Notes on, and the Taxonomic Significance of, the Immature Stages ofLintneria justiciaeWalker (Sphingidae) from Southeastern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 188-191
Author(s):  
Larry E. Valentine ◽  
James P. Tuttle
Keyword(s):  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Taxonomic Significance

Immature stages of Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): Taxonomic significance and new evidence for detritivory

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2325 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELO DUARTE ◽  
ROBERT K. ROBBINS
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Taxonomic Significance ◽  
Larval Instars ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Evidence

Details of egg, larval, and pupal morphology are described and illustrated for Calycopis bellera (Hewitson) and C. janeirica (Felder), with a special emphasis on larval chaetotaxy. Wild-caught Calycopis females laid eggs on dead leaves in the laboratory, and the caterpillars successfully completed development on an artificial agar diet to which no leaves were added. Males and females of the sexually dimorphic C. bellera had been previously placed in different genera or different species groups. Calycopis janeirica had been chronically misidentified (and misspelled C. jeneirica). Males and females of this species appear to be correctly associated for the first time. Whereas C. bellera has five larval instars—as reported previously for C. caulonia—C. janeirica has four. Morphological characters of the immatures of C. bellera and C. janeirica are summarized in a table and compared with those of other reared Calycopis species.

Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) stellatum (Diptera: Simuliidae), a new black fly from a high mountain range in southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 922 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEONARDO GIL-AZEVEDO ◽  
RONALDO FIGUEIRÓ ◽  
MARILZA MARILZA MAIA-HERZOG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Primary Branch ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Black Fly ◽  
Gill Filaments ◽  
High Mountain Range

The larva, pupa, female, and male of Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) stellatum sp. n. are described and illustrated. The pupa of this new species has four gill filaments, with the dorsal primary branch bifurcating at about half the length of the ventral branch. The adult and immature stages are similar to those of species in the S. auristriatum group. Up to date, Simulium stellatum sp. n. has been found only in the high mountain range of Itatiaia National Park in southeastern Brazil. It is the second species of the subgenus S. (Psaronicompsa) recorded at elevations above 2000 m.

The larva of the Neotropical caddisfly genus Centromacronema Ulmer, 1905 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae)

Zoosymposia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-210
Author(s):  
PATRIK BARCELOS-SILVA ◽  
ANA MARIA PES ◽  
VANDERLY ANDRADE-SOUZA ◽  
GLEISON ROBSON DESIDÉRIO
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Small Fragment ◽  
Larval Stages

The Neotropical caddisfly genus Centromacronema (Hydropsychidae: Macronematinae) contains 17 species. Many of the species are taxonomically poorly known and their biology and immature stages are also very incompletely known. Here, we provide the first complete description of the larval stages of the genus, based on those of Centromacronema obscurum (Ulmer, 1905) collected from a stream flowing through a small fragment of the Atlantic Forest biomes of southeastern Brazil.

The immature stages of Ablabesmyia (Sartaia) metica Roback, 1983 (Diptera: Chironomidae) with keys to subgenera

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1808 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
CAROLINE S. N. OLIVEIRA ◽  
ALAÍDE A. FONSECA-GESSNER ◽  
MÁRIO ANTÔNIO NAVARRO SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Macrophytes ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immature Stages

The monotypic subgenus Sartaia Roback, 1983 was erected based on the male of Ablabesmyia (S.) metica Roback, 1983. The larva and pupa of A. (S.) metica are described and figured below, and the male is redescribed. Larvae were collected in ponds in southeastern Brazil where they are associated with aquatic macrophytes. The larvae were reared in the laboratory to obtain associated material of pupa and adults. Keys to larvae and pupae of the four subgenera of Ablabesmyia are presented.

scholarly journals Environmental infestation and rickettsial infection in ticks in an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Brites-Neto ◽  
Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos ◽  
Jardel Brasil ◽  
Keila Maria Roncato Duarte ◽  
Thiago Fernandes Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tick Species ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Similar Distribution ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Rickettsial Infection ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii ◽  
Brazilian Spotted Fever ◽  
Environmental Burdens

Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is endemic in the municipality of Americana, southeastern Brazil, where the disease is transmitted by the tickAmblyomma cajennense. This study evaluated the tick fauna and rickettsial infection in free-living ticks that were captured monthly using dry ice traps in areas endemic for BSF in Americana, from July 2009 to June 2010. Two tick species were captured: A. cajennense (6,122 larvae; 4,265 nymphs; 2,355 adults) and Amblyomma dubitatum(7,814 larvae; 3,364 nymphs; 1,193 adults). The immature stages of A. cajennense and A. dubitatum had similar distribution through the 12-month period, with larvae of both species collected in highest numbers between April and July, and nymphs between June and October. The highest numbers of A. cajennense adults were collected between October and December, whereas A. dubitatum adults were collected in relatively similar numbers throughout the 12-month period. Rickettsial infection was evaluated by means of PCR in 1,157 A. cajennense and 1,040 A. dubitatum ticks; only 41 (3.9%) A. dubitatum were found to be infected byRickettsia bellii. The present study showed that the areas of Americana that are endemic for BSF are characterized by high environmental burdens of A. cajennense and A. dubitatum.

Description of the immature stages of Notalina morsei Holzenthal, 1986 (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) and an updated key to larvae of Neotropical Leptoceridae genera

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1779 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADOLFO R. CALOR ◽  
CLAUDIO G. FROEHLICH
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Tergite ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immature Stages

The endemic Neotropical long-horned caddisfly subgenus Notalina (Neonotalina) Holzenthal contains nine described species, but its immature stages are unknown. In this paper the larvae and pupae of Notalina morsei Holzenthal 1986 from southeastern Brazil are described and illustrated. Larvae of the subgenus are easily recognized from other Neotropical leptocerids by the following characters: ventral apotome which is broad anteriorly and narrow posteriorly; the metanotum with three sclerites; the metasternum bearing 10–12 setae; the gill arrangement, usually including ventral and dorsal filaments from abdominal segments II to VI; and abdominal tergite IX with 6 long and 4 short setae. An updated key to known larvae of Neotropical Leptoceridae genera is provided.

A new species of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the highlands of Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4819 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-142
Author(s):  
EDUARDO P. BARBOSA ◽  
TAMARA M. C. AGUIAR ◽  
AUGUSTO H. B. ROSA ◽  
THAMARA ZACCA ◽  
ANDRÉ V. L. FREITAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Wet Grasslands ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the butterfly satyrine subtribe Euptychiina is described: Carminda surpresa sp. nov. This species is apparently restricted to high altitude wet grasslands in southeastern Brazil. The description is based on morphological features, mainly from the wings, and male and female genitalia, and molecular data were also obtained and are used to validate the new species. Information about the geographic distribution, habitat and immature stages morphology is also provided. The systematic position of C. surpresa sp. nov. is discussed based on a molecular analysis which includes all described species of Carminda in addition to other species of Satyrinae.

Two new species of Podonomus Philippi (Diptera: Chironomidae: Podonominae) from mountains of Southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4290 (1) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIKA MAYUMI SHIMABUKURO ◽  
MATEUS PEPINELLI ◽  
SUSANA TRIVINHO-STRIXINO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Molecular Divergence

Two new species of Podonomus from southeastern Brazil are described. The adults and pupa of Podonomus mina sp. nov. and the male adult and the pupa of Podonomus itatiaia sp. nov. were described based on specimens collected from mountaintops. DNA barcodes of Podonomus mina sp. nov. were analyzed to investigate the molecular divergence among Podonomus populations in Brazil, and used as a tool to associate different development stages and sexes. The immature stages of P. mina sp. nov. and P. itatiaia sp. nov. live in madicolous habitats. 

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