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The Mantodea (Insecta: Dictyoptera) of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: First List of Species and Geographical Records
Registered in ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AB29472A-65A4-4B95-AF3F-E89551DAB63B Raphael Aquino Heleodoro¹, Antonio Arnovis Agudelo¹ & Ricardo Andreazze²
1. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, e-mail: [email protected] (Corresponding author), [email protected]. 2. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, e-mail: [email protected]. ______
EntomoBrasilis 9 (3): 202-206 (2016)
Abstract. This study presents a list of the mantis species from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte and their distribution within the state. The records are derived from specimens deposited in the “Adalberto Antonio Varela Freire” Entomological Collection at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. This collection holds a total of 1,816 specimens, representing 30 species distributed in 16 genera distributed in 44 localities. There are two new records to Brazil, 10 to the Northeastern region of Brazil (and Caatinga biome) and 25 to the Rio Grande do Norte.
Keywords: Atlantic Forest; Caatinga; Entomology; Neotropics; Praying mantis.
Os Mantodea (Insecta: Dictyoptera) do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil: Primeira Lista de Espécies e Ocorrências Geográficas
Resumo. Este trabalho apresenta a primeira lista de espécies de louva-a-deus do Rio Grande do Norte, bem como sua distribuição dentro do Estado. Os registros das espécies são oriundos de espécimes depositados na Coleção Entomológica “Adalberto Antonio Varela Freire”, localizada na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Essa coleção possui um total de 1.816 espécimes de Mantodea depositados, representando 30 espécies distribuídas em 16 gêneros.
Palavras-chave: Entomologia; Caatinga; Floresta Atlântica; louva-a-deus; Neotrópico.
______ists of species are extremely important for many different Material and methods fields of biological research, such as conservation, ecology, and taxonomy. These lists can be used to plan collecting The preserved specimens were all from the CEAAVF, and were schedules and provide historical information on the local fauna either pinned or stored in vials containing 70% alcohol. We and flora, as well as providing a baseline for future research. also collected mantodean specimens in the field to increase Despite recent efforts, the diversity of the Brazilian Mantodea is the number of taxa recorded. These specimens were collected still poorly known. Only three species lists are available for the 26 between November 2011 and October 2013 (24 hours per month) Brazilian states – one for the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Do r n e l e s consecutively by active searching with a flashlight, together with et. al. 2005), one that documents the mantids of the Museum one light trap composed of a vertical sheet illuminated by a 250 of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (Ro d r i g u e s & Ca n c e l l o W mercury lamp. This light trap was set in clearings or near 2013), and other for the Parque Nacional da Serra das Confusões, the edge of the forest to improve the range of the illumination, in Piauí (Me n e z e s et al. 2013). Me n e z e s & Br a v o (2014) provided a and was turned on at 17:00 h and then turned off at 05:00 h, list of Mantodea species of the semi-arid area of Brazil containing coinciding with the crepuscular periods at the end and beginning records from the States of Alagoas, Ceará, Paraíba Pernambuco, of the day, respectively. At least two collectors were present at Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte. Me n e z e s (2015) made a short each collect expedition. The specimens collected were euthanized list of the Reserva