Status of two nematode type species from the Bacteriological Institute of São Paulo included in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC)

The sharpshooter genus Lebaziella is described and placed in the tribe Cicadellini. Two new species of Lebaziella gen.nov. are described and illustrated: the type-species L. renatae sp. nov. (Bahia State, Brazil) and L. viridis sp. nov. (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Paraná States, Brazil). Species belonging to the new genus can be distinguished from other genera of Cicadellini based on the following characters: (1) pronotum narrower than head with lateral margin parallel; (2) male pygofer without processes; (3) subgenital plate longer than pygofer with many microsetae distributed across its surface; (4) aedeagus with an unpaired apical process, and (5) paraphyses absent.

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Revalidation and revision of the genus Magulla Simon 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1814.1.2 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1814 (1) ◽

pp. 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

RAFAEL P. INDICATTI ◽

SYLVIA M. LUCAS ◽

JOSÉ P. L. GUADANUCCI ◽

FLÁVIO U. YAMAMOTO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Valid Species ◽

São Paulo ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

The genus Magulla Simon 1892 is revalidated and redescribed. The female of the type species M. obesa Simon 1892 is redescribed and the male is described for the first time. Magulla janeirus (Keyserling 1891) is considered a valid species. Magulla symmetrica Bücherl 1949 is transferred to Plesiopelma Pocock 1901, and considered a junior synonym of P. insulare (Mello-Leitão 1923). Additionally, two new species are described from Brazil: M. buecherli n. sp. from Ilhabela, São Paulo and M. brescoviti n. sp. from São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul.

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Revision of the Neotropical spider genus Itatiaya Mello-Leitão (Araneae, Ctenidae) with considerations on biogeographic distribution of species

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0101-81752006000200018 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 429-442 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Daniele Polotow ◽

Antonio D. Brescovit

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Type Species ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

São Paulo ◽

Senior Synonym

Itatiaya Mello-Leitão, 1915, is revised and the type-species I. modesta Mello-Leitão, 1915, is redescribed and considered a senior synonym of Centroctenus sai Brescovit, 1996. Seven species are newly described: Itatiaya tacamby sp. nov. and I. ywyty sp. nov. from Rio de Janeiro; I. pucupucu sp. nov., I. pykyyra sp. nov. and I. tubixaba sp. nov., from Minas Gerais; I. iuba sp. nov. from São Paulo; I. apipema sp. nov. from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Notes on their distribution from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are presented.

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Systematics and phylogeny of Cristacoxidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida): a review

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2568.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2568 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

RONY HUYS ◽

TERUE CRISTINA KIHARA

Keyword(s):

Sexual Dimorphism ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Sandy Beach ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

The Family ◽

São Paulo State ◽

A New Species

Both sexes of a new species of Noodtorthopsyllus Lang, 1965 (Harpacticoida, Cristacoxidae) from a sandy beach in São Paulo State (Brazil) are described using light and scanning electron microscopy. Noodtorthopsyllus tageae sp. nov. displays a mosaic of characters drawn from both Noodtorthopsyllus and Cristacoxa Huys, 1990, blurring the boundaries between both genera. Consequently, Cristacoxa, the type genus of the nominal family-group taxon Cristacoxidae Huys, 1990, is relegated to a junior subjective synonym of Noodtorthopsyllus, and its type species is transferred to the latter as N. petkovskii (Huys, 1990) comb. nov. A new genus Acuticoxa is proposed to accommodate A. ubatubaensis sp. nov. (type species), collected on the northern continental shelf of São Paulo State, and A. biarticulata sp. nov., previously identified as Laophontisochra sp., from the Northern Magellan Straits. Amended diagnoses are provided for Noodtorthopsyllus and Laophontisochra. Autapomorphies supporting the monophyly of the Cristacoxidae are re-evaluated, including new data on P3 endopod sexual dimorphism and caudal ramus development. It is concluded that a recently published hypothesis of a deeply rooted split of the family into two highly divergent lineages cannot be supported. Consequently, both Laophontisochra and Acuticoxa gen. nov. are removed from the Cristacoxidae and tentatively assigned to the Nannopodidae (ex Huntemanniidae), forming a clade with three other genera displaying coxal modifications on leg 1 (Rosacletodes Wells, 1985; Huntemannia Poppe, 1884; and an as yet undescribed genus from Brazil). Based on the sexual dimorphism of the P4 endopod, we propose to transfer Metahuntemannia Smirnov, 1946 and Pottekia Huys, 2009 from the Nannopodidae to the Canthocamptidae (subfamily Hemimesochrinae) where they are probably most closely related to Psammocamptus Mielke, 1975; Bathycamptus Huys & Thistle, 1989; Perucamptus Huys & Thistle, 1989; and Isthmiocaris George & Schminke, 2003. An identification key to the genera of the Nannopodidae is presented.

