A Synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) in Brazil, with the Description of Two New Species

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-348
Author(s):  
James Lucas da Costa-Lima ◽  
Earl Celestino de Oliveira Chagas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The North ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
A New Species

Abstract—A synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) for Brazil is presented. Six species are recognized: Dicliptera ciliaris, D. sexangularis, and D. squarrosa, widely distributed in South America; D. purpurascens, which ranges from the North Region of Brazil (in the state of Acre) to eastern Bolivia; D. gracilirama, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil; and D. granchaquenha, a new species recorded in dry and semideciduous forests in Bolivia and western Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Furthermore, we propose new synonyms and designate lectotypes for eleven names. An identification key to the six accepted Dicliptera species in Brazil is provided.

Two new species of Ctenitis (Dryopteridaceae) from South America and taxonomic notes on similar species

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 239 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Stauffer Viveros ◽  
Alexandre Salino
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Ctenitis (Dryopteridaceae) from South America are described and illustrated: Ctenitis christensenii is endemic to southeastern Brazil and C. glandulosa occurs from southeastern to northeastern Brazil and in Guyana. An identification key and notes about the distribution, habitat and taxonomy of the new species, C. falciculata and allies are provided. Moreover, seven lectotypifications and two new synonyms are proposed.

New species of Andiorrhinus Cognetti, 1908 (Oligochaeta: Rhinodrilidae) from Venezuela and Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4363 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER M. FEIJOO ◽  
GEORGE G. BROWN ◽  
SAMUEL W. JAMES
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
The State ◽  
Ecological Interactions ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Andes ◽  
New Subgenus ◽  
A New Species

Findings pertinent to 11 earthworm species from Venezuela and Brazil are reported. Six of these species are described as new to science, one is re-described and relocated in the genus Andiorrhinus, and new sites of occurrence are reported for four other species. Eight species of oligochaetes were found in the Andes in the state of Mérida, Venezuela: Andiorrhinus (Turedrilus) duranti sp. nov., Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) timotocuica sp. nov., Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) torondoy sp. nov., Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) sp. 1, Andiorrhinus (Quibario) tatuy sp. nov., Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) kuika (Righi, 1993), Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) mukuci (Righi, 1993), and Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) rimeda (Righi & Araujo, 2000). Andiorrhinus (Meridrilus) sp. 1, represented by one specimen only, is possibly a new species. Three other species were collected in Brazil: Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) karinae sp. nov. in the Cerrado bioregion of Mato Grosso state; Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) rodriguezi sp. nov. in the Amazon region in compost, and Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) duseni (Michaelsen, 1918) in the Atlantic Forest, in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, the last species characterized by broad geographical and land use occurrences. The new subgenus Quibario was distinguished by the presence of three pairs of hearts in segments 10, 11, and 12. Keys are also included to differentiate species of subgenera Amazonidrilus and Meridrilus. The implications of these results in the context of ecological interactions, and dispersion of Andiorrhinus species in South America are discussed. 

scholarly journals Tretogonia Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconiini): two new species from South Brazil and a description of T. dentalis Emmrich, 1988

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Mejdalani ◽  
Alexandre C. Domahovski ◽  
Diana I. Rendón-Mera ◽  
Rodney R. Cavichioli
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
South Brazil

Two new Brazilian sharpshooter species of the genus Tretogonia Melichar, 1926 are described and illustrated: Tretogonia diminuta sp. nov. and T. elegantula sp. nov., both from the State of Paraná. A redescription of T. dentalis Emmrich, 1988 is provided based on a male from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. This is the first Brazilian record of T. dentalis, a species originally described from Paraguay. Photographs and line drawings are provided for the three species, as well as notes on the taxonomy and biology of the genus.

A new Dyckia species (Bromeliaceae, Pitcairnioideae) from Brazilian Central-West region, Pantanal Mato-Grossense

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 333 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
EDDIE ESTEVES PEREIRA ◽  
ERIC JOHN GOUDA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
West Region ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Dyckia from  the municipality of Porto Murtinho, in the state Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil is described and illustrated here and compared with two of the closest related species known. Its conservation status is discussed.

