The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the w... more The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the widespread usage of the generic name Erythemis Hagen, 1861 for a group of common dragonflies from the New World over the simultaneously published nominal genus Lepthemis Hagen, 1861, selected to take precedence by the First Reviser action (Article 24.2), whenever these names are considered to be synonyms. This proposal seeks to achieve the least change in the nomenclature of the species currently placed in these two genera, in strict accordance with Principle 4 of the Code.
The female of Navicordulia aemulatrix Pinto & Lamas is described
and illustrated for the irst ti... more The female of Navicordulia aemulatrix Pinto & Lamas is described and illustrated for the irst time based on a single specimen from the same locality of the type series (state of Santa Catarina, [municipality of São Bento do Sul, 26°14’58”S, 49°22’59”W, railroad station] Rio Vermelho, 29.I.1952, in MZSP). In addition, further morphological notes for the male are provided based on three specimens collected at the type locality and at a new locality in the state of Santa Catarina (Timbó municipality). The pronotal process present in N. aemulatrix is re-evaluated and considered non-homologous to that found in Neocordulia setifera (Hagen in Selys) as previously suggested.
Lauromacromia melanica sp. nov. from Conceição da Barra municipality, Espírito Santo State, Brazi... more Lauromacromia melanica sp. nov. from Conceição da Barra municipality, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, is described and illustrated based on two males (both in MNRJ nº 135). The new species is similar to L. picinguaba differing from it mainly by the absence of pale spots on S3–6 and by the ellipsoid shape of metepisternal pale stripe. A key for males of all species of the genus is provided. A cladistic analysis encompassing 43 external morphological male characters carried out in two distinct procedures, the first with all characters unordered and the second with two or three state characters ordered. The unordered analysis generated only one most-parsimonious tree (66 steps of length, CI = 0.69, RI = 0.62). The hypothesis of monophyly of Lauromacromia is supported and includes three groups, one formed by the Atlantic Forest species (L. melanica sp. nov. + L. picinguaba), and another by the Cerrado species (L. flaviae + (L. bedei + L. luismoojeni)), and L. dubitalis, positioned in polytomy with these two groups. The ordered analysis also generated only one most-parsimonious tree (68 steps of length, CI = 0.70, RI = 0.67), which maintained the monophyly of Lauromacromia but L. dubitalis positioned basally as sister-group to the Atlantic Forest + Cerrado species groups. The geographic distribution of Lauromacromia is updated with a new record of L. luismoojeni based on one adult male (Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul State) and probable first Brazilian records for L. dubitalis (Amazonas and Pará States) based on two larvae. A vicariance hypothesis is proposed to explain spatial evolution of Lauromacromia, and based on current biogeographical classifications we consider Gomphomacromia and Rialla apart from Neotropical biota. Some aspects of biology and ecology of Lauromacromia are also discussed. Resumo Lauromacromia melanica sp. nov. do município de Conceição da Barra, estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil, é descrita e ilustrada a partir de dois machos (ambos no MNRJ nº 135). A nova espécie é similar à L. picinguaba da qual difere principalmente pela ausência de manchas claras nos S3–6 e pelo formato elipsóide da mancha metepisternal. Uma chave para machos de todas as espécies do gênero é apresentada. Uma análise cladística com 43 caracteres da morfologia externa dos machos foi efetuada em duas etapas distintas, a primeira com todos os caracteres não ordenados e a segunda com os caracteres com dois ou três estados ordenados. A análise não-ordenada gerou uma única árvore mais parcimoniosa (66 passos de comprimento, IC = 0,69, IR = 0,62). A hipótese do monofiletismo de Lauromacromia é suportada e incluiu três grupos, um formado pelas espécies da Mata Atlântica (L. melanica sp. nov. + L. picinguaba), outro pelas espécies do Cerrado (L. flaviae + (L. bedei + L. luismoojeni)) e L. dubitalis, posicionada em politomia com esses dois grupos. A análise ordenada também gerou apenas uma árvore (68 passos de comprimento, IC = 0,70, IR = 0,67) mantendo o monofiletismo de Lauromacromia, entretanto com L. dubitalis posicionada basalmente como grupo-irmão dos grupos de espécies da Mata Atlântica + Cerrado. A distribuição geográfica das espécies de Lauromacromia é atualizada com um novo registro para L. luismoojeni baseado em um macho adulto (Brasil: estado do Mato Grosso do Sul) e os primeiros prováveis registros para L. dubitalis no Brasil (estados do Amazonas e Pará), baseado em duas larvas.
