A checklist of the helminth parasites of sympatric rodents from two Mayan villages in Yucatán, México

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4403 (3) ◽  
pp. 495 ◽  
Author(s):  
JESÚS ALONSO PANTI-MAY ◽  
MARÍA CELINA DIGIANI ◽  
EDUARDO EMIR PALOMO-ARJONA ◽  
YESSICA MARGELY GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ ◽  
GRACIELA T. NAVONE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Small Rodents ◽  
The South ◽  
First Time

In this survey, 19 species of helminths including Cestoda (Davaineidae, Hymenolepididae, and Taeniidae), Acanthocephala (Oligacanthorhynchidae), and Nematoda (Trichuridae, Ornithostrongylidae, Heligmonellidae, Oxyuridae, and Gongylonematidae) from Rattus rattus, Mus musculus, Sigmodon toltecus, Heteromys gaumeri, and Peromyscus yucatanicus in two Mayan villages in Yucatán, México, were recorded. Ten species of helminths were collected in both localities. The highest species richness was recorded in R. rattus from Xkalakdzonot (6 taxa). Twelve species are new records for Yucatán and two are registered for the first time in México. This survey constitutes the first checklist of helminth parasites in small rodents in the south-southeast of México.   

scholarly journals New records of the cicada genus Fidicinoides Boulard and Martinelli, 1996 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Fidicinini) from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Check List ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1329
Author(s):  
Douglas Henrique Bottura Maccagnan ◽  
Nilza Maria Martinelli ◽  
Nirélcio Aparecido Pereira ◽  
Sinval Silveira Neto
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
First Time

Fidicinoides picea (Walker, 1850) and Fidicinoides poulaini Boulard and Martinelli, 1996 are recorded for the first time from the state of Mato Grosso, extending the known distribution of these species to the south. Thereby, the number of Fidicinoides species from Mato Grosso is increased to nine, being Mato Grosso the state with the largest number of recorded species of this genus in Brazil.

scholarly journals On the millipede genus Heteropyge: description of the adults of H. araguayensis and revalidation of H. bidens (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz F. M. Iniesta ◽  
Rodrigo S. Bouzan ◽  
Antonio D. Brescovit
Keyword(s):  
Additional Data ◽  
New Records ◽  
South American ◽  
The South ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Araguaia River ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT The South American genus Heteropyge Silvestri, 1897 is revised, accommodating now six accepted species. Adults of the poorly known species Heteropyge araguayensis (Schubart, 1947) are described for the first time from near-topotypic material collected near the Araguaia River, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. In addition, based on recent samplings and on material from Schubart’s collection, H. bidens (Schubart, 1945) is removed from the synonymy of H. cayennophilus (Silvestri, 1897) and revalidated. Both species show significant differences concerning the gonopods and male leg-pair 1. New records and additional data for H. bidens and H. cayennophilus are provided, as well as an updated checklist of the species belonging to Heteropyge.

scholarly journals New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran with taxonomic comments

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsalan Khalili-Moghadam ◽  
Lech Borowiec ◽  
Alireza Nemati
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Messor Barbarus ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
First Time

Abstract The ant fauna from the Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari Province of Iran was surveyed. As a result, a total of 28 ant species belonging to 11 genera of Formicidae were collected and identified. Species status is proposed for Messor barbarus subsp. mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946, the species status of Messor platyceras Crawley, 1920 is restored with Messor platyceras var. rubella Crawley, 1920 as a new synonym of the nominotypical form, and Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971 is removed from synonyms of Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890. The genera Messor Forel, 1890, with seven species and Cataglyphis Förster, 1850 with six species, have the highest species richness. Messor mediosanguineus Donisthorpe, 1946, Pheidole koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905 and Camponotus oasium ninivae Pisarski, 1971 were recorded in Iran for the first time.

