Espinhaço Mountain Range. Serra da Piedade has a distinct bromeliad flora that is threatened by mining activities and illegal harvesting and requires immediate measures to help guarantee conservation.

scholarly journals BIRDS OF PARQUE ESTADUAL DO BIRIBIRI, CENTRAL ESPINHAÇO RANGE, BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (04) ◽  
pp. 871-879
Author(s):  
Estevão Luís Pereira Lima ◽  
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Rone Fernando de Carvalho ◽  
Leonardo Guimarães Lessa
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Espinhaço Range ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Wildlife Trafficking ◽  
Ecological Transition ◽  
Near Threatened

The Central Espinhaço Range forms a large biogeographical barrier that contains areas of ecological transition between two important conservation hotspots in Brazil: the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado. This research aims to present the first consolidated list of bird species from Parque Estadual do Biribiri (PEBI) located in the Central Espinhaço Range at Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. We recorded 172 bird species between August/November 2018 and January/April 2019, of which 15 are associated with the surrounding biomes (Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest) and three species restricted to the southeastern Brazilian mountain tops. Among those species, four are considered globally Near Threatened and 41 species are listed under wildlife trafficking species, indicating the importance of conserving this area. Therefore, our results highlight the importance of PEBI and stress the importance of such transitional areas for maintaining diversity of birds in the Espinhaço Range.

A new species of Microvelia Westwood, 1834 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-166
Author(s):  
OSÉIAS MARTINS MAGALHÃES ◽  
GUSTAVO LISBOA VIEIRA MACHADO ◽  
MARCO ANTONIO ALVES CARNEIRO ◽  
FELIPE FERRAZ FIGUEIREDO MOREIRA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
A New Species

Microvelia joceliae Magalhães & Moreira, sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on material from Parque Natural Municipal das Andorinhas, Minas Gerais State, in southeastern Brazil. The new species can be distinguished from congeners occurring in the region by the pronotum of the apterous form covering almost the entire thorax dorsally, proepisternum with black denticles, male abdominal segments V–VII ventrally depressed, shape of the asymmetrical parameres, and female abdominal laterotergites reflected over the mediotergites and almost touching over segments V–VII. 

scholarly journals Nesting Behaviour of a Neotropical Social Wasp Mischocyttarus saussurei Zikán, 1949 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Sociobiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Rocha Milani ◽  
Fabio Prezoto ◽  
Mateus Aparecido Clemente ◽  
Patrícia Pereira Gomes ◽  
Marcos Magalhães de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
Social Wasp ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphometric Data ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Architectural Pattern ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Nesting Behaviour

Mischocyttarus saussurei nests show a curious architectural pattern which could be related to colony camouflage. Since information on that species is scarce in literature, this study aimed to record ecological data on M. saussurei, as well as morphometric data on its nests. Data was collected at the Parque Estadual do Ibitipoca state park and at the municipalities of Barroso and Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais state, Southeastern Brazil. Seven colonies were located, exclusively in conserved environments. Five nests were dissected for morphometric analysis and for the assessment of the vegetal matter incorporated to comb walls. Nests showed comb cells opening towards the substrate and covered by vegetal layers, in which three families of mosses and three of liverworts could be identified. We deduct that the nests’ morphometry and the incorporation of vegetal layers to the combs are related to the camouflaging of colonies amidst their substrate.

scholarly journals First record of the Crested Eagle, Morphnus guianensis (Daudin, 1800) (Aves, Accipitridae) in the Cerrado of Minas Gerais state, Brazil

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2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Lacerda Moraes ◽  
Alexander Zaidan de Souza ◽  
Rômulo Ribon
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Minas Gerais State

We present a new record of the Crested Eagle, Morphnus guianensis (Daudin, 1800), a rare forest eagle of the Neotropics on 22 May 2012 at a Cerrado area in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. The species has only two historical records in the state, both at areas formerly covered by Atlantic Forest. The finding raises the expectations for the maintenance of the species in the state, stressing the fact that this is the first species record in a Cerrado area in Eastern Brazilian states.

A new species of Polyplectropus Ulmer 1905 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4072 (3) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISABELA CRISTINA ROCHA ◽  
LEANDRO LOURENÇO DUMAS ◽  
JORGE LUIZ NESSIMIAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
A New Species

scholarly journals Mammals of Serra do Cipó National Park, southeastern Brazil

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2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 355 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. V. C. Câmara ◽  
L. C. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Red List ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Serra Do Cipó ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Regional Red Lists ◽  
Mammal Diversity ◽  
Important Site

The mammals of the Cerrado (Brazilian Savanna Biome) are still poorly known; only a few localities have been properly surveyed and studied. Hereby, we present a survey of the mammals of Serra do Cipó National Park, a protected area of Cerrado in Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. A total of 55 species from eight orders were listed, which have been captured, observed or recorded in the literature. Some mammals are endemic or listed as threatened either by IUCN’s red list or by the national and regional red lists. Serra do Cipó National Park is an important site for scientific research and conservation of Minas Gerais’ biodiversity, though there is little information on mammal diversity and distribution in the park. We hope our study can help us fill this gap and improve the effectiveness of this national park in protecting Cerrado mammals and other vertebrates.

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