New species, new records, and a key to the Brazilian species of Gelanor (Araneae: Mimetidae)

A new species of the genus Charinus—C. vulgaris— is described from Porto Velho, Rondônia. This is the first record of the family Charinidae from the Brazilian Amazonia and of a synanthropic species in South America. Additionally, two new records of the genus for Brazil are made and a key to the Brazilian species of the genus is given.

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Six new Brazilian species of Polana (Varpulana) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with key to males

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4244.4.5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4244 (4) ◽

pp. 535 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALEXANDRE CRUZ DOMAHOVSKI ◽

RODNEY RAMIRO CAVICHIOLI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

New Records ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Brazilian Species

Six new species of Polana (Varpulana) are described and illustrated, all from Brazil: P. (V.) bahiensis sp. nov., state of Bahia; P. (V.) grossii sp. nov., states of Bahia and Minas Gerais; P. (V.) intricata sp. nov., state of Bahia, P. (V.) naja sp. nov., states of Bahia and Minas Gerais; P. (V.) sapitanduva sp. nov., states of Paraná and Rio de Janeiro and P. (V.) vulgaris sp. nov., state of Paraná. A key to 11 known species of P. (Varpulana) is presented. New records from several Brazilian states are added.

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Five new species and novel descriptions of opposed sexes of four species of the spider genus Attacobius (Araneae: Corinnidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4462 (2) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

JOSÉ MOISÉS B. PEREIRA-FILHO ◽

REGIANE SATURNINO ◽

ALEXANDRE B. BONALDO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Male And Female ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

First Time

Five new Brazilian species of the spider genus Attacobius Mello-Leitão, 1925 are described: A. demiguise n. sp. (based on male and female) and A. carimbo n. sp. (male), both from State of Pará; A. thalitae n. sp. (male) from the State of Minas Gerais; A. lauricae n. sp. (male) from State of Tocantins; and A. tremembe n. sp. (female) from State of Piauí. The males of A. luederwaldti (Mello-Leitão, 1923) and A. verhaaghi Bonaldo & Brescovit, 1998, and the females of A. uiriri Bonaldo & Brescovit, 2005 and A. blakei Bonaldo & Brescovit, 2005, are described for the first time. Additionally, new records of A. attarum (Roewer, 1935), A. carranca Bonaldo & Brescovit, 2005, A. kitae Bonaldo & Brescovit, 2005 and A. tucurui Bonaldo & Brescovit, 2005 are given.

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Unraveling the puzzle of Liogenys biodiversity: fifteen new species, nomenclatural acts and new geographical records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/1876312x-00001040 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-69

Author(s):

Mariana A. Cherman ◽

Daniel S. Basílio ◽

Kleber M. Mise ◽

Lúcia M. Almeida

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

First Time

Liogenys Guérin-Méneville, 1831, the largest genus of Neotropical Diplotaxini, is now comprised of 91 species. Fifteen new Brazilian species are described: L. acuta sp.n.; L. amazonica sp.n.; L. angustitarsis sp.n.; L. clinocarinata sp.n.; L. crassopunctata sp.n.; L. hirsuta sp.n.; L. latoemarginata sp.n.; L. leviscutata sp.n.; L. ornativentris sp.n.; L. rodriguesi sp.n.; L. pruinosa sp.n.; L. quadrata sp.n.; L. susanalbertorum sp.n.; L. variabilis sp.n.; and L. vazdemelloi sp.n.. Females are described for the first time for L. acutidens Moser, L. moseri Frey and L. sinuaticeps Moser. For L. macropelma Bates and L. minuta Moser, lectotypes and diagnoses are provided. Two new junior subjective synonyms are made for L. moseri and for L. parva Blanchard: L. obesina Frey and L. femella Cherman, respectively. The geographic distribution of Liogenys is first time recorded in Acre and Rondonia by the occurrence of new species, while other new records are expanded for eight species.