In this special issue celebrating the Brazilian researcher Dr. Angelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado's ... more In this special issue celebrating the Brazilian researcher Dr. Angelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado's 80th birthday, I present a very short biographical overview focused on his prolific career as odonatologist. The doctor, professor, children's book writer, conservationist, comedian, neuroanatomist, and eventually odonatologist Professor Angelo has published more than 110 papers, of which 79 are on dragonflies. He erected 97 new names, an impressive number for a small and relatively well-known order of insects. Here are presented annotated checklists of his publications on dragonflies (from 1953 to Sep-tember of 2015), and nomina, as well as few comments of his impact on Neotropical odonatology as a whole.
Background. Diversity and distribution of Neotropical aquatic insects is still poorly known, with... more Background. Diversity and distribution of Neotropical aquatic insects is still poorly known, with many species to be recorded and many others to be described, due to the small number of taxonomists and sparse faunistic studies. This knowledge is especially poor in the Caatinga Domain in Northeastern Brazil, even though, this region may have played an important historical role in the spatial evolution of faunas of forested areas in northern South America. New information. Aquatic insect checklists of 96 species from Parque Nacional de Ubajara (Ceará State, Brazil) and 112 species from Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades (Piauí State, Brazil) are presented, representing the following taxa: Elmidae, Epimetopidae, Hydrophilidae, and Torridincolidae (Coleoptera), Hemerodromiinae (Diptera: Empididae), Ephemeroptera, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha (Hemiptera), Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera. Because of the scarce number of biological inventories in Northeastern Brazil, several new distributional records (of species, genera, and families) for Brazil, Northeastern Brazil, and Ceará and Piauí states are provided. In addition, several undescribed species were detected, being 26 from Ubajara and 20 from Sete Cidades. Results represent a significant increase to the known fauna of these states, ranging from 13%-70% increase for Ceará and 41% to 91% increase for Piauí. Although both parks are relatively close to each other and within the Caatinga domain, their aquatic fauna display a very high complementarity (89% species), possibly due to structural differences of water bodies sampled in each park. Rarefaction curves based on quantitative light trap samples suggest a much higher expected species richness of aquatic insects at Sete Cidades than at Ubajara National Park. Discussion on biogeographical affinities of this sample of the Caatinga fauna is provided.
Since its establishment ZOOTAXA has become not only a rapid journal for zoological systematics bu... more Since its establishment ZOOTAXA has become not only a rapid journal for zoological systematics but also a respected forum for discussions of all taxonomic matters, and it has gradually attained a distinguished position among other zoological journals by its special issues. These collections of papers treat varied themes such as the Carl Linnaeus legacy (Zhang & Shear 2007, Minelli et al. 2008), cataloguing metazoan life (Zhang 2011, 2013), and promoting and discussing the future of taxonomic sciences, for example modification of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 2008). For these reasons we offer this special issue to celebrate the fruitful career of the eminent Brazilian researcher Dr. Angelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado (" Professor Angelo " to his friends and colleagues). Overviews on Dr. Angelo's career have been published elsewhere, including the bio-bibliographic sketch presented here (Pinto 2016), and it is apparent that his influence on Neotropical odonatology, conservation, neuroanatomical research, literature, and other cultural and academic areas is unmatched. Although in ZOOTAXA he has published only three papers on Odonata to this date, two new genera and 21 new species were described in these papers, a