The family Trypetheliaceae (Loculoascomycetes: lichenized Melanommatales) in Amazonian Brazil.

The family Trypetheliaceae is redefined including a key to the genera. Exiliseptum gen. nov. is described. Keys to the species are provided for the six genera which occur in Amazonian Brazil along with brief comments on the three other genera. Thirty-five species are included, tem new species described and ten new combinations proposed.

Libellulidae (Insecta: Odonata) from Itapiracó reserve, Maranhão, Brazil: new records and species distribution information

In this work, I apply a simple protocol to species occurrence inventory of Odonata in a region of Maranhão state which has very few distributional records. Some relations between species occurrence and environmental characteristics are discussed, mainly in relation to the high occurrence of Erythemis. Eighteen new records are presented discussing the role of this approach to generate useful information for conservation purposes.

The cystic fibrosis microbiome in an ecological perspective and its impact in antibiotic therapy

The recent focus on the cystic fibrosis (CF) complex microbiome has led to the recognition that the microbes can interact between them and with the host immune system, affecting the disease progression and treatment routes. Although the main focus remains on the interactions between traditional pathogens, growing evidence supports the contribution and the role of emergent species. Understanding the mechanisms and the biological effects involved in polymicrobial interactions may be the key to improve effective therapies and also to define new strategies for disease control. This review focuses on the interactions between microbe-microbe and host-microbe, from an ecological point of view, discussing their impact on CF disease progression. There are increasing indications that these interactions impact the success of antimicrobial therapy. Consequently, a new approach where therapy is personalized to patients by taking into account their individual CF microbiome is suggested.

From perfect strangers to research partners: a study of relationships, resource sharing and perceived benefits within R&D cooperation networks

Doctoral thesis in Marketing and Strategy.

Sinopse do gênero Lissonoschema (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Trachyderini)

The genus Lissonoschema Martins & Monné is redefined and L. solangeae sp. nov. is described from Brazil (Mato Grosso). A key to the three species is added.

Novos táxons e notas sobre Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) neotropicais

New taxa described, Cerambycinae: Ibidionini, Cecaibidion gen. nov., type species, C. bivittatus sp. nov. from Panama; Acangassuini trib. nov., Acangassu gen. nov., type species, A. diminuta sp. nov. from Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); Necydalopsini: Eucharassusflavotibiale sp. nov. from Colombia (Valle) and E. confusus sp. nov. from Venezuela (Distrito Federal). Lamiinae: Onciderini, Iaquira gen. nov., type species, I.viridis sp. nov. from Brazil (Espírito Santo); Phacellini, Phacellusplurimaculatus sp. nov. from Brazil (Amazonas). Notes on Phacellusfulguratus Monné, 1979 and a key to the species of Eucharassus are added.

Sinopse dos gêneros Scopadus e Omosarotes (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)

Descriptions, synonym, new combinations and key to the species of Omosarotes Pascoe, 1860 are given. The male of Scopadus ciliatus Pascoe, 1857 is described. New species described: Omosarotes ater (type locality: Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador). New synonym proposed: Acanthomerosternoplon Tippmann, 1955 with Omosarotes Pascoe, 1860. New combinations: Omosarotes nigripennis (Zajciw, 1970) (from Scopadus Pascoe, 1857), O. paradoxum (Tippmann, 1955) and O. foxi (Lane, 1973), both from Acanthomerosternoplon Tippmann, 1955.

Revisão do gênero Appula (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini)

A taxonomic revision of the genus Appula Thomson, 1864 is presented. Three new species are described: from Brazil, A. diamantinensis (Pará, Mato Grosso) and A. santarensis (Pará); from Peru and Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul), A. eduardae. Seven species are redescribed. Illustrations and key to the species are added. Male and female genitalia are studied for the first time for the Appula species.

Espécies novas e chave para as espécies de Callia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

New species described: Callia marginata from Peru, C. punctata from Colombia, C. annulata from Ecuador, C. tristis from Bolivia, C. paraguaya from Paraguay; from Brazil: C. divisa and C. tomentosa (Mato Grosso), and C. lissonota (Rondônia). A key to the species of Callia is added.

