scholarly journals Feeding by Florivorous Flies (Tephritidae and Agromyzidae) in Flower Heads of Neotropical Asteraceae (Asterales) from Central Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoel A. Uchoa ◽  
Morgana F. Wachter-Serapião ◽  
Nádia Roque
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
First Time ◽  
Population Suppression ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

The four following Diptera families are peculiar because they are predominantly phytophagous: Cecidomyiidae, Agromyzidae, Lonchaeidae and Tephritidae; which is uncommon for dipterans. Tephritine’s larvae, depending on the species, consumes leaves, stems, flowers or roots of their host plants. Some tephritines feeds on flower heads of weed Asteraceae and can act in population suppression of invasive species in cultivated areas. In Mid-West of Brazil, we investigate Tephritinae and Agromyzinae flies in flower heads of Asteraceae species in three different phytophisiognomies in Dourados region, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Here, 12 florivore fly species (9 Tephritinae, and 3 Melanagromyza spp., Agromizinae, Agromyzidae) are reported for the first time in Mid-West Brazil. We stablish the species of Asteraceae host for Tephritinae (Tephritidae) and for some species of Melanagromyza (Agromyzinae) in environments of Cerrado, Semideciduous Forest, and agroecosystem at Dourados-MS region. The inflorescences of Asteraceae species (± 500 capitula/species) were kept in containers to the emergence of the florivorous flies or their parasitoids. The adult insects after 48 hours were fixed in 80% ethanol for later identification. A total 36 species of Asteraceae were evaluated in the three regions of Dourados-MS, Brazil. Were obtained 120,031 flower heads of Astereceae, emerging 2,698 adults of insects: 833 Tephritinae (Tephritidae), belonging to 7 genera and 9 species; 1,089 Melanagromyza spp. (Agromyzidae) and 776 parasitoids (Hymenoptera) from the tephritines and agromyzines. We found that some florivore fly species needs to be better studied to employ in suppression programs of invasive Asteraceae population in the Neotropical Region.

scholarly journals Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Quesada gigas (Olivier, 1790), Fidicina mannifera (Fabricius, 1803), Dorisiana viridis (Olivier, 1790) and Dorisiana drewseni (Stål, 1854): first records for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Aoki ◽  
Frederico Santos Lopes ◽  
Franco Leandro de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Present Note ◽  
The State ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

No information is given for the distribution of Cicadidae in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, central Brazil. Thus, the present note reports the species Quesada gigas, Fidicina mannifera, Dorisiana viridis and D. drewseni for the first time in this state.

The advertisement call and geographic distribution of Proceratophrys dibernardoi Brandão, Caramaschi, Vaz-Silva & Campos 2013 (Anura, Odontophrynidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4205 (5) ◽  
pp. 480
Author(s):  
CLÁUDIA MÁRCIA MARILY FERREIRA ◽  
JOSÉ LUIZ MASSAO MOREIRA SUGAI ◽  
FRANCO LEANDRO DE SOUZA ◽  
SHEILA PEREIRA DE ANDRADE ◽  
WILIAN VAZ-SILVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Species Group ◽  
The State ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Advertisement Calls ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Proceratophrys dibernardoi Brandão, Caramaschi, Vaz-Silva & Campos 2013 has recently been described and allocated into the P. cristiceps species group, but no information about its advertisement calls has been provided (Brandão et al. 2013). Here, we describe for the first time the advertisement calls of P. dibernardoi based on specimens from Central Brazil. We also expand P. dibernardoi´s geographic distribution by reporting a new population in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, constituting the westernmost record for this species, and extending its known range approximately 330 km westward of the municipality of Aporé, State of Goiás (P. dibernardoi´s former westernmost record). 

scholarly journals New records of Vieira flinti Sosa & Tauber, 2017 (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) from Brazil

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2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-594
Author(s):  
Marcoandre Savaris ◽  
Hugo Leoncini Rainho ◽  
Rafaela Cristina dos Santos ◽  
Caleb Califre Martins
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Green Lacewings ◽  
First Time ◽  
Small Genus ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Vieira Navás, 1913 is a small genus of green lacewings of the Neotropical region with 5 recognized species. One species, Vieira flinti Sosa & Tauber, 2017, was recently described from Venezuela and northeastern Brazil. In this study, we record V. flinti for the first time in the states of São Paulo (at Piracicaba) and Mato Grosso do Sul (at Campo Grande) in the Southeast and Midwest regions of Brazil, respectively. Photographs and a distribution map are provided.

