Distribution and morphometrics of Natalus stramineus from South America (Chiroptera, Natalidae)

Morphometric and distributional data and some observations on the biology of Natalus stramineus Gray, 1838 collected in eastern Bolivia and in northern, northeastern, central, and southeastern Brazil are presented. All new records, combined with the records of the species from Paraguay and Mato Grosso, significantly change the known distribution of N. stramineus in South America. The specimens from northeastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Bahia) are smaller than those found in the northern (Pará), eastern (Espírito Santo, São Paulo) and central regions of the country (Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul). Natalus stramineus specimens from the three latter regions are about the same size, but are larger than those from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Their size is intermediate between those of central samples and northeastern Brazil samples. The type locality of this species is discussed.

Novos táxons em Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) com única carena elitral

New taxa described from Bolivia (Santa Cruz): Canarana roseicollis sp. nov., Gagarinia melasma sp. nov., Hemioloapis ybyra sp. nov.; from Ecuador (Napo): Adesmus paradiana sp. nov., Hemiloapis endyba sp. nov; from Costa Rica: Sybaguasu cupreum sp. nov.; from Costa Rica and Panama: Cotycuara gen. nov., type species, C. albomarginata sp. nov.; Iatuca gen. nov., type species, I. brevicornis sp. nov. A key to the species of Hemiloapis Galileo & Martins, 2004 is added.

Novos táxons de Aerenicini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) da Guatemala, Brasil e Bolívia

New genus described: Suipinima gen. nov., type species, S. suturalis sp. nov., from Brazil (Rondônia) and Bolivia (Santa Cruz). New species described from Bolivia (Santa Cruz): Suipinima pitanga sp. nov., S. una sp. nov., S. marginalis sp. nov.,Antodice opena sp. nov., Antodilanea auana sp. nov., Aerenicopsis angaibara sp. nov.; from Guatemala: Aerenicopsis irumuara sp. nov. Key to the species of Suipinima is added.

Novas espécies de Adetus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Apomecynini)

Trata-se da descrição de novas espécies de Adetus LeConte, 1852, provenientes da Bolívia (Santa Cruz): Adetus cacapira sp. nov. e A. cecamirim sp. nov.; do Peru (Cuzco) e da Bolívia (Santa Cruz): A. inca sp. nov. e do México (Veracruz): A. catemaco sp. nov.

Novos táxons de Cerambycinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) da Região Neotropical

São descritos e ilustrados os seguintes novos táxons - em Oemini, Methioidina: Kalore gen. nov., espécie-tipo K. asanga sp. nov.; em Methiini: Tessaropa boliviana sp. nov.; em Smodicini: Marupiara gen. nov., espécie-tipo M. castanea sp. nov.; em Ectenessini: Cotynessa gen. nov., espécie-tipo C. abatinga sp. nov.; em Phlyctaenodini: Ancylodonta apipema sp. nov.; em Neocorini: Marauna gen. nov., espécie-tipo M. punctatissima sp. nov., em Oxycoleini: Oxycoleus flavipes sp. nov., todos da Bolívia, Santa Cruz; Coscinedes oaxaca sp. nov. do México, Oaxaca; em Elaphidionini: Curtomerus piraiuba sp. nov. da Colômbia, Boyacá.

Notas e descrições em Eburiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Novos táxons descritos: Neoeburia gen. nov., espécie-tipo N. turuna sp. nov., do Peru (Lima); Eburodacrys silviamariae sp. nov., do Peru (Cuzco); E. putia sp. nov., da Bolívia (Santa Cruz); E. ayri sp. nov., da Colômbia; E. aenigma sp. nov., procedência desconhecida. Novos registros: Eburella pinima Martins, 1967, Peru (Huanuco); Beraba piriana Martins, 1997, Panamá (Panamá); Eburodacrys campestris Gounelle, 1909, Bolívia (Santa Cruz).

Descrição de seis espécies de Chinavia (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae, Pentatominae) da América do Sul

Seis novas espécies de Chinavia Orian, 1965 são descritas: Chinavia vanduzeei sp. nov., do Peru (Madre Dios) e Brasil (Pará); Chinavia schuhi sp. nov., do Peru (Loreto), Colombia (Bolívar) e Brazil (Amazonas); Chinavia sebastiaoi sp. nov., do Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), Bolivia (La Paz e Santa Cruz) e Paraguai (Carumbé); Chinavia cearensis sp. nov., Chinavia tuiucauna e Chinavia rufitibia sp. nov., do Brasil (Ceará, Bahia e Paraná, respectivamente). São fornecidas características diagnósticas de cada espécie.