The lace-sheet-weavers—a long story (Araneae: Psechridae: Psechrus)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3379 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFFEN BAYER
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Records ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
First Time ◽  
Subadult Female

Various publications of the last twelve years have shown that the species richness of the genus Psechrus is much higherthan was assumed 30 years ago. Based upon trends in the structures of the copulatory organs, for the first time, eight spe-cies groups are recognised and, including the present study, 46 species are now known. 20 species are recognised anddescribed as new: P. ulcus sp. nov., P. aluco sp. nov., P. decollatus sp. nov., P. elachys sp. nov., P. norops sp. nov., P.arcuatus sp. nov., P. laos sp. nov., P. inflatus sp. nov., P. pakawini sp. nov., P. demiror sp. nov., P. jaegeri sp. nov., P.vivax sp. nov., P. obtectus sp. nov., P. fuscai sp. nov., P. clavis sp. nov., P. hartmanni sp. nov., P. zygon sp. nov., P. tauri-cornis sp. nov., P. crepido sp. nov. and P. schwendingeri sp. nov. Two species are removed from synonymy with P. sin-gaporensis Thorell, 1894: P. annulatus Kulczyński 1908 (stat. nov.) and P. libelti Kulczyński 1908 (stat. nov.). One juniorsynonym of P. tingpingensis Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985 is recognised: P. xinping Chen, Zhang, Song & Kim, 2002 (syn.nov.). New records are reported: P. libelti from Thailand, Malaysia & Brunei; P. ancoralis Bayer & Jäger, 2010 from Thai-land; P. himalayanus Simon, 1906 from Bhutan; P. ghecuanus Thorell, 1897 from Laos. Pre-epigynes/pre-vulvae of 20Psechrus species are examined and illustrated. In these species they apparently exhibit consistent and species-specificcharacters. However, since in several species only one subadult female was available for examination and in 57% of thePsechrus species even none at all, the characters of the pre-epigyne/pre-vulva are not included in the Psechrus identifica-tion key introduced herein. Additional information on the biology of Psechrus—for which the trivial name “lace-sheetweavers” is introduced herein—is provided.

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
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.

On the Diet of the Boa Epicrates striatus on Hispaniola, with Notes on E. fordi and E. gracilis

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Ottenwalder ◽  
Robert W. Henderson ◽  
Albert Schwartz ◽  
Teresa A. Noeske-Hallin
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Prey Species ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Ontogenetic Shift ◽  
Small Rodents ◽  
Prey Remains

AbstractThe stomach contents of 214 specimens of Hispaniolan Epicrates (Serpentes: Boidae) were examined for prey remains. The largest species, E. striatus, exhibits a sharp ontogenetic shift in diet: snakes < 60 cm SVL ate predominantly Anolis lizards; snakes 60-80 cm SVL took anoles and small rodents; and snakes > 80 cm SVL ate birds and rats (Rattus rattus). Epicrates fordi preyed on anoles and small rodents, and E. gracilis took only Anolis. E. striatus ate larger individuals of the same species of Anolis consumed by Hispaniolan colubrids. Before the arrival of Europeans on Hispaniola, large Epicrates striatus most likely preyed upon birds and now-extict rodents (Brotomys, Isolobodon and Plagiodontia) and insectivores (Nesophontes). The diet of E. striatus would have gradually shifted from native to introduced mammals, and by the early 20th century, when most native, non-volant mammals had become extinct on Hispaniola, the shift would have become nearly complete, with the exotics Mus musculus and Rattus rattus becoming the predominant prey species.

scholarly journals New records of Myxomycetes from Peru

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2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-264
Author(s):  
Italo F. Treviño-Zevallos ◽  
Carlos Lado Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
South America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
The South ◽  
The Real ◽  
Biological Station ◽  
First Time

