New Genus and Species of Nectar-Feeding Bat from the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae)

Here, we propose Uanauna gen. nov. (Lampyridae: Photinini), a new monotypic genus of fireflies endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Uanauna angaporan sp. nov. occurs in Submontane and Montane forest habitats at the Serra do Mar mountain range, in the Southern Fluminense region (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil). The new species was recorded both on the mainland, at the municipality of Itaguaí and Rio de Janeiro, and at the continental island of Ilha Grande, in Angra dos Reis, at the Rio de Janeiro State. An occurrence map and illustrations of diagnostic features are given for the new taxa, as well as a key to Lucidotina genera in Brazil.

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A new genus and species of katydids of the tribe Polyancistrini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) from Brazil, an apparent pest of Eucalyptus plantations

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.952.1.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 952 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

PIOTR NASKRECKI ◽

CRISTIANO LOPES-ANDRADE

Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

Unique Structure ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Eucalyptus Plantations

A new genus and species of polyancistrine katydid, Spinapecta alieniphaga gen. n. et sp. n. is described from Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. It is closely related to Polyancistrus Serville, but differs from this and other members of Polayncistrini (Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae) in the unique structure of the male abdomen, sternal armature, and the female sound producing organs. S. alieniphaga appears to be a pest of Eucalyptus plantations.

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A new genus and species of eelpout (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1852.1.6 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1852 (1) ◽

pp. 65 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

MICHAEL MAIA MINCARONE ◽

M. ERIC ANDERSON

Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Gill Slit ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

Upper Lip ◽

Caudal Vertebrae ◽

Fin Rays ◽

Head Pores ◽

Janeiro State ◽

Pelvic Fin

The eelpout Leucogrammolycus brychios gen. et sp. nov., is described from nine specimens, five males (92–198 mm SL) and four females (99–205 mm SL), collected from off Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil, at depths from 536 to 632 m. It is mainly characterized by the following combination of characters: vertebrae 23–26 + 62–66 = 85–92; first anal-fin pterygiophore associated with first or second caudal vertebrae; scales absent; lateral line with mediolateral and ventral branches; upper lip broadly adnate to snout tip; gill slit not reaching ventrally to opposite lower end of pectoral-fin base; pelvic-fin rays 2; head pores relatively few, small, rounded; and whitish mid-body stripe forming a chevron on top of snout.

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Studies in neotropical leptoceridae (Trichoptera), ix: A new genus and species from Southeastern Brazil

Aquatic Insects ◽

10.1080/01650428909361344 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 29-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ralph W. Holzenthal

Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

New Genus And Species

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Lophiobrycon weitzmani, a new genus and species of glandulocaudine fish (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Grande drainage, upper rio Paraná system, southeastern Brazil

Neotropical Ichthyology ◽

10.1590/s1679-62252003000100002 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 11-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Ricardo M. C. Castro ◽

Alexandre C. Ribeiro ◽

Ricardo C. Benine ◽

Alex L. A. Melo

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Standard Length ◽

New Genus ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Sister Group ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Sister Group Relationship ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

Dorsal Fin ◽

Adipose Fin

A new genus and species of glandulocaudine, Lophiobrycon weitzmani, is described based on specimens collected in headwater tributary streams of the rio Grande, upper rio Paraná system, State of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The inclusion of the new species in the phylogeny of the subfamily Glandulocaudinae proposed by Weitzman & Menezes (1998), reveals a sister group relationship between the new genus and the monophyletic group composed of Glandulocauda and Mimagoniates that currently form the tribe Glandulocaudini. The new species can be readily distinguished from all other species of the tribe by the autapomorphic presence in adult male individuals (with more than 23.9 mm standard length) of an adipose-fin whose base extends for almost the entire distance between the posterior terminus of the base of the dorsal fin and the base of the upper lobe of the caudal fin and averages approximately 25% standard length, along with the presence of globular expansions formed by the lepidotrichia and hypertrophied soft tissue in the middle portions of the first and second pectoral-fin rays. The diagnosis of the tribe Glandulocaudini is modified to accommodate the new genus.

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Vallissiana universitaria (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): a new genus and species of leaf-mining moth associated with Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae) in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4604 (1) ◽

pp. 141 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

CRISTIANO M. PEREIRA ◽

HELBER A. ARÉVALO-MALDONADO ◽

PAOLO TRIBERTI ◽

ROSÂNGELA BRITO ◽

ROSY M. S. ISAIAS ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Genus ◽

Dna Barcode ◽

Leaf Miner ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

The Third ◽

Leaf Mining ◽

Parenchyma Cells ◽

Scanning Electron

Vallissiana universitaria Pereira & Arévalo, a new genus and species of leaf-miner moth (Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae) is described and illustrated with the aid of optical and scanning electron microscopy, including adults, larva, pupa and the mine. Its monophyletic status is confirmed within the subfamily based on a DNA barcode CoI tree. The immature stages are associated with Erythroxylum argentinum O. E. Schulz (Erythroxylaceae) and four larval instars are found, all forming a round blotch mine from the beginning of ontogeny. The first two instars are sap-feeders, using only the epidermal cells, whereas the last two are tissue-feeders, mining the parenchyma cells. Pupation occurs inside the leaf mine within a flimsy, silk-made cocoon. This is the third endemic genus of gracillariid moths described from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and the first associated with Erythroxylum P. Browne. Characteristics found on the forewing and in the last abdominal segments of the adult were determinant for the proposition of the new genus. The CoI tree indicated that it is closely related to Aspilapteryx, while this genus was recovered as polyphyletic in the analyses. Morphological evidence supports this polyphyly. Consequently, Sabulopteryx Triberti, 1985, stat. nov. is considered a valid genus.

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