large number from the standpoint of this relatively well-known order of insects. In comparison, the late Dr. Newton Dias dos Santos, his mentor on dragonflies and largely considered the " Father of Brazilian Odonatology " (Machado & Costa 1990), described fewer than 50 species in his half-century career. On 20 June 2014 we proposed the idea of a Special Festschrift honoring this Brazilian researcher and entomologist colleague on the occasion of his 80th birthday in that same year. The first suggestion to present a tribute to Dr. Angelo was well received by colleagues around the world, and it proved to be feasible. Now we are glad to present this special issue as result of the diligent editorial work of the invited editors. The present issue, entirely dedicated to entomology, is the outcome of the prestige of both Dr. Angelo and the invited editors, resulting in a high-quality collection of papers. It contains short descriptions of new species as well as comprehensive taxonomic papers such as revisions, reviews, synopses, and taxonomic keys, and in addition an odonatological bio-bibliography of Dr. Angelo. Here we present 28 papers from 74 authors from six countries. As would be expected, Brazil furnished the highest number of authors with 55, New Zealand with 11, United States of America with four, Italy with two, and one each from the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. Additionally, the paper by Theischinger & Richards (2014) describing the Papuan damselfly Drepanosticta machadoi, published in the number 3866 (1) of the ZOOTAXA, should be considered as part of this special issue, since it was originally planned to appear together with the remaining contributions. We arranged the papers largely based on a phylogenetic sequence, except for the Odonata section that exceptionally also includes taxonomic papers in which no new names are erected, hence a
Castoraeschna corbeti sp. nov. is described and diagnosed based on four males (holotype: Brazil, ... more Castoraeschna corbeti sp. nov. is described and diagnosed based on four males (holotype: Brazil, Pará State, Floresta Nacional de Carajás [6°06'13.9"S, 50°08'13.1"W, ca 600 m a.s.l.], 28 ix 2007 to be deposited in Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro). This species is similar to C. longfieldae and C. coronata but can be distinguished mainly by the absence of medio-dorsal spots on S8; postero-dorsal spots on S8-9 very narrow; cerci external margin almost straight in lateral view, without a distinct angulation between stem and base of lamina; cerci apex blunt. The probable ultimate stadium larva is described based on two individuals, male and female, collected at the type locality. Adults were observed flying along margins of a small shaded second-order stream where the larvae were taken. The surrounding forest is under impact of iron ore extraction and will probably disappear in the next years.
The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the w... more The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the widespread usage of the generic name Erythemis Hagen, 1861 for a group of common dragonflies from the New World over the simultaneously published nominal genus Lepthemis Hagen, 1861, selected to take precedence by the First Reviser action (Article 24.2), whenever these names are considered to be synonyms. This proposal seeks to achieve the least change in the nomenclature of the species currently placed in these two genera, in strict accordance with Principle 4 of the Code.
The female of Navicordulia aemulatrix Pinto & Lamas is described
and illustrated for the irst ti... more The female of Navicordulia aemulatrix Pinto & Lamas is described and illustrated for the irst time based on a single specimen from the same locality of the type series (state of Santa Catarina, [municipality of São Bento do Sul, 26°14’58”S, 49°22’59”W, railroad station] Rio Vermelho, 29.I.1952, in MZSP). In addition, further morphological notes for the male are provided based on three specimens collected at the type locality and at a new locality in the state of Santa Catarina (Timbó municipality). The pronotal process present in N. aemulatrix is re-evaluated and considered non-homologous to that found in Neocordulia setifera (Hagen in Selys) as previously suggested.
