Range extension for Thomas' Mastiff bat Eumops maurus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in northern, central and southeastern Brazil

Thomas' Mastiff bat, Eumops maurus (Thomas, 1901) is known from northern South America in Ecuador, Venezuela and Guiana and so it probably occurs in Brazil, yet it has not been reported. Here, we present the first record for E. maurus in Brazil. Captures were from the Brazilian states of Tocantins and Goiás (northern and midwestern Cerrado region of the country), and São Paulo (southeastern Brazil, Atlantic Forest). In the first two locations, all bats were roosting in palm leaves while in the later location, a single animal was found alive in a 15th-storey apartment in the city of São Paulo. This bat inhabits savannas with swamps dominated by the palm Mauritia flexuosa (buriti) and gallery forests. This record is the first of E. maurus in an urban area. Brazilian specimens are apparently larger than those from northern South America.

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Recognition and distribution of Leptodactylus mystaceus (Anura; Leptodactylidae) in the State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica ◽

10.1590/s1676-06032005000100006 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 57-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Luís Felipe Toledo ◽

Luciano Mendes Castanho ◽

Célio F. B. Haddad

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

South America ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Advertisement Call ◽

São Paulo ◽

Widespread Species

Leptodactylus mystaceus, a widespread species over South America, is diagnosed based on specimens from the State of São Paulo, its southernmost geographic distribution limit. Here we present the first record of this species for Southeastern Brazil, extending its distribution for approximately 1,300 km to the southeast. We also include a description of its advertisement call, natural history data, photograph in life and morphological illustrations that make easier the identification of the species.

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Body mass index percentiles in adolescents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and their comparison with international parameters

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia ◽

10.1590/s0004-27302010000300008 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 295-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Aparecida Zanetti Passos ◽

Isa de Pádua Cintra ◽

Lúcia Maria Branco ◽

Helymar da Costa Machado ◽

Mauro Fisberg

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Reference Data ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Study Results ◽

The City

OBJECTIVE: To describe the percentile distribution of body mass index (BMI) in school adolescents, by gender and age, comparing them with international parameters. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study included 8,020 adolescents aged 10-15 years from 43 schools in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. BMI values of the study sample were distributed in percentiles and compared to international parameters (CDC, Must and cols. and Cole and cols.). RESULTS: Both male and female adolescents aged 10 to 14 years showed BMI cut-offs over the international parameters, especially in the P50-P85 percentile range. At the age of 15, the observed values were very similar to reference data; however, BMI values in the 95th percentile were much higher than international parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The study results show how important it is to use adequate BMI values for Brazilian adolescents aged 10-15 since international parameters may not reflect the actual nutritional status of this group.

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FIRST RECORD OF LONCHOPHYLLA PERACCHII DIAS, ESBÉRARD AND MORATELLI, 2013 (CHIROPTERA, PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN SÃO PAULO STATE, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Oecologia Australis ◽

10.4257/oeco.2013.1703.10 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 424-428 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tiago Souto Martins Teixeira ◽

Daniel Tavares Cassilhas Rosa ◽

Daniela Dias ◽

Rui Cerqueira ◽

Mariana Moncassim Vale

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State

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First record of Greenidea psidii van der Goot and comparison with Greenidea ficicola Takahashi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1235.1.3 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1235 (1) ◽

pp. 63 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

SONIA MARIA NOEMBERG LAZZARI ◽

REGINA CÉLIA ZONTA-DE-CARVALHO ◽

JOSIANE TERESINHA CARDOSO ◽

DANIÉLA CRISTINA CALADO

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Paulo State ◽

Ficus Microcarpa ◽

First Time ◽

The City

Greenidea psidii van der Goot, 1916 is registered by the first time in Brazil. It was found associated with Psidium guajava L. in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo States, and with Psidium cattleianum Sabine in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. A brief comparative synopsis and pictures of the main diagnostic characters are given for this species and for Greenidea ficicola Takahashi, 1921, which was also recently found in Brazil, collected on Ficus benjamina (L.) in Paraná and Santa Catarina, and on Ficus microcarpa L. in São Paulo State.

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Contribution of forest species to the floristic composition of a forested savanna in southeastern Brazil

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology ◽

10.1590/s1516-89132006000600011 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 49 (5) ◽

pp. 763-774 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Marcelo Henrique Ongaro Pinheiro ◽

Reinaldo Monteiro

Keyword(s):

Floristic Composition ◽

Forest Tree ◽

Sensu Stricto ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Forest Species ◽

Shrub Species ◽

The City

Based on studies of floristic lists the contribution of forest tree and shrub species in a forested savanna area in the city of Bauru, State of São Paulo, and in 14 different places sheltering cerrado sensu stricto and cerradão in Brazil is defined as the evidence of forest species causing a change of cerrado heterogeneity. The percentages of occurrence of forest species in the locations analyzed varied from zero to 4.5%. The proximity of different forest matrices, the occurrence of fires and the inclusion criteria used were some of the factors that may have influenced such variation.

