Sistemática da vespa parasitoide Acrotaphus Townes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) e taxonomia dos gêneros afins

The Polysphincta genus-group is a clade within the tribe Ephialtini (Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) characterized by parasitoid wasps that utilize adult and sub-adult spiders as host. The most recent phylogeny of the group, using morphological data, divided the group into seven clades, the clade F consisting of ‘Polysphincta’ + (Ticapimpla + (Hymenoepimecis + Acrotaphus)), being Polysphincta paraphiletic and Ticapimpla, Hymenoepimecis and Acrotaphus monophyletic. This study aimed to study the taxonomy of genera of clade F in order to organized and contribute to future studies of neotropical Pimplinae. For this the thesis was divided in five parts: 1) the genus Acrotaphus Townes was reviewed. Sixteen new species were described (A. amajari sp. n., A. amazonicus sp. n., A. bodoquenaensis sp. n., A. cuzconus sp. n., A. dolichopus sp. n., A. homeofranklini sp. n., A. jackiechani sp. n., A. kourou sp. n., A. micrus sp. n., A. monotaenius sp. n., A. nambilloensis sp. n., A. pseudoamazonicus sp. n., A. pseudomexicanus sp. n., A. sobczaki sp. n., A. venezuelanus sp. n. and A. zampieronae sp. n.). In addition, A. mexicanus (Cameron) was redescribed, new characters were added, such as the description of the male’s genitalia for the first time. Also, an identification key, diagnoses and digital images for all species of the genus were provided. 2) A cladistic analysis of genus Acrotaphus Townes was performed using 46 morphological characteres and 35 terminal taxa (nine outgroup and 26 ingroup). Acrotaphus was corroborated as monophyletic, having your sister group the genus Hymenoepimecis Viereck (Zaglyptus + (Polysphincta + (Ticapimpla + (Hymenoepimecis + Acrotaphus)))). Besides, the internal topology of the genus was here first proposed, resulting in eight clades, with the largest number of species in its terminal branches in the clades G and H. In addition, characters from the male genital capsule were added and tested for the first time. 3) Polysphincta dizardi Gauld species-group was reviewed. Six new species were described: P. cosnipata sp. n., P. inca sp. n., P. macroepomia sp. n., P. organensis sp. n., P. pichincha sp. n. and P. teresa sp. n.. Also, diagnosis, taxonomic key and digital images for all species were provided. 4) A taxonomic study of genus Hymenoepimecis Viereck from Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua and Peru was realized. Seven new species were described: H. andina sp. n., H. castilloi sp. n., H. dolichocarinata sp. n., H. ecuatoriana sp. n., H. longilobus sp. n., H. pucallpina sp. n. and H. rafaeli sp. n.. Besides, new geographical records, digital images and an identification key for all species of genus were provided. 5) A taxonomic study of genus Ticapimpla Gauld was realized. The males T. carinata Palacio et al. and T. matamatae Palacio et al. were associated and described, the genus was recorded for the first time to French Guiana, the species T. amazonica Palacio et al., T. carinata, T. matamatae and T. soinii Palacio et al. were recorded for the first time to Brazil. Besides, diagnosis and digital images of these species were added.O grupo de gêneros Polysphincta é um clado dentro da tribo Ephialtini (Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) cujas vespas parasitoides utilizam adultos e sub-adultos de aranhas construtoras de teia orbiculares como hospedeiros. A filogenia mais recente do grupo, utilizando dados morfológicos, havia dividido o grupo em sete clados, sendo o clado F composto pelos gêneros ‘Polysphincta’ + (Ticapimpla + (Hymenoepimecis + Acrotaphus)), ou seja, Polysphincta parafilético e Ticapimpla, Hymenoepimecis e Acrotaphus monofiléticos. O objetivo aqui foi estudar a taxonomia dos gêneros do clado F a fim de organizar e contribuir com estudos futuros dos Pimplinae neotropicais. Para isso, a tese foi dividida em cinco partes: 1) A revisão taxonômica do gênero Acrotaphus Townes. Foram descritas 16 novas espécies (A. amajari sp. n., A. amazonicus sp. n., A. bodoquenaensis sp. n., A. cuzconus sp. n., A. dolichopus sp. n., A. homeofranklini sp. n., A. jackiechani sp. n., A. kourou sp. n., A. micrus sp. n., A. monotaenius sp. n., A. nambilloensis sp. n., A. pseudoamazonicus sp. n., A. pseudomexicanus sp. n., A. sobczaki sp. n., A. venezuelanus sp. n. e A. zampieronae sp. n.). Em adição, A. mexicanus (Cameron) foi redescrita, novos caracteres foram adicionados, no qual foi realizado a descrição da genitália do macho pela primeira vez. Além disso, foi providenciado uma chave de identificação, diagnoses e imagens digitais para todas as espécies do gênero. 2) Uma análise cladística do gênero Acrotaphus Townes foi realizada usando 46 caracteres morfológicos e 35 táxons terminais (nove no grupo externo e 26 no grupo interno). Acrotaphus foi corroborado como monofilético (Zaglyptus + (Polysphincta + (Ticapimpla + (Hymenoepimecis + Acrotaphus)))), tendo como grupo irmão o gênero Hymenoepimecis Viereck. Além disso, a topologia interna do gênero foi proposta pela primeira vez, resultando em oito clados, com o maior número de espécies em seus ramos terminais nos clados G e H. Em adição, foram adicionados e testados pela primeira vez caracteres da cápsula genital dos machos. 3) O grupo de espécies Polysphincta dizardi Gauld foi revisado. Seis espécies novas foram descritas: P. cosnipata sp. n., P. inca sp. n., P. macroepomia sp. n., P. organensis sp. n., P. pichincha sp. n. e P. teresa sp. n.. Em adição, foram providenciadas diagnoses, chave taxonômica e imagens digitais para todas as espécies. 4) Um estudo taxonômico do gênero Hymenoepimecis Viereck do Equador, Guiana Francesa, Nicarágua e Peru foi realizado. Sete novas espécies foram descritas: H. andina sp. n., H. castilloi sp. n., H. dolichocarinata sp. n., H. ecuatoriana sp. n., H. longilobus sp. n., H. pucallpina sp. n. e H. rafaeli sp. n.. Em adição, novos registros geográficos, imagens digitais e uma chave de identificação para todas as espécies do gênero foram providenciadas. 5) O estudo taxonômico do gênero Ticapimpla Gauld foi realizado. Os machos de T. carinata e T. matamatae foram descritos e registrados pela primeira vez para a Guiana Francesa, como também foram registradas, pela primeira vez, as espécies T. amazonica, T. carinata, T. matamatae e T. soinii para o Brasil. Em adição, foram adicionadas diagnoses e imagens digitais dessas espécies

