Semideciduous seasonal forest opiliofauna (Arachnida, Opiliones), State of Paraná, Brazil

Harvestmen are arachnids that play an important role in organic matter breakdown. However, there are many ecosystems in Brazil, including Conservation Units, which lack information about these organisms or are sub-sampled. Even in areas of Atlantic forest, a biome that hosts the greatest diversity and endemic rates of these arthropods in the world. In this perspective, the purpose of this study was to survey the harvestmen fauna in areas of Semideciduous Seasonal Forest in the Ilha Grande National Park, Paraná, southern Brazil, from February to November 2019, totaling 15 days and 60 hours, on six islands in the Paraná River. A total of 170 specimens was collected, distributed in five genera, comprising two species and three morphotypes. The low species richness may reflect the isolation of populations imposed by the island effect, however the study expanded the geographic distribution of Parapachyloides uncinatus and Discocyrtus invalidus, for which until then there was no record of occurrence in the Paraná State.

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

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860201970054 ◽

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.

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Three new Anaulacomera species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from the Iguaçu National Park and nearby areas, southern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5061.2.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5061 (2) ◽

pp. 340-352

Author(s):

MARCOS FIANCO ◽

OSCAR J. CADENA-CASTAÑEDA ◽

NEUCIR SZINWELSKI ◽

LUIZ R. R. FARIA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

National Park ◽

Species Group ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Incertae Sedis ◽

Present Distribution ◽

Species Groups ◽

Three New Species

Three new species of Anaulacomera are described, Anaulacomera (Anaulacomera) mariellae sp. n. and Anaulacomera (Anallomes) arlindoi sp. n., belonging respectively to the Inermis and Lanceolata species group, and Anaulacomera angelinae sp. n., placed as incertae sedis. The individuals were collected at the Iguaçu National Park and adjacent small fragments of Atlantic Forest, in southwestern Paraná state, Brazil. The description was based on external morphology of males. We also present distribution maps for the species of the Inermis and the Lanceolata species groups.

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The effect of fragmentation on spider richness (Arachnida: Araneae) in montane semideciduous seasonal forest

Revista Agrogeoambiental ◽

10.18406/2316-1817v12n420201495 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Flávio Eduardo Vilas Boas Júnior ◽

Amanda Da Silva Ferreira ◽

Marcos Magalhães De Souza

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Fragmentation Process ◽

Natural Environments ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Spider Species ◽

Semideciduous Seasonal Forest ◽

Agricultural Areas ◽

Environmental Functions

The fragmentation process that has altered natural environments has been widely discussed, as it causes changes in communities and compromises different environmental functions. In this sense, this study was based on the evaluation of fragmentation on araneofauna of semideciduous seasonal forest fragments, phytophysiognomy belonging to the Atlantic Forest. The study was conducted in three fragments in the municipality of Inconfidentes, southern Minas Gerais, from April 2014 to March 2015. The results showed that there is a similarity in the composition of spider species among the sampled fragments and that the size of the fragment is positively correlated with species richness. Our data show that smaller fragments must be preserved and that agricultural areas maintain the integrity of adjacent forest areas to benefit from the predation dynamics that spiders exert on pests that affect plantations.

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First standardized inventory of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the natural grasslands of Paraná: New records for Southern Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2018.58.12 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 58 ◽

pp. 12 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Weslly Franco ◽

Rodrigo Machado Feitosa

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

New Records ◽

Forest Fragments ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Conservation Units ◽

Natural Grasslands ◽

Taxonomic Novelties ◽

First Time ◽

Ant Diversity

Despite the large number of studies investigating ant diversity in Brazilian biomes, no ant-related studies have been carried out in Campos Gerais, a grassland physiognomy in Paraná state. The present study is the first inventory of the ant fauna in one of the few conservation units protecting the Campos Gerais landscape, the Guartelá State Park (PEG). Sixty samples were collected from different habitats within PEG using pitfall traps. Qualitative samples of leaf litter were collected from forest fragments and submitted to Winkler extractors. In addition, manual qualitative sampling was carried out in the various physiognomies within the PEG. A total of 163 species was collected and sorted into 43 genera and nine subfamilies. Five genera and 28 species were recorded for the first time in the state of Paraná. Out of these, 17 species were also recorded for the first time in the Southern Region of Brazil and two were recorded for the first time to the country. The significant species richness in the PEG and the high number of new records is a strong sign of this ecosystem’s potential to reveal taxonomic novelties. These results suggest that PEG, and the Campos Gerais as a whole, should be the target of greater conservation efforts to preserve native remnants.