Biológica de Pedra Talhada (ranging from with 70% alcohol and stored in Falcon tubes with 90% alcohol, the States of Alagoas and Pernambuco). More general lists of and then catalogued and deposited at the CEAAVF. Neotropical mantises are provided by Ag u d e l o et al. (2007) and Specimens were collected in the following municipalities (with Eh r m a n n & Ko ç a k (2009). GPS coordinates): Açu (05º34’36” S 36º54’31” W), Canguaretama The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte encompasses two (06º22’48” S 35º07’44” W), Ceará-Mirim (05º38’04” S, critically endangered biomes, the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and 35º25’32” W), Galinhos (05º05’26” S, 36º16’31” W), Jucurutu the Caatinga, although no species lists of any insect group are (06º02’02” S, 37º01’13” W), Macau (05º06’54” S, 36º38’04” W), available for the Rio Grande do Norte, despite the importance Martins (06º05’16” S, 37º54’40” W), Nísia Floresta (06º05’28” of this information for the planning of conservation strategies. W, 35º12’31” S), and Pau dos Ferros (06º06’36” S, 38º12’16” There are only few records available are from Br a v o & Ca l o r W). (2014). Given this situation, the present study aimed to provide a list of the species of Mantodea from the Rio Grande do Norte, The specimens were identified based on the descriptions and using material deposited in the “Adalberto Antonio Varela Freira” identification keys ofB u r m e i s t e r (1838); Gi g l i o -To s (1929); Be i e r Entomological Collection (CAAVF) of the Federal University of (1942); La Gr e c a & Lo mb a r d o (1989); Te r r a (1995); Lo mb a r d o Rio Grande do Norte. (2000); Ag u d e l o & Ch i c a (2003); Lo mb a r d o & Ippolito (2004) www.periodico.ebras.bio.br Taxonomia e Sistemática/ Taxonomy and Systematics 203 n mp wr poue fo tee oriae o the ranging from01to773( on number suffix a and coordinates “MAN” namely prefix with code voucher these a from Google produced http://www.simplemappr.ne labels, were from specimen the maps by acquired provided and data were the on based coordinates Earth™ geographic The 10% KOHwhenevernecessary. with treated and tweezer, featherweight a using extracted were genitalia The genitalia. the and body the of morphology external Table 1. List of the insect species of the order Mantodea recorded in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil according to classification of classification to according Brazil Norte, do Grande Rio in recorded Mantodea order the of species insect the of List 1. Table and (2016). Brunneria brasiliensis Brunneria subaptera Brunneria gracilis Chaeteessa caudata Liturgusa parva Liturgusa maya(Saussure&Zehntner,1894)( Liturgusa annulipes Stagmatoptera precaria Stagmatoptera pia Stagmatoptera hyaloptera(Perty,1832)( Parastagmatoptera unipunctata(Burmeister,1838)(♂57) Oxyopsis Oxyopsis Stagmatopterinae Acontista sp.(♂304) Acontistinae Decimiana rehni(Chopard,1913)( Decimiana hebardiLombardo,2000( Acanthopinae Phyllovates brasiliensis Vatinae Mantoida brunneriana Mantoida argentinaeLaGreca&Lombardo,1989(♂10)( Phyllovates stolli Mantoida luteola Zoolea descampsiEhrmann&Roy(♂3) Cardioptera squalodon Cardioptera brachypteraBurmeister,1838( ♂424) Cardiopterinae The Mantodea(Dictyoptera:Insecta)ofRioGrandedoNorte,… R y o & sp. 2 sp. 1 E r h m Giglio-tos, 1915(♂2) n n a (Saussure &Zehntner,1894)( Westwood, 1889( Giglio-Tos, 1915(♂58) Saussure &Zehntner,1894( Saussure, 1871( (Serville, 1839)(♂7) 20) Ietfctos ee ae onthe based were Identifications (2009). Saussure, 1869(♂11) Saussure, 1870( Saussure, 1871( Werner, 1932( Piza, 1982( Linneaus, 1758(♂20)( Annex 1-Metadat Taxon est. l te pcmn have specimens the All website. t ♂1) ♂15) ♂3) ♂19) ♂9) ♀6) ♂58)(♀1) ♂81)(♀2) ♂53)(♀3) a). ♂1)(♀1) ♀5) ♂16) ♂11)( ♀3) ♀1) COPTOPTERYGIDAE CHAETEESSIDAE ACANTHOPIDAE LITURGSIDAE MANTOIDIDAE PHOTINAIDAE MANTIDAE oaih; uuuú 2) Praii (1; ednis 3) Sna Maria Santa (39); SerraNegradoNorte(41). (34); Pendências (31); Parnamirim (20); Jucurutú Goianinha; (33); SerraNegradoNorte(41). Avelino Pedro (28); Natal (20); Jucurutú (11); Carnaubais (1); Rodrigues Alto Açu (3);Macau(24);Mossoró(27);Natal(28);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Natal (29);NísiaFloresta(29). Ceará-Mirim (12);NísiaFloresta(29). Caicó (8);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Nísia Floresta(29). (26); Mossoró(27);Natal(28);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Martins (23); Macaíba (14); Extremoz (12); Ceará-Mirim (1); Rodrígues Alto Ceará-Mirim (12). Barra deCunhaú(5);Parnamirim(31). Alto Rodrigues(1);Mossoró(27);Pendências(34);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Macaiba (23). (31); SãoJosédeMipibú(40);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Parnamirim (29); Floresta Nísia (28); Natal (23); Macaíba (12); Ceará-Mirim (23); Natal(28);NísiaFloresta(29);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Carnaubais (11); Ceará-Mirim (12); Jucurutú (20); Lagoa Pintada (21); Macaíba Ceará-Mirim (12);MonteAlegre(26);Natal(28);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Norte (41). do Negra Serra (40); Mipibú de José São (38); Cruz Santa (31); Parnamirim Ceará-Mirim (12); Macaíba (23); Mossoró (27); Natal (28) Nísia Floresta (29); Macaíba (12);Mossoró(27);Natal(28);SerraNegradoNorte(41.) Carnaubais (11);Macaíba(23);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Parnamirim (31);SerraNegradoNorte(41). Alto Rodrigues (1); Açu (3); Carnaubais (11); Mossoró (27); Nísia Floresta (29); Ceará-Mirim (12);Parnamirim(31);SantaCruz(38). Carnaubais (11);Ceará-Mirim(12);Macaíba(23);SerraNegradoNorte (41). Negra doNorte(41); Upanema(43). Serra (39); Maria Santa (35); Branco Poço (34); Pendências (31); Parnamirim Ipueira (17); Macaíba (23); (7); Martins (25); Jesus Mossoró (27); Bom Natal (28); (4); Nísia Floresta (29); Formosa Baía (2); Arês (1); Rodrigues Alto Açu; Alto Rodrigues(1);Extremoz(14);Macaíba(23);SerraNegradoNorte (41). João Câmara(19); SerraNegradoNorte(41).
These specimenswererecordedat44localities(Figure1). 1). (Table families eight and genera 16 in distributed species 30 during collected were 103 fieldwork. Based and on the analysis of these CAAVF specimens, we identified the in deposited were We analyzed a total of 1816 mantodean specimens, of which 1713 Geographical Record Results e-ISSN 1983-0572 Heleodoro R a r e v i to becontinued & et al. S n o s n e v ...
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Table 1. Continuation... Taxon Geographical Record Photiomantinae Alto Rodrigues (1); Arês (2); Açu (3); Caicó (8); Caraúbas (10); Carnaubais (11); Ceará-Mirim (12); Currais Novos (13); Extremoz (14); Jardim do Seridó (18); Photiomantis planicephalla (Rehn, 1916) (♂354)(♀8) Lajes (22); Macau (24); Martins (25); Mossoró (27); Natal (28); Parelhas (30); Parnamirim (31); Pendências (34); Riacho de Santana (36); Riachuelo (37); Serra Negra do Norte (41); Severiano Melo (42); Vera Cruz (44). Photinainae (Orthoderellini) Paraphotina caatingaensis (Menezes & Bravo 2013) (♂47) Caicó (8); Ceará-Mirim (12); Mossoró (27); Serra Negra do Norte (41). THESPIDAE Musoniellini Açu (3); Martins (25); Natal (28); Nísia Floresta (29); Serra Negra do Norte Musoniella brasiliensis Giglio-Tos, 1916 (♂91)(♀4) (41). Alto Rodrigues (1); Açu (3); Carnaubais (12); João Câmara (19); Lajes (22); Musoniella chopardi Giglio-Tos, 1916 (♂13)(♀3) Macaíba (23); Martins (25); Mossoró (27); Natal (28); Nísia Floresta (29); Parnamirim (31); Serra Negra do Norte (41). Thespini Mossoró (27); Natal (28); Nísia Floresta (29); Parelhas (30); Parnamirim (31); Thesprotia brevis Giglio-Tos, 1915 (♂76)(♀1) Serra Negra do Norte (41). Thesprotia infumata Audinet-Serville, 1839 (♂30) Carnaubais (11); Lagoa Salgada (21); Serra Negra do Norte (41).
