scholarly journals The study of hidden habitats sheds light on poorly known taxa: spiders of the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 841 ◽  
pp. 39-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Ledesma ◽  
Alberto Jiménez-Valverde ◽  
Alberto de Castro ◽  
Pablo Aguado-Aranda ◽  
Vicente M. Ortuño
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Species Accumulation Curves ◽  
Distribution Ranges ◽  
Mesovoid Shallow Substratum ◽  
Accumulation Curves ◽  
Richness Estimators ◽  
First Time

The scarce and biased knowledge about the diversity and distribution of Araneae species in the Iberian Peninsula is accentuated in poorly known habitats such as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS). The aim of this study was to characterize the spiders inventory of the colluvial MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, and to assess the importance of this habitat for the conservation of the taxon. Thirty-three localities were selected across the high peaks of the Guadarrama mountain range and they were sampled for a year using subterranean traps specially designed to capture arthropods in the MSS. Species accumulation curves were built both for the observed species richness and for the non-parametric richness estimators. The literature was reviewed in order to update the distributional maps of the rarest species. Forty-two species were collected, of which four were species new to science. More than half were represented by one or two individuals which caused the accumulation curves to rise slowly and to end without reaching an asymptote. Almost half of the species showed significant increases in their Iberian distribution ranges. Two species were recorded for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula and 32 species were new additions to the spider checklist of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.

New records of ‘opisthobranchs’ (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Arrecife Alacranes National Park, Yucatan, Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deneb Ortigosa ◽  
Elia Lemus-Santana ◽  
Nuno Simões
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eastern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Sea Slugs ◽  
Distribution Ranges ◽  
First Time

We report 37 species of heterobranch sea slugs from the National Park Alacranes reef, located in the Campeche Bank, at the south-eastern Gulf of Mexico, of which 18 species are reported for the first time in this reef. With this contribution, the species richness in this national park increases to up to 67. The speciesNakamigawaia felis, Petaliferasp.,Elysia flava, Elysia pratensisandBulbaeolidiasp. are reported in the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. The geographical distribution ranges forOxynoe azuropunctata, Elysia ornata, Placida kingstoni, Aphelodoris antillensisandTritonia hamnerorumare extended westward. Those forElysia flava, Pleurobranchus areolatusandFelimare ruthaeare extended both northward and westward.

scholarly journals The genera Turnera and Piriqueta (Passifloraceae sensu lato) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréia Zelenski ◽  
Rafael Louzada
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
New Record ◽  
National Park ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Semideciduous Seasonal Forest ◽  
First Time

Abstract A taxonomic treatment of the genera Turnera and Piriqueta in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, is presented. Fourteen species of Turnera and six species of Piriqueta were found in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga, of which nine are endemic to Brazil. Turnera pernambucensis is threatened and restricted to the Atlantic Forest of Pernambuco, while T. joelii is a new record for the state. The species predominate in steppe savanna and semideciduous seasonal forest, but several of them grow naturally in anthropized areas. Catimbau National Park is the locality with the highest species richness. Tristyly is recorded for the first time in Piriqueta guianensis. Identification keys, descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and comments about habitat, flowering, fruiting, and morphological relationships are provided.

scholarly journals The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of National Park «Kremenetski Hory»

2020 ◽  
pp. 129-140
Author(s):  
Iryna Dovganyuk ◽  
Andrew M. Zamoroka
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
National Park ◽  
Longhorn Beetles ◽  
Different Types ◽  
First Time

The fauna of the longhorn beetles of ecoregion of Kremenetski Hory and the eponymous National Park was studied very poorly. In the most recent catalogue of Cerambycidae of Western Podillya it was listed only 13 species for the ecoregion. Including other sources, to date, it was known 17 species of the longhorn beetles. In the current study we identified 59 species of the longhorn beetles, 42 of which are reported for the first time for National Park «Kremenetski Hory» and the ecoregion in general. Under our proposed prediction the Cerambycidae species richness should reach 100-120 species. We also presented result of quantitative study of the longhorn beetles within different types of ecosystems of National Park «Kremenetski Hory». We revealed that 10 species are the most abundant on the studied territory.