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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from crepuscular period in an Atlantic Forest area in Southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.09815 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 77 (1) ◽

pp. 60-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

E. Orlandin ◽

E. B. Santos ◽

M. Piovesan ◽

M. A. Favretto ◽

A. H. Schneeberger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

Abiotic Factors ◽

Abundant Species ◽

Forest Area ◽

Peak Activity ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Specific Composition ◽

Etiological Agents

Abstract Crepuscular period is one of the factors that may influence the biting activity of mosquitoes. Many of these insects have a peak activity in this period. The purpose of this study was to investigate the afternoon crepuscular activity of Culicidae in a remaining area of Atlantic Forest in western Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Moreover, the possible influence of abiotic factors, the abundance and species richness were verified. In order to better analyze the influence of crepuscular period in specific composition and abundance of mosquitoes, the dusk was divided into three periods: pre-sunset, sunset and post-sunset. At the end of the study, nine hundred and eight four specimens distributed in 12 genera and 23 species were collected. Trichoprosopon pallidiventer (Lutz, 1905) (59.76%), Aedes crinifer (Theobald, 1903) (8.13%), Ae. scapularis (Rondani, 1848) (5.89%) were the most abundant species. Spring time presented the greatest abundance and species richness. During the study, among the three periods evaluated, pre-sunset had the greatest abundance and post-sunset the lowest. Pre-sunset and sunset had the greatest similarity between species. Regarding to the abiotic factors evaluated seven and 15 days before sampling, they did not present significant correlation for the three most abundant species. However, temperature had a positive correlation to these species. Moreover, the correlation between collected species and its possible role as vectors of etiological agents of diseases was discussed.

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Keanekaragaman dan komposisi kumbang elaterid (Coleoptera: Elateridae) di kawasan hutan hujan tropis Taman Nasional Bukit Duabelas dan Hutan Harapan, Jambi

Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia ◽

10.5994/jei.17.1.33 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Kasmiatun Kasmiatun ◽

Rizky Nazarreta ◽

Damayanti Buchori

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Composition ◽

National Park ◽

Tropical Rainforest ◽

Tropical Rainforests ◽

Landscape Characteristics ◽

The World ◽

Canopy Fogging ◽

Landscape Types ◽

Insect Sampling

Jambi province is one of the regions in Indonesia that has tropical rainforests with different landscape characteristics in each region. Tropical rainforests contain the highest biodiversity in the world and as a habitat for various types of flora and fauna, including elaterid beetles. Elaterid beetles have an important role as ecological bioindicators. The aim of this research was to study the diversity and species composition of elaterid beetle in two different landscape types. Insect sampling was carried out in Jambi Province on two tropical rainforest landscape, i.e. Bukit Duabelas National Park (TNBD) and Harapan Rainforest. Elaterid beetles were collected by canopy fogging method in the morning. Each landscape consists of four core plots and each core plot consist of three as subplot, total subplots observed in both landscape were 24 subplots. A total of 2069 individuals of elaterid beetles were collected, belonging to 6 subfamilies, 23 genera, and 59 morphospecies. The abundance of elaterid beetles was higher in Harapan Rainforest, while species richness was higher in TNBD landscape. Species dominant in two landscape consist to subfamily Agrypninae, belonging to genera Adelocera with morphospecies Adelocera sp.01. The result of this research showed that landscape differences influencing the composition and abundance of elaterid beetles, but it does not influence in species richness of elaterid beetles.

