Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Animal Science and Zoology, Aquatic Science
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Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Cave-dwelling species of Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete, 2015 (Psocodea: Ptiloneuridae) from southwestern Brazil: new species, wing variation, and new geographic and troglophile status records Natália Soares Reategui, Antoniel Francisco Pereira, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rafael Boldrini, José Albertino Rafael, et al. European Journal of Taxonomy, 2026 Three new troglophilic species of Brasineura Silva-Neto & García Aldrete, 2015 are described and illustrated herein: Brasineura hpba Reategui, Pereira, Rafael & Silva-Netosp. nov., B. renaissance Reategui, Pereira, Rafael & Silva-Neto sp. nov., and B. vicentoi Reategui, Pereira, Rafael & Silva-Neto sp. nov. Intraspecific variation in wing venation is documented for the newly described taxa. Additionally, we report for the first time the occurrence of B. serranortensis Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2016 and B.spinosa Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2018 within cave environments. An updated distribution map of the species of Brasineura in Brazil is provided, along with an identification key based on male morphological characters. With the inclusion of these new records, the number of the species of Brasineura known from Brazil rises to ten. This study significantly advances the understanding of the diversity and distribution of free-living lice associated with Brazilian cave ecosystems.
Neurostigma Enderlein, 1900 (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Epipsocidae) from Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: new species and variations in forewings Natália S. Reategui, José A. Rafael, Alberto M. da Silva-Neto European Journal of Taxonomy, 2025 Five new species of Neurostigma collected in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest are described and illustrated: Neurostigma alfonsoi sp. nov., N. patriciae sp. nov., N. angelicum sp. nov., N. spinosum sp. nov. and N. willkeniae sp. nov. The first record of Neurostigma for the Brazilian state of Rondônia is included, along with an unpdated distribution map of male specimens of Neurostigma. An updated identification key of males of the genus is provided. Now, the number of species of Neurostigma recorded for Brazil has increased to 12, with two of them also occurring in Colombia. With this study, we significantly contributed to the knowledge of the diversity of the genus, which increased to 19 species.
Neurostigma enderlein, 1990: New records, update diagnosis, description, redescription, description increment of females and a new synonymy (psocodea: “psocoptera”: Epipsocidae) Natália Soares Reategui, José Albertino Rafael, Alberto Moreira da Silva-Neto Papeis Avulsos De Zoologia, 2024 In this paper, we treat three species of Neurostigma. For the first, N. roesleri New, 1980 we provide illustrations of the holotype, a revised diagnosis, the female redescription, including the first description of the spermatheca and a distribution map of the species considering N. garcialdretei Mendivil Nieto, Gonzalez Obando & Carrejo Gironza, 2020 syn. nov. For the second species, N. enderleini New, we redescribe the male, describe and illustrate the unknown female, and provide a revised diagnosis and new records for the Brazilian states of Amapá and Rondônia. For the third species, N. xanthopterum New, 1980, we include the first description and illustration of the spermatheca.
Synopsis of the Ptiloneuropsis Roesler, 1940 (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Ptiloneuridae), with a new cave-dwelling species from Brazil NATÁLIA SOARES REATEGUI, RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA, JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL, ALBERTO MOREIRA DA SILVA-NETO Zootaxa, 2024 A new cave-dwelling species of Ptiloneuropsis from southeastern Brazil, is here described based on both sexes, illustrated and named as: Ptiloneuropsis krenaki sp. nov. This new species differs from Ptiloneuropsis immaculata Roesler, 1940 and Ptiloneuropsis diamantina Silva-Neto, García Aldrete & Rafael, 2018 in details of the hypandrium and phallosome. In addition to the third new species of the Ptiloneuropsis, descriptions of variation in the fore and hindwings veins are also given. The diagnosis of Ptiloneuropsis is updated, and P. immaculata is redescribed. Furthermore, the first identification key for Ptiloneuropsis species, based on males, is presented.
Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: Setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil Walter A. Boeger, Michel P. Valim, Hussam Zaher, José A. Rafael, Rafaela C. Forzza, et al. Zoologia, 2024 The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil ( CTFB ) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606
Neurostigma Enderlein, 1900 (Psocodea, 'Psocoptera', Epipsocidae): A new species of Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, and new records for Brazil NATÁLIA SOARES REATEGUI, JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL, Danilo Pacheco Cordeiro, ALBERTO MOREIRA DA SILVA-NETO Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2022 A new species of Neurostigma, collected in an area of Atlantic Rainforest, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, is described and illustrated, namely: Neurostigma atlanticum sp. nov. The first record of Neurostigma garcialdretei Mendivil-Nieto, Gonzalez-Obando & Carrejo-Gironza, 2020, from Brazil was made.
Neurostigma xanthopterum New, 1980 (Psocodea: Psocoptera: Epipsocidae): updated diagnosis, description of a female specimen, morphological variations and a checklist of all known species of the genus Natália Soares Reategui, José Albertino Rafael, Alberto Moreira da Silva-Neto Papeis Avulsos De Zoologia, 2022 The holotype of the Neurostigma xanthopterum New, 1980 is here illustrated based on photographs. We also describe and illustrate a previously unknown female individual that is assigned to this species. New records for five localities in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, one in the Brazilian state of Acre and another in the Brazilian state of Amapá, are presented. The mouthparts of both sexes are here describe and illustrate. Thirteen types of variation and anomalies in the fore-hindwing veins were found. We found unique patterns in the number and shape of transverse veins in the pterostigma between individuals. We also identified a large variation in the denticles present in the lacinia. Therefore, we suggest these variable characteristics (fore-hindwing veins and lacinia denticles) are not to be used for the diagnosis of species of this genus. A revised diagnosis of N. Xanthopterum is also presented.