Lauromacromia melanica sp. nov. from Conceição da Barra municipality, Espírito Santo State, Brazi... more Lauromacromia melanica sp. nov. from Conceição da Barra municipality, Espírito Santo State, Brazil, is described and illustrated based on two males (both in MNRJ nº 135). The new species is similar to L. picinguaba differing from it mainly by the absence of pale spots on S3–6 and by the ellipsoid shape of metepisternal pale stripe. A key for males of all species of the genus is provided. A cladistic analysis encompassing 43 external morphological male characters carried out in two distinct procedures, the first with all characters unordered and the second with two or three state characters ordered. The unordered analysis generated only one most-parsimonious tree (66 steps of length, CI = 0.69, RI = 0.62). The hypothesis of monophyly of Lauromacromia is supported and includes three groups, one formed by the Atlantic Forest species (L. melanica sp. nov. + L. picinguaba), and another by the Cerrado species (L. flaviae + (L. bedei + L. luismoojeni)), and L. dubitalis, positioned in polytomy with these two groups. The ordered analysis also generated only one most-parsimonious tree (68 steps of length, CI = 0.70, RI = 0.67), which maintained the monophyly of Lauromacromia but L. dubitalis positioned basally as sister-group to the Atlantic Forest + Cerrado species groups. The geographic distribution of Lauromacromia is updated with a new record of L. luismoojeni based on one adult male (Brazil: Mato Grosso do Sul State) and probable first Brazilian records for L. dubitalis (Amazonas and Pará States) based on two larvae. A vicariance hypothesis is proposed to explain spatial evolution of Lauromacromia, and based on current biogeographical classifications we consider Gomphomacromia and Rialla apart from Neotropical biota. Some aspects of biology and ecology of Lauromacromia are also discussed. Resumo Lauromacromia melanica sp. nov. do município de Conceição da Barra, estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil, é descrita e ilustrada a partir de dois machos (ambos no MNRJ nº 135). A nova espécie é similar à L. picinguaba da qual difere principalmente pela ausência de manchas claras nos S3–6 e pelo formato elipsóide da mancha metepisternal. Uma chave para machos de todas as espécies do gênero é apresentada. Uma análise cladística com 43 caracteres da morfologia externa dos machos foi efetuada em duas etapas distintas, a primeira com todos os caracteres não ordenados e a segunda com os caracteres com dois ou três estados ordenados. A análise não-ordenada gerou uma única árvore mais parcimoniosa (66 passos de comprimento, IC = 0,69, IR = 0,62). A hipótese do monofiletismo de Lauromacromia é suportada e incluiu três grupos, um formado pelas espécies da Mata Atlântica (L. melanica sp. nov. + L. picinguaba), outro pelas espécies do Cerrado (L. flaviae + (L. bedei + L. luismoojeni)) e L. dubitalis, posicionada em politomia com esses dois grupos. A análise ordenada também gerou apenas uma árvore (68 passos de comprimento, IC = 0,70, IR = 0,67) mantendo o monofiletismo de Lauromacromia, entretanto com L. dubitalis posicionada basalmente como grupo-irmão dos grupos de espécies da Mata Atlântica + Cerrado. A distribuição geográfica das espécies de Lauromacromia é atualizada com um novo registro para L. luismoojeni baseado em um macho adulto (Brasil: estado do Mato Grosso do Sul) e os primeiros prováveis registros para L. dubitalis no Brasil (estados do Amazonas e Pará), baseado em duas larvas.
In this special issue celebrating the Brazilian researcher Dr. Angelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado's ... more In this special issue celebrating the Brazilian researcher Dr. Angelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado's 80th birthday, I present a very short biographical overview focused on his prolific career as odonatologist. The doctor, professor, children's book writer, conservationist, comedian, neuroanatomist, and eventually odonatologist Professor Angelo has published more than 110 papers, of which 79 are on dragonflies. He erected 97 new names, an impressive number for a small and relatively well-known order of insects. Here are presented annotated checklists of his publications on dragonflies (from 1953 to Sep-tember of 2015), and nomina, as well as few comments of his impact on Neotropical odonatology as a whole.
