A description of the nymph of Anacroneuria ofaye Froehlich (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and a apparatus for rearing Neotropical stonefly species

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New species and records of Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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Description of immatures and association with adults of three species of Anacroneuria Klapalek (Plecoptera: Perlidae) of the Brazilian Amazon

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A Description of the nymph of Anacroneuria ofaye (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and a rearing apparatus for rearing Neotropical stonefly species

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Two new species and a new record of Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Central Brazil

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A description of the nymph of Anacroneuria ofaye Froehlich (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and a apparatus for rearing Neotropical stonefly species

The Neotropical genus Anacroneuria (Perlidae) is represented by more than 300 species. Among the Brazilian Anacroneuria, only the nymphs of two species have been described. In this paper, we described the nymph of A. ofaye Froehlich and an apparatus for rearing this genus. This is the first record of A. ofaye from Parana State, Brazil.

Diet of invertebrates sampled in leaf-bags incubated in a tropical headwater stream

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Two new species of Perlidae (Plecoptera) from Mato Grosso State, western Brazil

Adult stoneflies collected in emergence and light traps in central Mato Grosso State are studied. Two new species, Anacroneuria jaciara sp.n. and Macrogynoplax matogrossensis sp.n. are described. Copyright © 2005 Magnolia Press.

Plecoptera (Insecta) imaturos da Amazônia brasileira

Este estudo apresenta pela primeira vez, uma classificação dos imaturos de Plecoptera da Amazônia brasileira baseada em exemplares coletados durante o desenvolvimento da tese e outros existentes em coleções que foram emprestados para o estudo (INPA, MZUSP, IEPA, MPEG). A classificação é baseada em caracteres morfológicos externos, tanto aqueles já utilizados por outros autores como outros acrescentados no presente estudo. Coletas recentes foram feitas nas seguintes localidades (Microbacias do rio Apeú e Peixe-Boi, Serra dos Martírios- Andorinhas, reserva Nacional de Caxiuanã, Flona do Amapá, Serra do Tepequém). As coletas de campo foram feitas com rede entomológica aquática com 0,4cm de malha, peneira de aço com 0,7cm de malha e rede de arrasto com 0,3cm de malha. Após as coletas as ninfas foram triadas em bandejas de plástico e os exemplares em avançado estádio de desenvolvimento, foram acondicionados em caixa de isopor pequena e, em seguida transportados para criação. Ninfas foram criadas até adultos para se obter a precisa relação entre estes. Descrevem-se as técnicas de criação como novos métodos em copos plásticos feitas no próprio igarapé onde foram coletadas e em tanque de fibrocimento no Campus de Pesquisa do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Parâmetros físico-químicos da água foram mensurados nos locais de coleta como: temperatura, pH, oxigênio dissolvido e condutividade elétrica, além da caracterização ambiental quanto ao tipo de fundo, dossel, mata adjacente. O material estudado contém: ninfas de diversos instares que não foram associadas aos adultos; ninfas e exúvias que foram criadas e associadas aos adultos; adultos obtidos por coletas e através de criação de ninfas. Os imaturos foram descritos utilizando-se a terminologia de Hynes (1941), Haper & Stewart (1984), Froehlich (1984), Hamada & Couceiro (2003) e Olifiers et al., (2005). Foram descritas seis ninfas das espécies A. marlieri, A. minuta, A. manauensis, M. delicata, M. pulchra e E, froehlichi; ninfas de quatorze morfoespécies, sendo onze do gênero Anacroneuria: A. sp. n. 1, A. sp. n. 2, A. sp.JMFR1, A. sp.JMFR2, A. sp.JMFR3, A. sp.JMFR4, A. sp.JMFR5, A. sp.JMFR6, A. sp.JMFR7, A. sp.JMFR8, A. sp.JMFR9, A. sp.JMFR10, A. sp.JMFR11; dois do gênero Macrogynoplax: M. sp.JMFR1, M. sp.JMFR2 e uma do gênero Enderleina: E. sp.JMFR1. As morfoespécies certamente são espécies novas que serão descritas oportunamente após a associação com os adultos. Apresenta-se, pela primeira vez, uma chave de classificação para as espécies e morfoespécies de imaturos da Amazônia brasileira.

Plecoptera from Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil

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Perlidae (Insecta: Plecoptera) da Serra do Roncador: região leste do Estado do Mato Grosso, Brasil

Pós-graduação em Biociências - FCLAS

Perlidae (Plecoptera) from Southeastern Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil

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A new species and notes on Perlidae (Plecoptera) from Paraná and Santa Catarina States, southern Brazil

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Macroinvertebrate abundance in tropical Andean streams, Ecuador

Deforestation in the tropical Andes is affecting ecological conditions of streams, and determination of how much forest should be retained is a pressing task for conservation, restoration and management strategies. We calculated and analyzed eight benthic metrics (structural, compositional and water quality indices) and a physical-chemical composite index with gradients of vegetation cover to assess the effects of deforestation on macroinvertebrate communities and water quality of 23 streams in southern Ecuadorian Andes. Using a geographical information system (GIS), we quantified vegetation cover at three spatial scales: the entire catchment, the riparian buffer of 30 m width extending the entire stream length, and the local scale defined for a stream reach of 100 m in length and similar buffer width. Macroinvertebrate and water quality metrics had the strongest relationships with vegetation cover at catchment and riparian scales, while vegetation cover did not show any association with the macroinvertebrate metrics at local scale. At catchment scale, the water quality metrics indicate that ecological condition of Andean streams is good when vegetation cover is over 70%. Further, macroinvertebrate community assemblages were more diverse and related in catchments largely covered by native vegetation (>70%). Overall, our results suggest that retaining an important quantity of native vegetation cover within the catchments and a linkage between headwater and riparian forests help to maintain and improve stream biodiversity and water quality in Andean streams affected by deforestation. Also, this research proposes that a strong regulation focused to the management of riparian buffers can be successful when decision making is addressed to conservation/restoration of Andean catchments.

Macroinvertebrate abundance in montane tropical streams of varying land-use, Ecuador

Despite the importance of tropical montane cloud forest streams, studies investigating aquatic communities in these regions are rare and knowledge on the driving factors of community structure is missing. The objectives of this study therefore were to understand how land-use influences habitat structure and macroinvertebrate communities in cloud forest streams of southern Ecuador. We evaluated these relationships in headwater streams with variable land cover, using multivariate statistics to identify relationships between key habitat variables and assemblage structure, and to resolve differences in composition among sites. Results show that shading intensity, substrate type and pH were the environmental parameters most closely related to variation in community composition observed among sites. In addition, macroinvertebrate density and partly diversity was lower in forested sites, possibly because the pH in forested streams lowered to almost 5 during spates. Standard bioindicator metrics were unable to detect the changes in assemblage structure between disturbed and forested streams. In general, our results indicate that tropical montane headwater streams are complex and heterogeneous ecosystems with low invertebrate densities. We also found that some amount of disturbance, i.e. patchy deforestation, can lead at least initially to an increase in macroinvertebrate taxa richness of these streams.