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Lycophytes and ferns composition of Atlantic Forest conservation units in western Paraná with comparisons to other areas in southern Brazil

Acta Botanica Brasilica ◽

10.1590/0102-33062015abb0057 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 499-508 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mayara Lautert ◽

Lívia Godinho Temponi ◽

Raquel S. Viveros ◽

Alexandre Salino

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Forest Conservation ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Conservation Units

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New species of grasshopper genus Aptoceras Bruner, 1908 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Ommatolampidinae, Ommtolampidiini) from Iguaçu National Park (Southern Brazil), including a taxonomic key and distribution data

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4609.1.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4609 (1) ◽

pp. 160

Author(s):

MARIA KÁTIA MATIOTTI DA COSTA ◽

VICTOR MATEUS PRASNIEWSKI ◽

MARCOS FIANCO ◽

LEANNA CAMILA MACARINI ◽

MARIA VITÓRIA ALVES BORILLE ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

National Park ◽

Identification Key ◽

Distribution Data ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Male And Female ◽

Taxonomic Key ◽

A New Species

A new species of the Neotropical grasshopper genus Aptoceras Bruner, 1908 is described from individuals collected in the Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil. Aptoceras iguassuensis n. sp. inhabits in shrubs in the Atlantic Forest. The species belongs to the genus group Nicarchae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893. Descriptions, photographs, and illustrations of the male and female, as well as photographs of the male phallic sclerites are presented. An identification key for the five species of Aptoceras from Brazil and a distribution map are also given.

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Some Psychodidae (Diptera) from Atlantic Forest in South-Eastern Brazil, with descriptions of Trichomyia dolichopogon sp. nov. and Trichomyia riodocensis sp. nov.

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842001000300017 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 61 (3) ◽

pp. 467-474 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

B. ALEXANDER ◽

J. M. FREITAS ◽

L. W. QUATE

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

National Park ◽

Sand Flies ◽

Light Traps ◽

Environmental Disturbances ◽

Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽

Resting Sites ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

The Family

The family Psychodidae includes the medically important phlebotomine sand flies and four other subfamilies that have been little studied in the Neotropics. The authors here report the results of a trip to collect psychodids in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, a national park in Minas Gerais that contains one of the largest surviving areas of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Collections made by Malaise and CDC light traps as well as from diurnal resting sites included 15 species of Psychodinae and Trichomyiinae, among them Trichomyia dolichopogon sp. nov., T. riodocensis sp. nov. and 13 other species new to science but represented by females only. Twelve species of phlebotomine sand flies (Lutzomyia spp.) were also collected. Collections from an undisturbed area of the park were much richer faunistically than those from an area that was destroyed by fire in 1967 but had since regenerated, suggesting that recovery after environmental disturbances of this type may be prolonged. This pattern was not seen for phlebotomine sand flies, whose greater abundance and species richness in the disturbed section of the park may be related to their dependence on small mammal hosts, known to be more diverse in this type of habitat.

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Myrtaceae from the Atlantic forest subtropical highlands of São Joaquim National Park (Santa Catarina, Brazil)

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202071006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mariana de Andrade Wagner ◽

Pedro Fiaschi

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Tree Species ◽

National Park ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Floristic Composition ◽

Deciduous Forests ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Rain Forests ◽

Richness Patterns ◽

Acca Sellowiana

Abstract Studies that address the floristic composition of the Atlantic forest show that Myrtaceae is one of the richest families in number of tree species. In Southern Brazil, Myrtaceae is present mainly in forest formations, such as broadleaf rain forests and broadleaf cloud forests, mixed needle and broadleaf forests (Araucaria forests), and seasonal semi-deciduous forests. The objective of this study was to survey the Myrtaceae of the upper highlands of São Joaquim National Park, to contribute with the knowledge of its flora. Eight genera and 16 species of Myrtaceae were found: Acca sellowiana, Blepharocalyx salicifolius, Eugenia handroi, Myrceugenia (8 spp.): M. acutata, M. alpigena, M. euosma, M. miersiana, M. myrcioides, M. oxysepala, M. pilotantha, and M. regnelliana, Myrcia (2 spp.): M. aethusa and M. hartwegiana, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, Psidium salutare, and Siphoneugena reitzii. Descriptions, illustrations, an identification key and commentaries are presented. Other studies about Myrtaceae in highland areas of Southern Brazil present Myrceugenia as the richest genus in species, while other mentioned genera were not registered in SJNP upper highlands. The family’s richness patterns and diversity in a local and regional scale should be better investigated in the Atlantic Forest.

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