Background. Diversity and distribution of Neotropical aquatic insects is still poorly known, with... more Background. Diversity and distribution of Neotropical aquatic insects is still poorly known, with many species to be recorded and many others to be described, due to the small number of taxonomists and sparse faunistic studies. This knowledge is especially poor in the Caatinga Domain in Northeastern Brazil, even though, this region may have played an important historical role in the spatial evolution of faunas of forested areas in northern South America. New information. Aquatic insect checklists of 96 species from Parque Nacional de Ubajara (Ceará State, Brazil) and 112 species from Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades (Piauí State, Brazil) are presented, representing the following taxa: Elmidae, Epimetopidae, Hydrophilidae, and Torridincolidae (Coleoptera), Hemerodromiinae (Diptera: Empididae), Ephemeroptera, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha (Hemiptera), Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera. Because of the scarce number of biological inventories in Northeastern Brazil, several new distributional records (of species, genera, and families) for Brazil, Northeastern Brazil, and Ceará and Piauí states are provided. In addition, several undescribed species were detected, being 26 from Ubajara and 20 from Sete Cidades. Results represent a significant increase to the known fauna of these states, ranging from 13%-70% increase for Ceará and 41% to 91% increase for Piauí. Although both parks are relatively close to each other and within the Caatinga domain, their aquatic fauna display a very high complementarity (89% species), possibly due to structural differences of water bodies sampled in each park. Rarefaction curves based on quantitative light trap samples suggest a much higher expected species richness of aquatic insects at Sete Cidades than at Ubajara National Park. Discussion on biogeographical affinities of this sample of the Caatinga fauna is provided.
Since its establishment ZOOTAXA has become not only a rapid journal for zoological systematics bu... more Since its establishment ZOOTAXA has become not only a rapid journal for zoological systematics but also a respected forum for discussions of all taxonomic matters, and it has gradually attained a distinguished position among other zoological journals by its special issues. These collections of papers treat varied themes such as the Carl Linnaeus legacy (Zhang & Shear 2007, Minelli et al. 2008), cataloguing metazoan life (Zhang 2011, 2013), and promoting and discussing the future of taxonomic sciences, for example modification of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 2008). For these reasons we offer this special issue to celebrate the fruitful career of the eminent Brazilian researcher Dr. Angelo Barbosa Monteiro Machado (" Professor Angelo " to his friends and colleagues). Overviews on Dr. Angelo's career have been published elsewhere, including the bio-bibliographic sketch presented here (Pinto 2016), and it is apparent that his influence on Neotropical odonatology, conservation, neuroanatomical research, literature, and other cultural and academic areas is unmatched. Although in ZOOTAXA he has published only three papers on Odonata to this date, two new genera and 21 new species were described in these papers, a large number from the standpoint of this relatively well-known order of insects. In comparison, the late Dr. Newton Dias dos Santos, his mentor on dragonflies and largely considered the " Father of Brazilian Odonatology " (Machado & Costa 1990), described fewer than 50 species in his half-century career. On 20 June 2014 we proposed the idea of a Special Festschrift honoring this Brazilian researcher and entomologist colleague on the occasion of his 80th birthday in that same year. The first suggestion to present a tribute to Dr. Angelo was well received by colleagues around the world, and it proved to be feasible. Now we are glad to present this special issue as result of the diligent editorial work of the invited editors. The present issue, entirely dedicated to entomology, is the outcome of the prestige of both Dr. Angelo and the invited editors, resulting in a high-quality collection of papers. It contains short descriptions of new species as well as comprehensive taxonomic papers such as revisions, reviews, synopses, and taxonomic keys, and in addition an odonatological bio-bibliography of Dr. Angelo. Here we present 28 papers from 74 authors from six countries. As would be expected, Brazil furnished the highest number of authors with 55, New Zealand with 11, United States of America with four, Italy with two, and one each from the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. Additionally, the paper by Theischinger & Richards (2014) describing the Papuan damselfly Drepanosticta machadoi, published in the number 3866 (1) of the ZOOTAXA, should be considered as part of this special issue, since it was originally planned to appear together with the remaining contributions. We arranged the papers largely based on a phylogenetic sequence, except for the Odonata section that exceptionally also includes taxonomic papers in which no new names are erected, hence a
Castoraeschna corbeti sp. nov. is described and diagnosed based on four males (holotype: Brazil, ... more Castoraeschna corbeti sp. nov. is described and diagnosed based on four males (holotype: Brazil, Pará State, Floresta Nacional de Carajás [6°06'13.9"S, 50°08'13.1"W, ca 600 m a.s.l.], 28 ix 2007 to be deposited in Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro). This species is similar to C. longfieldae and C. coronata but can be distinguished mainly by the absence of medio-dorsal spots on S8; postero-dorsal spots on S8-9 very narrow; cerci external margin almost straight in lateral view, without a distinct angulation between stem and base of lamina; cerci apex blunt. The probable ultimate stadium larva is described based on two individuals, male and female, collected at the type locality. Adults were observed flying along margins of a small shaded second-order stream where the larvae were taken. The surrounding forest is under impact of iron ore extraction and will probably disappear in the next years.