Five new species and new records of the spider genus Stemmops Araneae, Theridiidae, Spintharinae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4524 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
MANOELA SANTANNA ◽  
EVERTON NEI LOPES RODRIGUES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Records ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

The spider genus Stemmops O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894, currently comprises 22 described species. Spiders of this genus are mainly known from the Neotropical Region, but are poorly studied in Brazil. In this paper five new species of Brazilian Stemmops are described: Stemmops murici new species; Stemmops carauari new species; Stemmops carajas new species; Stemmops pains new species, and Stemmops guapiacu new species. Additionally, new records from Brazil are provided for Stemmops carius Marques & Buckup, 1996 from state of São Paulo; Stemmops belavista Marques & Buckup, 1996 from Mato Grosso do Sul; and Stemmops vicosa Levi, 1964 from Alagoas. The species Stemmops servus Levi, 1964 (known from Panama) is recorded for the first time in Brazil from states of Amazonas, Paraíba, Alagoas, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. 

Antitumoral and Anticholinesterasic Activities of the Seven Species from Rubiaceae

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla R.F. Volobuff ◽  
Pedro C.O. Junior ◽  
Sidney M. dos Santos ◽  
Zefa V. Pereira ◽  
Diego C. Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Brain Structures ◽  
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Male Wistar Rats ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
Antiproliferative Activities ◽  
Mcf 7

Background: The genus Psychotria and Palicourea are reported as a source of alkaloids and iridoids, which exhibit biological activities. This study aimed to evaluate antiproliferative and anticholinesterase activities and quantification of the alkaloids of seven species among the genus found in Mato Grosso do Sul region in Brazil. Methods: Concentrations of alkaloids were measured spectrophotometrically. The extracts were submitted to antiproliferative activity against ten cell lines. The anticholinesterase activity of the extracts was developed using brain structures of male Wistar rats: cerebral cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus and striatum by the Ellman method. Results: Alkaloids from Psychotria and Palicourea species were quantified which showed values of 47.6 to 21.9 µg/g. Regarding the antiproliferative potential, Palicourea crocea demonstrated selectivity against the 786-0 cell line (GI50: 22.87 µg/mL). Psychotria leiocarpa inhibited cell growth against OVCAR-3 (GI50: 3.28 µg/mL), K-562 (GI50: 5.26 µg/mL), HaCaT (GI50: 27.20 µg/mL), PC-3 (GI50: 34.92 µg/mL), MCF-7 (GI50: 35.80 µg/mL) and P. capillacea showed activity against OVCAR-3 (GI50: 2.33 µg/ml) and U251 (GI50: 16.66 µg/ml). The effect of acetylcholinesterase inhibition was more effective in the hippocampus, demonstrating inhibition for Paliourea crocea, Psychotria deflexa, P. brachybotrya and P. leiocarpa of 70%, 57%, 50% and 40%, respectively, followed by P. poeppigiana and P. capillacea, inhibiting 21%, compared to the control. Conclusion: Herein, the present work showed for the first time, anticholinesterasic and antiproliferative activities of extracts of Palicourea and Psychotria seem to be mainly associated with the levels of alkaloids in the leaves of these species.

scholarly journals Parasitological assessment in the hybrid surubim (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum x P. corruscans), with uncommon occurrence of Monogenea parasites

