scholarly journals Contributions to the terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Brazilian caves

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho ◽  
Camile Fernandes ◽  
Maria Elina Bichuette ◽  
José Otávio Aguiar ◽  
Stefano Taiti
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Terrestrial Isopods ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) comprise more than 3,700 species distributed in almost all types of the terrestrial habitats, including caves. About 300 troglobiotic species are known, mostly in the northern hemisphere. In South America, Brazil has the highest number of recorded caves, approximately 15,000 (7% of the total estimated, ca. 100,000). Currently, 37 species of terrestrial isopods are known from Brazilian caves, 15 of which are considered troglobiotic. A large collection of terrestrial isopods from caves of the Brazilian states of Pará, Sergipe, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Goiás, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Paraná has been examined. Fifty-three species are recognized in the families Styloniscidae (3 genera, 4 species), Rhyscotidae (1 genus, 1 species), Philosciidae (6 genera, 11 species), Scleropactidae (3 genera, 4 species), Platyarthridae (2 genera, 14 species), Dubioniscidae (2 genera, 12 species), Armadillidae (4 genera, 5 species), Porcellionidae (1 genus, 1 species), and Armadillidiidae (1 genus, 1 species). Eight species can be considered troglobiotic in the genera Xangoniscus (2 spp.) (Styloniscidae), Alboscia (1 spp.), Atlantoscia (1 spp.) and Benthana (1 spp.) (Philosciidae), Amazoniscus (1 spp.) and Microsphaeroniscus (1 spp.) (Scleropactidae), and one new genus with two new species of Platyarthridae. A second species of the genus Pectenoniscus (Styloniscidae), a new genus of a spiny Armadillidae with two new species are described, the poorly known Venezillo congener is re-described, and many species have their recorded distributions extended. The total number of cave-dwelling species in Brazil is still far to be complete. It is very important to increase research on cave biodiversity which is threatened by anthropic actions (e.g., monocultures and mining), and to define conservation strategies according to the current legislation.

The new genus Habeastrum, with two new species (Gastropoda, Diplommatinidae) in Mato Grosso do Sul caves, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4543 (2) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUIZ RICARDO L. SIMONE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Central Region ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Terrestrial Mollusk ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

The central region of Brazil has been a wellspring of terrestrial mollusk biodiversity. One possible reason is that the region has a larger amount of limestone, relatively scanty in Brazilian territory (Ker 1997). Several new taxa from that region have been recently described, including new species and new genera (e.g., Simone 2012a, b, 2013). The region also is rich in caves, which are sometimes inhabited by endemic troglobian or troglophile species. 

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.

Aurimastris, new genus of the treehopper tribe Amastrini (Hemiptera, Membracidae, Smiliinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1652 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
OLÍVIA EVANGELISTA ◽  
ALBINO M. SAKAKIBARA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Species Type

A new genus and two new species are described from Brazil: Aurimastris new genus; Aurimastris expansa new species (type species) (Mato Grosso), and Aurimastris otina new species (Rio de Janeiro). A key to Amastrini genera and illustrations are given, including the male genitalia.

scholarly journals New species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho ◽  
Giuseppe Montesanto ◽  
Paula Beatriz Araujo ◽  
Stefano Taiti
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Terrestrial Isopods ◽  
Two New Species

ABSTRACT. A large collection of terrestrial isopods from different Brazilian regions was examined. Two new species of Amazoniscus Lemos de Castro, 1967 (Scleropactidae) are described: A. zimmeri Campos-Filho, Montesanto & Araujo sp. nov. from the state of Pará and A. schmidti Campos-Filho, Montesanto & Taiti sp. nov. from the state of Minas Gerais. Pseudotyphloscia alba (Dollfus, 1898) (Philosciidae) is firstly recorded from Brazil. The systematic position of Venezillo tuberosus (Budde-Lund, 1904) is discussed and transferred to Ctenorillo Verhoeff, 1942. Androdeloscia lejeunei (Lemos de Castro & Souza, 1986) and Diploexochus echinatus Brandt, 1833 from the state of Pará, are redescribed.

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.

