Zammara smaragdula walker, 1858 (hemiptera: Cicadidae): First record for Brazil

The present note reports the first record for Brazil of the cicada Zammara smaragdula Walker, 1858 (Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Zammarini). This new record brings the number of reported Cicadidae species for Brazil to 153, including three species in the genus Zammara. © 2011 Check List and Authors.

Division of labor in pachycondyla striata Fr. Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

Four colonies of the ant Pachycondyla striata were used to analyze the specie behavioral repertoire. Forty-six behavioral acts were recorded in laboratory. Here, we present the record the division of labor between the castes and the temporal polyethism of monomorphic workers. The queens carried out many of the behavioral traits recorded in this work however; they performed them less frequently compared to the worker. The workers activity involved chasing and feeding on fresh insects and usingthem to nourish larvae besides laying eggs in the C-posture, an activity also performed by queens, which is similar to that of wasps of the subfamily Stenogastrinae. The young workers were involved in activities of brood care, sexuate care, and nest maintenance, and the older workers were involved in defense, exploration, and foraging. © 2012 Adolfo da Silva-Melo and Edilberto Giannotti.

Cytogenetic analysis in Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes, Gasteropelecidae) from Paraguay river basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Thoracocharax stellatus (Characiformes, Gasteropelecidae) is a small Neotropical species of fish, widely distributed in several rivers of South America. Evidence for karyotype heteromorphysm in populations from different geographical regions has been reported for this species. In this way, populations of T. stellatus from the Paraguay River basin were cytogenetically characterized and the results were compared with other studies performed in the same species but from different basins. The results showed a diploid number of 2n = 54 for T. stellatus, with chromosomes arranged in 6 metacentric (m), 6 submetacentric (sm), 2 subtelocentric (st) and 40 acrocentric (a), for both sexes, with a simple Nucleolus Organiser Region (NOR) system reported by the techniques of silver nitrate impregnation and fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) using 18S rDNA sequences as probe. The distribution of constitutive heterochromatin, observed by the C-band technique and Chromomycin A3 staining showed great similarity among the analyzed populations and consists mainly of discrete blocks in the pericentromeric and telomeric regions of most chromosomes. The presence of female heterogamety was alsoobserved indicating a ZZ/ZW system with W chromosome almost totally heterochromatic. The results also show cytogenetic diversity of the group and are useful to understand the mechanisms of karyotype evolution of the family. © Edson Lourenço da Silva et al.

Nos gramados do Sul: A seleção baiana de futebol e o torneio do Centenário da Independência em 1922

This article aims to understand how the participation and performance of the state of Bahia at the I Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções (I Brazilian Soccer Championship), also known as the Torneio do Centenário (Centenary Championship) in 1922 represented an opportunity for the state to claim a centrality in the formation of a national identity associated with soccer. The tournament was conceived as a draft for the formation of a national soccer team that would participate in the VI Campeonato Sul Americano (VI South American Championship) in Brazil. In addition, the event also came to be regarded as a celebration of the fi rst centenary of the Independence, a date that has encouraged the country to refl ect upon its national identity, as well as to reconsider its insertion in modernity. Bahia did well in the tournament, ensuring the second position. As a result, the local press went on to claim the participation of their athletes in the national team and to criticize the disregard of the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo towards the Northern region of the country. The local press would also challenge the policies of the Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (Brazilian Sports Confederation), the CBD, claiming that they favored the Southern states. Moreover, for the local elites the success of Bahia in the tournament represented the strength and greatness of the state, which gave them the right to claim a greater space and role in the destiny of the country. Finally, the performance of Bahia and its consequences have allowed us to question the limits and peculiarities of the formation of a national identity through the sport, at a moment when the country sought to rethink their identity historically marked by disputes and regional tensions.

Sistemática molecular de Atta laevigata (Smith 1858) e Acromyrmex balzani (Emery 1890)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Aspectos biológicos de Spodoptera cosmioides Walker, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) nas cultivares de algodoeiro DeltaOPAL e NuOPAL (Bollgard I)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A educação alemã na Colônia Riograndense: 1922-1938 (Maracaí/Cruzalia-SP)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Libertários e Bolcheviques: a repercussão da Revolução Russa na imprensa operária anarquista brasileira (1917-1922)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

A vida moderna (1907-1922), o periódico-vitrine da cidade de São Paulo: tempos de modernidade com um leve toque português

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Determinação do território de forrageamento e avaliação do uso de micro porta-iscas para as saúvas Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, 1908 e Atta laevigata Fr. Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Proteção de Plantas) - FCA

Revisão taxonômica do grupo Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes: Characidae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Modelo arquitetônico de ninhos, biologia e divisão de trabalho de Pachycondyla striata Fr. Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Ponerinae)

Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) - IBRC

O A.B.C. de Lima Barreto (1916-1922)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Análise filogenética das espécies de Hemigrammus Gill, 1858 (Characiformes, Characidae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Eugenia e literatura no Brasil: apropriação da ciência e do pensamento social dos eugenistas pelos escritores brasileiros de ficção científica (1922 a 1949)

Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais - FFC