Figure 1. Distribution of the collecting localities of Mantodea in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, registered in the Coleção Entomológica Adalberto Antonio Varela Freire. Figure made by authors. Black dots represents the city registered and the number on the left to the dot or following a line refers to name of the location. Numeration and naming in alphabetical order = 1: Alto Rodrigues; 2: Arês; 3: Açu; 4: Baía Formosa; 5: Barra de Cunhaú; 6: Boa Saúde; 7: Bom Jesus; 8: Caicó; 9: Canguaretama; 10: Caraúbas; 11: Carnaubais; 12: Ceará-mirim; 13: Currais Novos; 14: Extremoz; 15: Galinhos; 16: Goianinha; 17: Ipueira; 18: Jardim do Seridó; 19: João Câmara; 20: Jucurutú; 21: Lagoa Salgada; 22: Lajes; 23: Macaíba; 24: Macau; 25: Martins; 26: Monte Alegre; 27: Mossoró; 28: Natal; 29: Nísia Floresta; 30: Parelhas; 31: Parnamirim; 32: Pau dos Ferros; 33: Pedro Avelino; 34: Pendências; 35: Poço Branco; 36: Riacho de Santana; 37: Riachuelo; 38: Santa Cruz; 39: Santa Maria; 40: São José de Mipibú; 41: Serra Negra do Norte; 42: Severiano Melo; 43: Upanema; 44: Vera Cruz.
Discussion from which their common name of “bark mantises” is derived (Sv e n s o n 2014). This type of microhabitat is common in the The relatively small number of female specimens (38 of the relatively humid interior of the Atlantic Forest, but not in the total of 1816) found in the present study can be attributed to more arid Caatinga which has a prolonged dry season, when the principal methods using by the collectors of the specimens the lichen tends to disappear from the trees, together with the available in the CAAVF, i.e., light traps, which do not attract the animals that occupy this substrate. However, there are humid females of many apterous or brachypterous species (Te r r a & areas in Caatinga, in example of the city of Martins (25), in Rio Ag u d e l o 2012). In this case, females can only be collected using Grande do Norte, which probably have specimens of Liturgusidae active searches, which are hampered by the cryptic coloration of living there, but so far were not found. The species of the genus these insects. Oxyopsis were also found exclusively in coastal area, not only in fragments of Atlantic forest, but also in environments dominated The distribution patterns of the different mantodean taxa varied by dunes. Photiomantis planicephala (Rehn) is the most common considerably in this study. The species of the genus Liturgursa, and widespread species in the collection, being present in both 204 for example, were only found in fragments of Atlantic Forest humid and arid areas, and at all elevations, recorded in 23 areas. in coastal areas. This is probably because of the microhabitat Cardioptera brachyptera (Burmeister) and Parastagmatoptera occupied by these insects – tree bark covered with lichen – unipunctata Burmeister are also found in all areas between sea e-ISSN 1983-0572 Setembro - Dezembro 2016 - www.periodico.ebras.bio.br EntomoBrasilis 9 (3) level and the state’s highlands, but only in humid habitats with a References well-defined rainy season. Agudelo, A., 2016. Catálogo Taxonomico da Funa do Brasil. A very large proportion of all the specimens were collected at Avaliable on:
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Heleodoro, R.A., A.A. Agudelo & R. Andreazze, 2016. The Mantodea (Dictyoptera: Insecta) of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: First List of Species and Geographical Records. EntomoBrasilis, 9 (3): 202-206. Available on: doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v9i3.637 206
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