scholarly journals First records of five species of Insectivorous Bats from the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I.L. Rautenbach ◽  
M.B. Fenton ◽  
L.E.O. Braack
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
New Record ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Insectivorous Bats ◽  
The Republic ◽  
First Time

Five species of insectivorous bats are reported for the first time from the Kruger National Park. One of these, Pipistrellus anchietai, represents a new record for the southern African Subregion, and two species, Laephotis botswanae and Nycteris woodi are recorded for the first time for the Republic of South Africa. The remaining two species, Eptesicus melckorum and Tadarida ansorgei are first records of ' occurrence for the Transvaal. The species richness of the bat fauna of the Kruger National Park, and particularly of the Pafuri area, is reviewed.

The Acontiinae and Eustrotiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2499 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL G. POGUE
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Flight Period ◽  
Image Description ◽  
Species Accumulation Curves ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Great Smoky Mountains ◽  
Smoky Mountains ◽  
Accumulation Curves ◽  
Elevational Range

Five species of Acontiinae and nine species of Eustrotiinae are known to occur in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each species is documented with an adult image, description/diagnosis, flight period, park distribution, abundance, elevational range, general distribution, and larval hosts. Species accumulation curves using the abundance-based estimators Chao 1 and ACE, and the incidence-based estimators Chao 2 and ICE are presented for each subfamily. The results from these estimators indicate that the number of species observed is equal to or very close to the number of estimated species and, therefore, it is unlikely that additional species will be added to the fauna of GSMNP in these subfamilies.

New and little known species of the Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Madagascar

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4551 (5) ◽  
pp. 593
Author(s):  
ANDREY V. FROLOV ◽  
LILIA A. AKHMETOVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Scarab Beetle ◽  
Ranomafana National Park ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Two new species of the orphnine scarab beetle genus Madecorphnus Paulian, 1992 are described: M. heidiae Frolov & Akhmetova, new species, and M. ranomafanensis Frolov & Akhmetova, new species, from the Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa Province, Eastern Madagascar. The new species can be easily distinguished by the endophallic armature consisting of more than 10 small and similar, conical tubercles in the former species and 3 long sclerites and 2 smaller indistinctly separated clusters of robust spinules in the later. Exact locality data are provided for the first time for two Triodontus Westwood, 1845, species: T. hildebrandtii (Fairmaire, 1883) was found in the northern Madagascar and is probably endemic to the Amber Mountain Range, T. fairmairei Frolov, Montreuil & Akhmetova, 2016, was also found in the northern Madagascar: Antsiranana Province, Djangoa. The updated key to the Madecorphnus species is given. 

A new genus and species of Haplobainosomatidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida) from the MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4347 (3) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ D. GILGADO ◽  
ENRIQUE LEDESMA ◽  
HENRIK ENGHOFF ◽  
JEAN-PAUL MAURIÈS ◽  
VICENTE M. ORTUÑO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Genus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Northern Iberian Peninsula ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mesovoid Shallow Substratum ◽  
New Finding

The chordeumatidan fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is far from being well known, but recent efforts are improving that knowledge. Samplings carried out in the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (also known as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum) on several screes of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) have led to the discovery of a new species of chordeumatidan millipede. This new species belongs to the family Haplobainosomatidae, which is mainly known from the northern Iberian Peninsula, and thus this is the first record of the family in central Spain. However, the extremely simple gonopods of this species are so different from all other known species of the family that it must be placed in a new genus. In this work, a complete description of the species, named as Guadarramasoma ramosae gen. & sp. nov., with a detailed iconography based on scanning electron microscopy images is provided together with a distribution map and a brief discussion of the implications of this new finding. 

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