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Tomas Jerônimo ◽  
Santiago Benites de Pádua ◽  
Arlene Sobrinho Ventura ◽  
Eduardo Luis Tavares Gonçalves ◽  
Márcia Mayumi Ishikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
Parasite Fauna ◽  
Ichthyophthirius Multifiliis ◽  
Fish Farms ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Ecological Concern ◽  
Host Parasite ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Abstract This study evaluated the parasite fauna of farmed hybrid surubim (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum x P. corruscans) and the host-parasite-environment relationship in two fish farms located in Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil, South America. A total of 120 hybrids from two different farms, 60 in each season (30 in the hot and 30 in cold season) were examined during a year. Water quality was weekly measured to evaluate the interaction among environmental conditions and parasitism. Histopathology was used to observe the effects of the parasites and environment on the fish gills. The ciliate protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and the monogeneans (Ameloblastella sp., Amphocleithrium paraguayensis, Vancleaveus ciccinus, V. fungulus and V. janacauensis) were the most prevalent parasites detected in both seasons in both farms, with prevalence above 80%. It was stated that parasites did not cause important damage in the health status of the hybrid surubim. These results might be related to general good management practices and environmental quality implemented by the fish farmers. The presence of uncommon monogenean parasites to this hybrid compared to their parents causing an environmental and ecological concern is here discussed.

scholarly journals Bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae) ectoparasites of bats at an Atlantic Rainforest site in northeastern Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Angelo Melo Soares ◽  
Gustavo Graciolli ◽  
Daniel Máximo Corrêa Alcântara ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Borges Pinto Ribeiro ◽  
Gustavo Corrêa Valença ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Bat Flies ◽  
Brazilian State ◽  
The Family ◽  
Reference Collection ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Bat flies were surveyed between March, 2007 and February, 2008, in the Carnijó Private Natural Heritage Reserve (08° 07′ S and 35° 05′ W), an area of Atlantic Rainforest in the municipality of Moreno, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Bats were captured biweekly using mist nets set during six hours each night. The ectoparasites were collected with tweezers and/or a brush wet in ethanol and stored in 70% ethanol. The specimens are deposited in the zoological reference collection of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Sixteen species of streblid bat flies were collected from 10 bat species of the family Phyllostomidae. Thirteen of the these streblid species were recorded for the first time in Pernambuco.

scholarly journals Species of Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-352
Author(s):  
Sérgio Roberto Rodrigues ◽  
Anderson Puker
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Light Trap ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Ecological Role ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The Family ◽  
Total Capture ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Coleoptera of the family Geotrupidae play an important ecological role in the decomposition of animal and plant organic matter. In Brazil there is little information on the diversity and distribution of this group, thus, this work had a purpose to study Geotrupidae species, occurring in Aquidauana, MS. A survey for geotrupids was conducted in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Beetles were captured using a light trap over a period of two years, from January 2006 to December 2007. A total of 907 specimens were collected and identified to eight species. From the subfamily Bolboceratinae, the species identified were Bolbapium minutum (Luederwaldt, 1929) and Pereirabolbus castaneus (Klug, 1845). In the subfamily Athyreinae the species identified were Athyreus bilobus Howden & Martínez, 1978, Parathyreus aff. bahiae, Neoathyreus aff. julietae, N. sexdentatus Laporte, 1840, N. centromaculatus (Felsche, 1909) and N. goyasensis (Boucomont, 1902). Four species (A. bilobus, N. centromaculatus, N. goyasensis and P. castaneus) are reported for the first time in Aquidauana, MS, Brazil. The most abundant species, representing 85.9% of the total capture, was B. minutum. The greatest numbers of specimens was caught from October to December of both years of the study.

scholarly journals New records of Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 (Diptera, Ulidiidae) from Brazil

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2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus M. M. Soares ◽  
Aline S. Santiago ◽  
Rosaly Ale-Rocha
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 has been recorded in several countries of South America, but records in Brazil are few. Here, we record Xanthacrona tuberosa Cresson, 1908, Xanthacrona phyllochaeta Hendel, 1909, and Xanthacrona tripustulata Enderlein, 1921 for the first time from Brazil, and provide new records of Xanthacrona bipustulata Wulp, 1899 from the states Acre, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Roraima, and São Paulo.

scholarly journals First record of the orchid bee Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) in Mato Grosso do Sul state, midwestern Brazil

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1059-1064
Author(s):  
Jessica Amaral Henrique ◽  
Ana Isabel Sobreiro ◽  
Valter Vieira Alves-Júnior
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Orchid Bee ◽  
São Paulo State ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

The occurrence of Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 is recorded for the first time in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This paper extends the distribution of the species by about 800 km west of the São Paulo state, its nearest record.

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