A new species of Petalomium from Brazil with a redescription of Petalomium gottrauxi Mahunka 1977 (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Neopygmephoridae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela A. Silva ◽  
Alexander A. Khaustov ◽  
Juliana M.S. Lopes ◽  
Jacques H.C. Delabie ◽  
Anibal Ramadan Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Related Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Petalomium Cross 1965 (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Neopygmephoridae) is described. This mite was found associated (phoresy) with workers of an ant, Neoponera verenae (Forel 1922) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in several localities in the state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. This is the first record of the genus in South America. A closely related species, Petalomium gottrauxi Mahunka 1977, is redescribed based on the paratype and specimens from Crimea. New recorded morphological structures are described and discussed.

Two new species of Medeventor Wheeler from South America (Diptera, Chloropidae, Oscinellinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4407 (4) ◽  
pp. 563
Author(s):  
ZEINAB BAZYAR ◽  
VERA CRISTINA SILVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
The State ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
Two New Species

The oscinelline genus Medeventor Wheeler, 2007 was originally proposed for a single quite aberrant species from Central America, M. nubosus Wheeler, 2007. In this paper, we present two new Brazilian species of Medeventor—M. minimus sp. n. and M. tschirnhausi sp. n. (both from the State of Mato Grosso). A key for the species of the genus is provided. Some comments are made on the diagnosis of the genus. 

scholarly journals Description of Dichelacera (Dichelacera) lamasi n. sp. (Diptera: Tabanidae), a new species from the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Penaforte ◽  
Augusto Henriques
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
A New Species

The genus Dichelacera is widely distributed in the Neotropical region. The nominal subgenus is the most diverse with 67 species and one subspecies. We described Dichelacera lamasi n. sp., the 68th species of nominal subgenus, based on a female from Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. Diagnosis, discussion and illustrations are also provided.

Contribution to the knowledge of Bonamia (Convolvulaceae) in Brazil: a new species and a new occurrence

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 306 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ LUIZ DA COSTA MOREIRA ◽  
GUILHERME MEDEIROS ANTAR ◽  
ROSÂNGELA SIMÃO-BIANCHINI ◽  
TACIANA BARBOSA CAVALCANTI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Bonamia campestris A.Moreira & Sim.-Bianch., from the Jalapão region in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, is described and illustrated. It is compared with morphologically similar species. Additional collections of the recently described Bonamia rosiewiseae J.R.I.Wood extend its range from two locations in eastern Bolivia to Mato Grosso do Sul in southwest Brazil.

scholarly journals First record of Siphonops paulensis Boettger, 1892 (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) in the state of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Oliveira Santana ◽  
Crizanto Brito De-Carvalho ◽  
Evellyn Borges de Freitas ◽  
Geziana Silva Siqueira Nunes ◽  
Renato Gomes Faria
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Siphonopidae is represented by 25 caecilians species in South America. In Brazil, Siphonops paulensis is found in the states of Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and in the Distrito Federal. Herein, we report the first record of Siphonops paulensis in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, Simão Dias municipality. This record significantly expands the distribution of the species in northeastern Brazil.

The crystalline waters of the Bodoquena Plateau revealed Hypostomus froehlichi (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new armored catfish from the rio Paraguay basin in Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4933 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-112
Author(s):  
CLÁUDIO H. ZAWADZKI ◽  
GABRIELA NARDI ◽  
LUIZ FERNANDO CASERTA TENCATT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Flagship Species ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Numerical Variation ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
Continuous Range

The menaced and poorly-known waters of the Bodoquena Plateau revealed a new resident, the stunning Hypostomus froehlichi sp. n., a large-sized armored catfish, which is finally described after more than twenty years since its discovery. The Bodoquena Plateau is drained by the rio Paraguay basin, and is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The new species differs from its congeners on the Bodoquena crystalline waters by having teeth with morphological and numerical variation in adult specimens. There is a continuous range of specimens having about 20 thick and worn teeth to specimens having about 50 thin teeth with intact crowns and lanceolate main cusps. Additional diagnostic characters are: dentaries angled more than 90 degrees, dark blotches, one plate bordering supraoccipital, moderate keel along dorsal series of plates, usually two rows of blotches per interradial membrane on dorsal, pectoral and ventral fins, and by attaining comparatively large size. Hypostomus froehlichi seems to be endemic to the area of the Bodoquena Plateau, in rivers draining to the rio Miranda. The description of the new species reveals a potential conservation flagship species as it is one of the most seen and documented fish by visitors and divers in the clear waters from the touristic, though menaced, Bonito region in Brazil. 

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