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Review of Eyeless Pseudosinella Schäffer (Collembola, Entomobryidae, and Lepidocyrtinae) from Brazilian Caves

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects11030194 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 194 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nikolas G. Cipola ◽

João Victor L. C. Oliveira ◽

Bruno C. Bellini ◽

Aila S. Ferreira ◽

Estevam C. A. Lima ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Identification Key ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Complex Morphology ◽

Brazilian Species

Herein, eyeless Pseudosinella species from Brazilian caves are reviewed, including the description of 23 new species, new records plus additional notes on the descriptions of P. ambigua Zeppelini, Brito, and Lima and of P. guanhaensis Zeppelini, Brito, and Lima. We also provide an identification key to 27 eyeless species recorded from Brazil. To organize the 26 Brazilian eyeless taxa analyzed in this work, we organize them in apparently artificial groups: 11 species have one larger tooth on the unguiculus outer lamella (petterseni group); one presents unguiculus outer lamella smooth or serrated (never with a larger tooth), with 9 held prelabral chaetae undivided and the last 6 held prelabral chaetae bifurcated. The Brazilian species of eyeless Pseudosinella herein described present a remarkably conservate dorsal chaetotaxy; therefore, the main diagnostic characters are related to other features like prelabral, labral, and ventral head chaetotaxy and empodial complex morphology. In addition, our study suggests that Brazilian caves possibly shelter a great diversity of Pseudosinella taxa, several of them potentially cave dependent.

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Two new species of Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3389.1.2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3389 (1) ◽

pp. 14 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

GUSTAVO SILVA DE MIRANDA ◽

BRUNNO HENRIQUE LANZELLOTTI SAMPAIO ◽

MARIA INÊS DA SILVA DOS PASSOS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

National Park ◽

New Records ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

Two New Species ◽

Janeiro State

The genus Austrolimnius Carter & Zeck has its greatest known diversity in Oceania, but its fauna in the Americas is poorlyknown. In this paper, two new species—Austrolimnius uncatus sp. nov. and A. bocainensis sp. nov.—are described and illus-trated based on adult specimens collected at Serra da Bocaina National Park, São José do Barreiro Municipality, São PauloState, and Nova Friburgo Municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Austrolimnius uncatus sp. nov. is characterized by the longsetae on the mesotarsus, the medial expansion of the hind tibiae, and the hook-like shape of the male genitalia. Austrolimniusbocainensis sp. nov. can be recognized by the absence of setae on the mid-tarsus, the cylindrical hind tibiae, and the slightlycurved genitalia with few setae. A pictorial key for the Brazilian species of the genus is given. New records of Brazilian species of the genus are reported.

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Revision of the Oocyclus Sharp of Brazil with description of ten new species(Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Laccobiini)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3183.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3183 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

BRUNO CLARKSON ◽

ANDREW E.Z. SHORT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

High Resolution ◽

New Records ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Species

The Brazilian species of the water scavenger beetle genus Oocyclus Sharp, 1882 are revised. Fourteen species are recog-nized, including ten described as new from southern and southeastern Brazil: Oocyclus acuru sp. n., O. aeneus sp. n., O.alterosa sp. n., O. caparao sp. n., O. flexus sp. n., O. itapecori sp. n., O. itapicum sp. n., O. rotundus sp. n., O. xanthus sp.n., and O. yubai sp. n. New records for two of the three previously recorded Brazilian species, O. decorus (Kuwert) andO. fryanus Balfour-Browne, are given. One species, O. iguazu (Oliva), is newly recorded from the country as well as fromParaguay. The holotypes of O. fryanus and O. schubarti d’Orchymont are redescribed. A key and high-resolution imagesof each species are provided. Consistent with the biology of other members of the genus, all species are found in rocks seeps and other hygropetric habitats.

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A new species and new records of Oocyclus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.10 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4382 (1) ◽

pp. 195 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

RAFAEL JORDÃO ◽

BRUNO CLARKSON ◽

NELSON FERREIRA-JR

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

A New Species

A new species of Oocyclus Sharp, 1882, O. pilosus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Mato Grosso State in Central-Western Brazil. Oocyclus itapecum Clarkson & Short 2012 and O. yubai Clarkson & Short 2012 are newly recorded from São Paulo and from Mato Grosso, Goiás and Paraná States respectively. The doubtful record of Oocyclus aeneus Clarkson & Short 2012 in Mato Grosso State is herein confirmed. An updated key to the Brazilian species of Oocyclus is provided.

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