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and illustrated for the irst time based on a single specimen from the
same locality of the type series (state of Santa Catarina, [municipality
of São Bento do Sul, 26°14’58”S, 49°22’59”W, railroad station] Rio
Vermelho, 29.I.1952, in MZSP). In addition, further morphological
notes for the male are provided based on three specimens collected
at the type locality and at a new locality in the state of Santa Catarina
(Timbó municipality). The pronotal process present in N. aemulatrix
is re-evaluated and considered non-homologous to that found in
Neocordulia setifera (Hagen in Selys) as previously suggested.
New information. Aquatic insect checklists of 96 species from Parque Nacional de Ubajara (Ceará State, Brazil) and 112 species from Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades (Piauí State, Brazil) are presented, representing the following taxa: Elmidae, Epimetopidae, Hydrophilidae, and Torridincolidae (Coleoptera), Hemerodromiinae (Diptera: Empididae), Ephemeroptera, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha (Hemiptera), Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera. Because of the scarce number of biological inventories in Northeastern Brazil, several new distributional records (of species, genera, and families) for Brazil, Northeastern Brazil, and Ceará and Piauí states are provided. In addition, several undescribed species were detected, being 26 from Ubajara and 20 from Sete Cidades. Results represent a significant increase to the known fauna of these states, ranging from 13%-70% increase for Ceará and 41% to 91% increase for Piauí. Although both parks are relatively close to each other and within the Caatinga domain, their aquatic fauna display a very high complementarity (89% species), possibly due to structural differences of water bodies sampled in each park. Rarefaction curves based on quantitative light trap samples suggest a much higher expected species richness of aquatic insects at Sete Cidades than at Ubajara National Park. Discussion on biogeographical affinities of this sample of the Caatinga fauna is provided.
and illustrated for the irst time based on a single specimen from the
same locality of the type series (state of Santa Catarina, [municipality
of São Bento do Sul, 26°14’58”S, 49°22’59”W, railroad station] Rio
Vermelho, 29.I.1952, in MZSP). In addition, further morphological
notes for the male are provided based on three specimens collected
at the type locality and at a new locality in the state of Santa Catarina
(Timbó municipality). The pronotal process present in N. aemulatrix
is re-evaluated and considered non-homologous to that found in
Neocordulia setifera (Hagen in Selys) as previously suggested.
New information. Aquatic insect checklists of 96 species from Parque Nacional de Ubajara (Ceará State, Brazil) and 112 species from Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades (Piauí State, Brazil) are presented, representing the following taxa: Elmidae, Epimetopidae, Hydrophilidae, and Torridincolidae (Coleoptera), Hemerodromiinae (Diptera: Empididae), Ephemeroptera, Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha (Hemiptera), Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera. Because of the scarce number of biological inventories in Northeastern Brazil, several new distributional records (of species, genera, and families) for Brazil, Northeastern Brazil, and Ceará and Piauí states are provided. In addition, several undescribed species were detected, being 26 from Ubajara and 20 from Sete Cidades. Results represent a significant increase to the known fauna of these states, ranging from 13%-70% increase for Ceará and 41% to 91% increase for Piauí. Although both parks are relatively close to each other and within the Caatinga domain, their aquatic fauna display a very high complementarity (89% species), possibly due to structural differences of water bodies sampled in each park. Rarefaction curves based on quantitative light trap samples suggest a much higher expected species richness of aquatic insects at Sete Cidades than at Ubajara National Park. Discussion on biogeographical affinities of this sample of the Caatinga fauna is provided.