Notas sobre Pseudevoplitus (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) e descrição de duas espécies novas

Two new species of the Neotropical genus Pseudevoplitus Ruckes,1958 are described, P. amazonicus Grazia & Greve, sp. nov. and P. roraimensis Grazia & Greve, sp. nov. both from the Brazilian Amazonia, with emphasis on genital characters. Additions to the generic description and a new key to the species are presented.

Estolomimus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Desmiphorini): novas espécies e chave

New species described from Brazil: Estolomimus maculatus (Minas Gerais and São Paulo), E. transversus (Espírito Santo), E. lichenophorus (São Paulo), and from Bolivia: E. abjunctus (Beni). A key to the species is added.

Revalidação de Mauesini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), transferência de gêneros, sinonímias e novos táxons

The tribe Mauesini Lane, 1956 is revalidated (type genus, Mauesia Lane, 1956). The following genera are transferred from Anisocerini to Mauesini: Taurolema Thomson, 1860 and Coroicoia Lane, 1966. New synonyms proposed: Taurolema nasicornis Schwarzer, 1930 with T. albopunctata Gounelle, 1906 and T. lineata Fuchs, 1966 with T. cicatricosa Lane, 1966. New species described from Brazil: Taurolema nigropilosa (Espírito Santo); Mauesia bicornis and M. acorniculata (both from Amazonas). A key to the genera of Mauesini is added.

Revisão taxonômica e relações filogenéticas das espécies de Roeboides grupo-microlepis (Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae)

The Roeboides microlepis species-group is revised. Four species are recognized: R. myersii Gill, 1870 from the Amazon basin, R. microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851) from river Paraguay, middle and lower river Paraná, R. araguaito sp. nov. from the river Orinoco basin, and R. margareteae sp. nov. known only from Rio Parnaíba and Pindaré-Mearim, northeastern Brazil. The type-locality of R. microlepis is restricted to river Paraguay; R. bonariensis (Steindachner, 1879) is considered a synonym of R. microlepis. The phylogenetic analysis indicates that R. myersii and R. araguaito are most parsimoniously related and may be a sister group. These two species are here considered as sister group of the monophyletic lineage which includes R. microlepis and R. margareteae. A key to the microlepis species-group genus Roeboides is given.

Contribuição aos Hemilophini (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) da Colômbia e do Equador

New taxa described: from Ecuador, Quirimbaua gen. nov., type species Q. castroi (Napo); from Colombia: Icupima taua (Cauca), Adesmus murutinga and Tyrinthia dioneae (Valle del Cauca), Essosthrutella acatinga and Hemilomecopterus gen. nov., type species, H. alienus (Amazonas). New records for Colombia are presented for Olivensa mimula Lane, 1965, Tyrinthia paraba Martins & Galileo, 1991, Amapanesia exotica (Martins & Galileo, 1991), Sibapipunga beckeri (Martins & Galileo, 1992), Juninia annulifera (Kirsch, 1889), Isomerida albicollis (Laporte, 1840), Adesmus diana (Thomson, 1860), A. pirauna Galileo & Martins, 1999, Phoebe concinna White, 1856 and Leucophoebe albaria (Bates, 1872). A key to the species of Essosthrutella is added.

Novos Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) da Região Neotropical

A key to the species of Murupeaca Martins & Galileo, 1992 is presented and M. tavakiliani, from French Guyana, is described. Hemiloapis gen. nov. and its type-species, H. yandaira sp. nov. are described from Bolivia.Two new species are described in the genus Mariliana Lane, 1970, M. amazonica sp. nov. from French Guiana and M. cicadellida sp. nov. from Bolivia. A key to the species of Mariliana is added. Two other new species of the genus Erana Bates, 1866 are described: E. septuosa sp. nov. and E. rosea sp. nov., both from Panama.