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Review of the Brazilian harvestman genus Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2270.1.2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2270 (1) ◽

pp. 39-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO ◽

RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA

Keyword(s):

Male Genitalia ◽

Type Species ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

São Paulo ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Ventral Process

The genus Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923 is revised and a variation on external morphological characters and male genitalia is presented for Roeweria virescens (Mello-Leitão, 1923). The monotypic genus Harpachylus Roewer, 1943 is a junior synonym of Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923 because its type-species, H. tibialis Roewer, 1943 is a junior synonym of the type-species Roeweria bittencourti Mello-Leitão, 1923. Roeweria garrincha sp. n. from Cananéia, São Paulo, Brazil, is described and can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the presence of a ventral process on the penis and by very large ventral apophyses on the apex of the male femur and patella IV.

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A new species of Cnodalomyia Hull, 1962 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1676.1.3 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1676 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CARLOS JOSÉ EINICKER LAMAS ◽

GABRIELA BASTOS MELLINGER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Type Species ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Identification Key ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Southern States ◽

A New Species

The robber fly genus Cnodalomyia Hull, 1962 is a monotypic member of the Asilinae. The type species, C. obtusa Hull, is endemic to Itatiaia, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new species, Cnodalomyia catarinensis sp. nov. from southern states of Brazil (Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo) is herein described and illustrated. Both species are restricted to highland areas of the Atlantic Forest. An identification key to the species is also presented.

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Addition to the taxonomic and distribution records of Abernessia Arlé (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4801.1.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4801 (1) ◽

pp. 191-197

Author(s):

NATHÁLIA S. OLIVEIRA ◽

BRENNA L. DECKER ◽

JAMES P. PITTS ◽

CECILIA WAICHERT

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Type Species ◽

New Records ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Key To Species ◽

Tropical Regions ◽

San Pedro ◽

Espirito Santo

Species of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) are diverse in the tropical regions. The Neotropical genus Abernessia Arlé, 1947 was described from São Paulo and later found in Espírito Santo, Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil. Herein, we establish a neotype for the type-species A. irmgardae Arlé, discuss the previous distribution records of Abernessia in South America, add new records for Brazil, and expand the recorded distribution to San Pedro, Paraguay. The male of Abernessia giga is described and illustrated. Finally, an updated key to species known from males is provided.

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Extraordinarius gen. nov., a new genus of Sparianthinae spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4674 (1) ◽

pp. 83-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CRISTINA A. RHEIMS

Keyword(s):

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo

A new genus of Sparianthinae, Extraordinarius gen. nov., is proposed to include the type species, Extraordinarius andrematosi sp. nov. (♂♀), from São Paulo, E. brucedickinsoni sp. nov. (♂♀), from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, and E. klausmeinei sp. nov. (♂) and E. rickalleni sp. nov. (♂♀), from Espírito Santo. The genus is remarkable in that it is the only Neotropical genus of Sparianthinae with a large, sclerotized, Z-shaped conductor in the male palp and represents the southernmost record for the subfamily in the region. A distribution map is provided for all known species of the genus.

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Two new Neotropical Chironominae genera (Diptera: Chironomidae)

CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research ◽

10.5324/cjcr.v0i30.2029 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 26-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Trond Andersen ◽

Humberto Fonseca Mendes ◽

Luiz Carlos Pinho

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Type Species ◽

Cladistic Analysis ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

New Genera ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Mato Grosso

Claudiotendipes n. gen. and Sigmoitendipes n. gen. are described and figured based on adults, pupae and larvae. Two species are included in Claudiotendipes: the type species, C. froehlichi n. sp. from Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santa Catarina States in Brazil; and C. epleri n. sp. from Costa Rica. Five species are included in Sigmoitendipes, all from Brazil: the type species, S. susanae n. sp. from São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Pará States; S. fittkaui n. sp. from Mato Grosso and Pará; S. reissi n. sp. from São Paulo; and S. oliveirai n. sp. and S. spiesi n. sp., both from Mato Grosso. A cladistic analysis grouped the two new genera with Beardius, Oukuriella and Endotribelos. Keys to the males of the two new genera are presented.

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Articulatia, a new genus of Terebellinae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) living in Brazilian corals

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315403007756h ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 83 (4) ◽

pp. 761-770 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

João M. de M. Nogueira ◽

Pat A. Hutchings ◽

A. Cecília Z. Amaral

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

São Paulo ◽

The Third ◽

Stony Coral ◽

South Eastern ◽

Eastern Brazil

A new genus of terebellid polychaetes is described, from material collected from living colonies of a stony coral (Mussismilia hispida) in the State of São Paulo, south-eastern Brazil. Articulatia is characterized by possessing notopodia from segment 5, neuropodia from segment 5 or 6 with double rows of uncini from segment 7 until near pygidium. Up to segment ten, notopodia with bilimbate capillaries; from segment 11 onwards two types of notochaetae are present, articulated chaetae, due to a deep cut at the sulcus of the third tooth, as well as capillary chaetae, both types with serrated blades. The presence of deep-cut chaetae is unique among all previously described terebellomorph polychaetes. This new genus is compared with other terebelline genera, and the phylogenetic analysis previously performed for the group is rerun, in order to determine the position of Articulatia within the subfamily. The type species of the new genus, A. aberrans, is also new to science and herein described.

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