A5077694944- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
National Institute of Amazonian Research
2021-2024
Center for Effective Philanthropy
2024
Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis
2024
Coca Cola (United States)
2024
Universidade Estadual do Piau
2020
Some regions, such as the Northeast Region of Brazil, are still severely understudied and trichopteran fauna this region is not entirely known, mainly in areas from Cerrado Caatinga biomes. Currently, 25 species have been reported Piauí State, but most these records concentrated one locality. This study aimed to update knowledge Trichoptera diversity state, including description a new geographic for Brazil. The samples were collected seven municipalities, using various traps. Specimens also...
Ochrotrichia Mosely is the most species-rich group of microcaddisflies in Neotropical Region. However, knowledge about this genus Brazil still limited; only 11 species are known, distributed Atlantic Forest (9), Caatinga (3), and Amazon (1) biomes. In paper, three new described illustrated based on adult males collected Ducke Reserve, a protected area administered by Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA), located central Amazonia, Brazil. belodes sp. nov., O. buenosoria nov....
The microcaddisfly Neotropical genus Metrichia Ross, is recorded for the first time from state of Tocantins, northern Brazil, through discovery two species: elongata sp. nov. and vulgaris Santos, Takiya & Nessimian 2016. Herein, new species described illustrated based on males collected in a protected preserved area Cerrado biome Tocantins. can be recognized mainly by type position setae inferior appendages morphology dorsolateral hook. these increases number Brazilian seven to eight are...
Helicopsyche von Siebold, 1856 is divided into six subgenera, of which two occur in Brazil: H. (Cochliopsyche) with nine spp. and (Feropsyche) 25 Although the latter subgenus most species-rich country, only three species are known from Brazilian Amazon. In this study, we describe illustrate new for Central Amazonia, johansoni sp. nov. manaos based on morphology adult males. addition, a map distribution Amazon provided.
The microcaddisfly genus Metrichia Ross is the second most species-rich within Ochrotrichiinae, comprising 141 species distributed mainly in Central America. Recently, a large number of have been described for Brazilian fauna; however, these only are known from Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado biomes. Aiming to fill gaps, three new illustrated based on males collected protected preserved areas Amazonia: Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Parque Serra Divisor da Mocidade. divisor sp. nov.,...
Sixteen species of the microcaddisfly Ochrotrichia Mosely, 1934 (Hydroptilidae) have been recorded so far in Brazil, mainly distributed Atlantic Forest southeastern Brazil. In order to reduce Linnean and Wallacean shortfalls for Brazilian fauna, we diagnose, describe, illustrate three new based on adult males from protected preserved areas Cerrado biome Federal District (Central-West region), Minas Gerais (Southeast region) Tocantins (North states; all them named honor great entomologists...