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New records of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from a coffee agroecosystem of southeastern Brazil

Entomological Communications ◽

10.37486/2675-1305.ec02031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. ec02031

Author(s):

Daniell R. R. Fernandes ◽

Rogéria I. R. Lara ◽

Nelson W. Perioto

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

New Records ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Nominal Species ◽

São Paulo ◽

First Time

We analyzed 614 specimens of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) collected from a coffee agro-ecosystem located at Cravinhos, São Paulo, Brazil, and 34 nominal species were identified belonging to 22 genera and 10 subfamilies. Temelucha hilux Gauld, 2000 and Xiphosomella bonera Gauld, 2000 were recorded for the first time in South America, Colpotrochia diabella Gauld & Sithole, 2002 for the first time in Brazil, and Acerastes pertinax (Cresson, 1872), Colpotrochia mexicana (Cresson, 1868), Colpotrochia neblina Gauld & Sithole, 2002, Colpotrochia texana (Cresson, 1872), Diplazon mulleolus Dasch, 1964, Eiphosoma nigrovittatum Cresson, 1865, Enicospilus flavus (Fabricius, 1775), Enicospilus glabratus (Say, 1835), Enicospilus purgatus (Say, 1835), Lymeon haemorrhoidalis (Taschenberg, 1876), Mesostenus alvarengae Porter, 1973, Microcharops plaumanni Gupta, 1987, Nonnus niger (Brullé, 1846), Ophiogastrella maculithorax Brues, 1912, Pachysomoides stupidus (Cresson, 1874), Polycyrtus albolineatus Cameron, 1911, and Trieces horisme Gauld & Sithole, 2002 for the first time in the state of São Paulo. Other 14 species had been already registered for the state of São Paulo, and for the first time, were being recorded in relation to a coffee agro-ecosystem.

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Sphincterodiplostomum musculosum (Digenea, Diplostomidae) in Geophagus brasiliensis (Perciformes, Cichlidae) collected in a lake at Dois Córregos, São Paulo, Brazil

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20141493 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (12) ◽

pp. 2223-2228

Author(s):

Rodrigo Severiano Rocha ◽

Larissa Sbeghen Pelegrini ◽

Aline de Almeida Camargo ◽

Vanessa Doro Abdallah ◽

Rodney Kozlowiski de Azevedo

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Standard Length ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Water Bodies ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

Digenetic Trematodes ◽

Geophagus Brasiliensis ◽

First Occurrence

ABSTRACT: Geophagus brasiliensis is a freshwater cichlid distributed throughout the whole South America. It is a territorial fish, generally omnivorous, which preferentially inhabits the bottom of water bodies. Previous studies have reported species of digenetic trematodes parasitizing G. brasiliensis. This study identifies the Sphincterodiplostomum musculosum Dubois, 1936, a Diplostomidae digenetic, commonly found in many teleostean species. More than 50% of the hosts analyzed had their eyes infected with metacercariae of S. musculosum. A positive correlation was observed between the hosts standard length and the abundance of S. musculosum, a fact that corroborates with other studies on this parasite. This paper reports the first occurrence of S. musculosum in G. brasiliensis, which is also the first record in Dois Córregos City, São Paulo State, Brazil.

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New records of the sponge Radiospongilla inesi (Porifera: Spongilidae) and the slug Omalonyx matheroni (Gastropoda: Succineidae) in the Vale do Paraíba, southeast Brazil

Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science ◽

10.4136/ambi-agua.2321 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (7) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Cláudia Regina da Silva Leite ◽

Valter José Cobo

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Freshwater Species ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

Lotic Environment ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time

This report provides the new record of the sponge Radiospongilla inesi and the slug Omalonyx matheroni for the Vale do Paraiba, State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, besides the symbiosis among R. inesi and individuals of some benthic macroinvertebrates. Monthly collections were carried out in the Ribeirão dos Mottas, with a 0.5 cm sieve in the edge vegetation, as well as collections by hand. Three specimens of R. inesi were found, from a lotic environment under pebbles. In addition, individuals of four insect families, Sisyridae, Hydropsychidae, Chironomidae e Simuliidae, were found on the sponge aquiferous system. Six individuals of the semi-aquatic slug O. matheroni were also caught under rocks and cans. Despite the sponges are commonly found in the most of the environments, the freshwater species represents one of the most unknown animal groups of the world. R. inesi was report at first time in Brazil in Pernambuco State, northeastern Brazil region, and this report represents just the second record of this species in Brazil, and the first time to the southeastern region. The presence of individuals of four insect families pointing out the importance of R. inesi on the life history of these animals. Despite some records of Omalonix sp. to the São Paulo State, this report seems to be the first record of the O. matheroni to the Vale do Paraíba, northern of the São Paulo State.

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Unilatus unilatus Mizelle & Kritsky, 1967 (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalinae) in Hypostomus spp. (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

Helminthologia ◽

10.2478/s11687-012-0018-x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 87-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

É. Zica ◽

V. Abdallah ◽

R. Azevedo ◽

A. Wunderlich ◽

E. Carvalho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

Amazon River Basin ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

New Hosts

AbstractIn this paper, the occurrence and new morphological data of Unilatus unilatus Mizelle et Kritsky, 1967 from the gills of Hypostomus strigaticeps (Regan, 1907), Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905), and Hypostomus iheringii (Regan, 1908) from the Chavantes reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil are reported. Unilatus unilatus from this reservoir presents differences in relation to the holotype previously described such as, eggs with no bifid or trifid filament and a rounded termination, anterior bar slightly curved with a posterior projection, and posterior bar which may present three shapes. This is the first record of U. unilatus in southeastern Brazil outside the Amazon River Basin, with H. strigaticeps, H. regani and H. iheringii as new hosts.

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Dinidor mactabilis (Perty, 1833): first record of Dinidoridae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.3.1900 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1900 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bruno Celso Genevcius ◽

Renan Carrenho ◽

Cristiano F. Schwertner

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

São Paulo ◽

The Family

Species of Dinidoridae in Brazil are currently known only from five localities, which has been attributed in the literature to the lack of field collections. We report the first record of Dinidor mactabilis (Perty, 1833) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, also representing the first record of the family Dinidoridae in São Paulo. A female of Dinidor mactabilis was collected in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest close to the Billings Reservoir, in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo, extending its known distribution in southeastern Brazil by at least 200 km.

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