Small survivors: description of two new species of Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4980 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-574
Author(s):  
FRANCISCO ERIBERTO DE L. NASCIMENTO ◽  
ANTONIO SANTOS-SILVA ◽  
CARLOS ALBERTO HECTOR FLECHTMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Due to intense human activities in the last decades, many native areas of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul were devastated to make way for agriculture and livestock. While necessary for the country’s economy, these changes threaten endemic species, including those that have not yet been described. The identification of new species contributes to conservation policies, and here we described two new species from the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul: Urgleptes monnei and U. nutrix. Additionally, Atrypanius lineatocollis (Bates, 1863) is newly recorded for Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. 

Two new species and new records of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Brazilian caves

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4564 (2) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
IVANKLIN SOARES CAMPOS-FILHO ◽  
CAMILE SORBO FERNANDES ◽  
GIOVANNA MONTICELLI CARDOSO ◽  
MARIA ELINA BICHUETTE ◽  
JOSÉ OTÁVIO AGUIAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Chapada Diamantina ◽  
Terrestrial Isopods ◽  
Two New Species

To date, approximately 190 species of terrestrial isopods are known from Brazil and only 14 are considered troglobiotic. After the examination of a large collection from caves in Bambuí and Una geomorphological areas, along the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais and Goiás, two new troglobiotic species were recognized. Pectenoniscus liliae Campos-Filho, Bichuette & Taiti sp. n. (Styloniscidae) is described from Serra do Ramalho karst area, and Benthana xiquinhoi Campos-Filho, Bichuette & Taiti sp. n. (Philosciidae) from sandstone caves of Chapada Diamantina region. The latter constitutes the second troglomorphic species of the genus. Xangoniscus aganju (Styloniscidae) is also recorded from two caves in the Serra do Ramalho karst area. The systematic position of Iuiuniscus iuiuensis is briefly discussed and Venezillo congener (Armadillidae) is redescribed from São Domingos karst area. 

A new genus and two new species of Tarsonemidae (Acari: Heterostigmata) associated with bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Peru

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4966 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER A. KHAUSTOV ◽  
ALEXANDER V. PETROV ◽  
VASILIY B. KOLESNIKOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Bark Beetles ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
A New Species

A new genus and species, Unguitarsonemus paradoxus n. gen., n. sp. and a new species, Pseudotarsonemoides peruviensis n. sp. (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae), are described based on phoretic females collected on bark beetles Phloeotribus pilula and Ph. biguttatus, respectively, from Peru. A key to species of the genus Pseudotarsonemoides is provided. 

Taxonomic revision of the genus Panca Evans, 1955 (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Hesperiini: Moncina) with the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4830 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-543
Author(s):  
ADALBERTO DANTAS DE MEDEIROS ◽  
DIEGO RODRIGO DOLIBAINA ◽  
EDUARDO CARNEIRO ◽  
OLAF HERMANN HENDRIK MIELKE ◽  
MIRNA MARTINS CASAGRANDE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
South American ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Distrito Federal ◽  
Respective Species

The South American genus Panca Evans, 1955 and its respective species are revised. Previous to this study, the genus included solely its type species, Lerodea subpunctuli Hayward, 1934, until Panca moseri Dolibaina, Carneiro & O. Mielke, 2017 was described recently. However, as a result of a broader morphological study including closely related genera, we here propose that Panca assembles 12 species, most of which inhabit open environments such as the Cerrado biome and the natural grasslands of the Atlantic Forest biome. Eight species formerly included among other genera of Moncina are here combined with Panca: Panca satyr (Evans, 1955) comb. nov., Panca tobiasi (Mielke, 1992) comb. nov., Panca trogon (Evans, 1955) comb. nov., Panca steinhauseri (Dolibaina & A. Warren, 2015) comb. nov., Panca acroleuca (Plötz, 1884) comb. nov., and Panca mirnae (O. Mielke, Dolibaina, Carneiro & A. Warren, 2015) comb. nov. (all formerly in Artines Godman, 1901), Panca paulo (Bell, 1932) comb. nov. (formerly in Eutocus Godman, 1901), and Panca mictra (Evans, 1955) comb. nov. (formerly in Vidius Evans, 1955). Additionally, two new species are described from Brazil: Panca puri Medeiros, O. Mielke & Casagrande sp. nov. (from Pará, Pernambuco, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná) and Panca xavante Medeiros, O. Mielke & Dolibaina sp. nov. (from Mato Grosso, Goiás, Distrito Federal and Minas Gerais). A neotype for Apaustus acroleuca Plötz, 1884 is designated. Illustrations of the male and female genitalia and distribution maps are presented for all the species of Panca and an identification key is provided for both sexes. 

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