We report 19 species of Myxomycetes for first time in Peru. Macbrideola spinispora L.M. Walker, G. Moreno &amp; S.L.&nbsp;Stephenson, previously known only from the type collection from Costa Rica, is now reported for South America,&nbsp;enlarging its distribution considerably. The Myxomycetes were collected in Wayqecha Biological Station, a conservation&nbsp;area in the Cuzco region. The specimens were deposited in the South Peruvian Herbarium (HSP) and the Real&nbsp;Jard&iacute;n Bot&aacute;nico de Madrid (MA-Fungi). The number of Myxomycetes currently recorded from Peru is increased to&nbsp;174 species.

scholarly journals BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN DRY FOREST REMNANTS IN ATLÁNTICO: LICHEN COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRITO REGIONAL DE MANEJO INTEGRADO LURIZA AND THE RESERVA FORESTAL PROTECTORA EL PALOMAR

Caldasia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lücking ◽  
Bibiana Moncada ◽  
María Cristina Martínez-Habibe ◽  
Beatriz E. Salgado-Negret ◽  
Marcela Celis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Central American ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
Forest Remnants ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Time

We present a first study of the diversity and community composition of lichens in seasonally dry tropical forest (DTF) remnants in the Atlántico department, Colombia. Lichens were sampled in two of the three protected areas of the department: Distrito de Manejo Integrado (DMI) Luriza and Reserva Forestal Protectora (RFP) El Palomar. The inventory revealed 61 species, including four new to science: Fissurina linoana Lücking, Moncada & G. Rodr. sp. nov., Graphis lurizana Lücking, Moncada & Celis sp. nov., G. mokanarum Lücking, Moncada & M.C. Martínez sp. nov., and Phaeographis galeanoae Lücking, Moncada & B. Salgado-N. sp. nov. Arthonia erupta and Coenogonium saepincola are new to South America, whereas thirteen species are recorded for Colombia for the first time. Further 37 species are new records for Atlántico, raising the total of species known from the department from 27 to 84. With 42 species at Luriza and 31 at El Palomar, species richness was comparable to that of other DTF sites in the Neotropics. Overlap in species composition between the two sites was remarkably low, with only twelve shared species (20 %), indicating a high level of heterogeneity. Biogeographical affinities lie with Central American DTF, which is in line with those of woody plants. These results underline the importance of the remaining fragments of DTF in Colombia in conserving partially unknown biodiversity and the necessity for their continuing conservation.

A review of the sect. Mallotium of the genus Leptogium (Collemataceae) in Russia and L. pseudopapillosum and L. hirsutum new records for Russia

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 264-290
Author(s):  
T. V. Makryi
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Original Research ◽  
The South ◽  
New Findings ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Russian Far East

Based on the literature data and the original research, a review of the species of the sect. Mallotium of the genus Leptogium occurring in the territory of Russia (11 species) is made and a key for their identification is provided. L. pseudopapillosum P. M. Jørg. et Wallace and L. hirsutum Sierk are reported for the first time for Russia, descriptions and localities for both of them are provided. Descriptions of four poorly known in Russia species — L. arcticum P. M. Jørg., L. asiaticum P. M. Jørg., L. furfuraceum (Harm.) Sierk, L. pedicellatum P. M. Jørg. are given. New findings are reported for three species, L. asiaticum P. M. Jørg., L. hildenbrandii Nyl., and L. saxatile Makryï. The greatest diversity of hairy Leptogium species is found to occur in the south of the Russian Far East and Siberia — eight and seven species, respectively.

New Occurrences of Pleurocarpous Mosses for the state of Bahia, Brazil

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Silvana B. Vilas Bôas-Bastos ◽  
Cid José Passos Bastos
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
The South ◽  
Pleurocarpous Mosses ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Occurrences

Four new records of pleurocarpous mosses are reported for the first time for the State of Bahia: Phyllodon truncatulus (Hypnaceae), Trichosteleum brachydictyon, Sematophyllum tequendamense and Potamium lonchophyllum (Sematophyllaceae). These species were found in the Tropical Atlantic Rainforest situated in the South of Bahia.

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