Contribuição à taxonomia de três tribos de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Novas espécies são descritas em Onciderini: Hypsioma solangeae sp. nov., do Brasil (Mato Grosso ?) e Hypsioma cariua sp. nov., da Bolívia (Santa Cruz); Hemilophini: Piratininga mocoia sp. nov. e Eranina piterpe, sp. nov., ambas da Bolívia (Santa Cruz); Aerenicini: Phaula atyroa sp. nov., do Brasil (Mato Grosso do Sul) e Aerenicopisis rejaneae sp. nov., do Brasil (Tocantins). Figuramos a cores Oncideres fulvoguttata Dillon & Dillon, 1946. Duas espécies de Phaula, P. lichenigera (Perty, 1832) e P. splendida (Galileo & Martins, 1987) são figuradas para comparação com Phaula atyroa sp. nov.

Novos táxons de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) da América do Sul

Novos táxons descritos: Acanthoderini, Nesozineus osorioensis sp. nov., do Brasil (Rio Grande do Sul); Calliini, Drycothaea clara sp. nov., do Brasil (Rondônia) e Drycothaea hovorei sp. nov., do Equador (Napo); Forsteriini, Itacolomi gen. nov., espécie-tipo I. letiziae sp. nov., do Brasil (Minas Gerais); Yapyguara gen. nov., espécie-tipo Y. fusca sp. nov., da Bolívia (Santa Cruz); Xenofreini, Xenofrea zischkai sp. nov., do Equador (Napo) e da Bolívia (Santa Cruz).

Description of a new species of sand fly Lutzomyia (Pressatia) mamedei n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A new species of sand fly from Santa Cruz, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is described as Lutzomyia (Pressatia) mamedei.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Only one species of spotted fever-group rickettsiae that is pathogenic for humans has been isolated in Brazil, where few physicians are familiar with this disease. In order to obtain information on tick-borne rickettsiosis, a study was performed in the County of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a fatal clinical case confirmed by specific immunofluorescence had been reported. Serum samples obtained from 679 humans and 96 dogs were tested by indirect immunofluorescence for detectable antibodies to spotted fever-group rickettsiae, the criterion for a positive result being a titer > or = 1:64. Seropositivity was detected in 7.14 of the humans sera examined and 13.68 of the dogs. We discuss the significance of these findings and formulate some questions, emphasizing the need for further investigation.

Rickettsiae-infected Ticks in an Endemic Area of Spotted Fever in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

A study on tick-borne rickettsiosis was developed in the county of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a clinical case of the disease, confirmed by necropsy, had been reported. Of the 1,254 ticks collected, 1,061 belonged to the Amblyomma genus, 57 to the Rhipicephalus sanguineus species, 81 to Boophilus microplus, and 46 to Anocentor nitens. The hemolymph test associated with Giménez staining showed that 18 of the 221 A. cajennense specimens, 1 of the 16 R. sanguineus, 1 of the 22 B. microplus, 3 of the A. nitens, and 1 of the A. ovale contained rickettsia-like microorganisms. Only 3 A. cajennense ticks were positive under direct immunofluorescence. A. cajennense was the only species found on humans

Genetic Structure of Triatoma sordida (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Domestic Populations from Bolivia: Application on Control Interventions

The genetic population of Triatoma sordida group 1, a secondary vector of Chagas disease in Bolivia, was studied by multi-locus enzyme electrophoresis. A total of 253 nymphal and adult specimens collected from seven neighbouring localities in the Velasco Province, Department of Santa Cruz, were processed. The relatively low genetic variability was confirmed for this species (rate of polymorphism: 0.20). The absence of genetic disequilibrium detected within the seven localities was demonstrated. A geographical structuration appears between localities with distances greater than 20 km apart. Although T. sordida presents a relatively reduced dispersive capacity, its panmictic unit is wider than compared with T. infestans. Genetic distances between T. sordida populations were correlated with geographic distance. Gene flow between geographic populations of T. sordida provides an efficient framework for effective vigilance and control protocols.

A potential snail host of schistosomiasis in Bolivia: Biomphalaria amazonica paraense, 1966

Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1996 was collected from a permanent pond in the outskirts of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. Identification of the collected specimens was made by comparison with the original description of the species and with topotypic material in the collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that these Bolivian specimens belong to B. amazonica.