scholarly journals Mini Review of Parasitoids Collected from Dipterans (Flies) in the Brazilian Cerrado Biome

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Carlos Henrique Marchiori

These dipterans use decaying organic matter for food and ovi/ larviposition, so the species of these families easily adapt to anthropic environments, which makes them insects considered to be synanthropic cosmopolitans of importance for public health. The collection was built from articles (describing the objective and results) from 1999 and 2010 with the theme: dipterous parasitoids elaborated from 2000 to 2021 in the cerrado biome of the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The most used parasitoids in biological control are in the Hymenoptera. Within Hymenoptera Parasitic and the most used families are Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, Trichogrammatidae, Eulophidae and the superfamily Chalcidoidea (Pteromalidae, Encyrtidae and Aphelinidae) and Coleoptera parasitoids of the Staphilinidae family.

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 580-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinícus Augusto Morais ◽  
José Marcio de Mello ◽  
Carlos Rogério de Mello ◽  
Carlos Alberto Silva ◽  
José Roberto Soares Scolforo

ABSTRACT Litter corresponds to the layer of decomposing dead organic matter present on the soil surface. This layer is very important for nutrient cycling and contributes with organic matter accumulation in the soil, besides the carbon stock. The objective herein was to quantify the carbon biomass, both content and stock, and map the litter C-stock in the Cerrado biome, which is formed by Savanna Grassland (SG), Cerrado Stricto Sensu (CE) and Forest Savanna (FS), in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. The data were collected in 26 fragments in Minas Gerais state, totaling 210 sampling locations. A variographic study was conducted and, for mapping, the ordinary kriging method was used for delimitation of homogeneous zones. It was possible to detect high variability in the carbon biomass, carbon content and C-stock in the Cerrado biome litter in Minas Gerais state. The carbon content presented lower variability, ranging from 40 to 44%, so that it is not responsible for explaining the variability of the litter C-stock. Savanna Grassland and Savanna Forest present, respectively, the lowest and highest C-stocks. C-stock presented a considerable spatial structure dependence, allowing to use the geostatistical procedures for mapping it in the Cerrado biome of the Minas Gerais state. The C-stock kriging map showed good accuracy, allowing to verify that the lowest C-stocks in the litter are found from the center to the northern of the Minas Gerais since the highest air temperatures are also verified in this direction.


Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S381
Author(s):  
LS Espindola ◽  
RG Dusi ◽  
KR Gustafson ◽  
J McMahon ◽  
JA Beutler

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4526 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
RAFAEL SOBRAL ◽  
PASCHOAL C. GROSSI ◽  
JOSÉ W. DE MORAIS

Two new species of Aegopsis Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Agaocephalini), Aegopsis diceratops Sobral & Grossi new species and Aegopsis vazdemelloi Sobral & Grossi new species, are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in Cerrado habitat in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. The new species are similar to A. bolboceridus (Thomson, 1860). A redescription of A. bolboceridus is provided along with remarks comparing characters among these three species. A distribution map and a male and female key to the species in the genus are provided. 


Author(s):  
Roberto Malheiros

RESUMO: Neste trabalho são revelados alguns acontecimentos de ordem evolutiva, que prestaram um importante papel na formação e delineamento do quadro atual da fauna e da flora dos cerrados, partindo do intercâmbio faunístico ocorrido entre as Américas do Sul e do Norte. Está demonstrada a configuração atual do cerrado dentro das paisagens brasileiras e a influência dos paleoclimas e paleoambientes no avanço e recuo da flora e da fauna dessa região. O bioma cerrado é um espaço territorial marcadamente planáltico em sua área “core”, e reconhecido como um dos mais ricos do mundo em biodiversidade, constituído por diversos ecossistemas, distribuído principalmente pelo planalto central brasileiro, abrangendo os Estados de Goiás, Tocantins, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, sul do Piauí, e Maranhão, oeste da Bahia, parte de São Paulo e Rondônia. Há outras áreas de cerrado, chamadas periféricas ou ecótonos, que são transições com os biomas Amazônicos, Mata Atlântica e Caatinga. A região também é marcada pelo aspecto hidrográfico, pois armazena água doce em importantes aquíferos e é responsável pela perenização de grande parte das bacias brasileiras. O entendimento sobre os aspectos ambientais do cerrado exige uma análise integrada entre os elementos da fauna, flora e o espaço geográfico, como eles se relacionam com os demais componentes da natureza, principalmente os aspectos climáticos, que estabelecem uma sazonalidade na região. Acredita-se que, a grande biodiversidade do cerrado, está vinculada a diversidade de ambientes. Esta correlação permite nos vislumbrar o ambiente na sua totalidade, o que facilita o estabelecimento adequado de políticas ambientais para o bioma do cerrado. Com o passar dos anos e por influência do clima, a vida na região encontrou formas de adaptação que garantiram a sobrevivência de diversas espécies, entre elas o homem. Este convívio entre os elementos da natureza e fatores climáticos contribuíram para o endemismo florístico, mas também para composição do quadro faunístico regional e brasileiro.


Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tássia Graziele P. Lima ◽  
Etielle B. Andrade ◽  
Kássio De C. Araújo ◽  
José Roberto S. A. Leite ◽  
Luíz N. Weber

Leptodactylus sertanejo is a mid-sized frog that inhabits areas of the Cerrado Biome, in natural and artificial grassland areas, in the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia, Goiás and Tocantins, Brazil. Herein, we provide the first species record for the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil, expanding the known distribution of L. sertanejo ca. 420 km northeast from the Parque Estadual do Jalapão, Tocantins state.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 213 (2) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos José Silva

Manihot luxurians and M. confertiflora are herein described and illustrated. Both species were collected in the Chapada dos Veadeiros region during a taxonomic study of the genus Manihot in the Cerrado Biome. The morphological affinities, habitat, distribution, conservation status of both species are also provided.


2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M Roper ◽  
Vadakattu V S R Gupta

Soils are much more than a porous medium for supporting plant growth. Soils are living, because they contain a wide range of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, nematodes and other fauna including microarthropods, macroarthropods, termites and earthworms. All play a crucial role in the biological function of soils including decomposition of organic matter, nutrient transformations, biological control, development of soil structure to mention a few. Until recently the complexity of life in the soil has been difficult to unravel, but new DNA and biochemical tools are providing insights into its phenotypic and functional diversity and capability, and should drive the development of managements that nurture biodiversity and ecosystem function.


Author(s):  
Daniel Althoff ◽  
Lineu Neiva Rodrigues ◽  
Demetrius David da Silva

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. e20185835
Author(s):  
Bruno Clarkson ◽  
Lucia M. Almeida

As an add-on to the work of Clarkson et al. (2016), new distributional data on species of Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae) from Brazil is provided. Helobata amazonensis Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira‑Jr., 2016, is recorded for the first time for Roraima State and its female is recorded for the first time. Helobata quatipuru Fernández & Bachmann, 1987 and H. larvalis (Horn, 1873) are recorded for the first time for Minas Gerais, Cerrado Biome area. The genus is recorded for the first time for Goiás State. Additions and modifications in the previously published key to Brazilian species are provided.


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