Taxonomia de Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) na Amazônia brasileira

Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae), is a genus of neotropical wasp ectoparasitoid koinobiont of orb-weaving spiders. Species of the genus occurring in the Brazilian Amazon were studied here. Three species were redescribed with the addition of new characters: H. bicolor (Brullé, 1846), H. heteropus (Kriechbaumer, 1890), H. neotropica (Brues & Richardson, 1913), of which the first and two have recognized their male and all have had magnified its geographical distribution. Furthermore, seven new species were described and illustrated with colored pictures and schematic drawings of the main diagnostic characters. Finally, with the aim of gathering information for all species studied, maps with their geographic records, diagnosis and remarks were included, beyond an identification key.Hymenoepimecis Viereck, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae), é um gênero neotropical de vespas ectoparasitoides cenobiontes de aranhas construtoras de teias. Foram estudadas aqui as espécies do gênero que ocorrem na Amazônia brasileira. Três espécies foram redescritas com a adição de novos caracteres: H. bicolor (Brullé, 1846), H. heteropus (Kriechbaumer, 1890), H. neotropica (Brues & Richardson, 1913), sendo que as duas primeiras tiveram seus machos reconhecidos e todas tiveram sua distribuição geográfica ampliada. Além disso, sete novas espécies foram, descritas e ilustradas com imagens coloridas e desenhos esquemáticos dos principais caracteres diagnósticos. Por fim, com o objetivo de reunir as informações para todas as espécies estudadas, mapas com seus registros geográficos, diagnoses e comentários foram incluídos, além de uma chave de identificação

First record of egg sac predation of the fly Pseudogaurax cingulatus Sabrosky (Diptera, Chloropidae) upon spider Tetragnatha sp. (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in northern Brazil

Pseudogaurax Malloch is a worldwide genus of Chloropidae with 33 species in the Neotropical region and 12 occurring in Brazil. The genus is well-known for the feeding habits of its larvae which attack egg masses and larvae of several arthropods, usually breeding in the egg sacs of spiders. In this study, we expanded the distribution of P. cingulatus to northern Brazil and recorded for the first time the species preying on Tetragnatha egg sacs. In addition, diagnosis, digital images and a distribution map are provided

Parasitism of Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) on Leucauge henryi Mello-Leitão (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) in Brazilian Amazonian

Background A parasitoid wasp Hymenoepimecis manauara Pádua & Oliveira, 2015 was recorded parasitizing, for the first time, a female spider of Leucauge henryi Mello-Leitão, 1940 in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Images, description of the cocoon and comments about this interaction were added. New information First record of Hymenoepimecis manauara parasitizing Leucauge henryi with description of cocoon and comments about this interaction. © Pádua D et al

New records of Ticapimpla Gauld, 1991 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Brazil and French Guiana, with taxonomic notes

Background We report the genus Ticapimpla Gauld, 1991 from French Guiana and the species Ticapimpla amazonica Palacio et al., T. carinata Palacio et al., T. matamatae Palacio et al. and T. soinii Palacio et al. from Brazilian Amazonia. The new discoveries suggest that the genus is widely distributed in Amazonian lowland rain forests. In addition, we diagnose and illustrate the males of T. carinata and T. matamatae for the first time. Short diagnoses and layer-photos for all the Amazonian species are provided. New information The genus Ticapimpla is reported for the first time from French Guiana and the species T. amazonica, T. carinata, T. matamatae and T. soinii from Brazilian Amazonia. In addition, the males of T. carinata and T. matamatae are diagnosed and illustrated for the first time. © Pádua D et al

A new species of Horismenus Walker (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from ootheca of Liturgusa Saussure (Mantodea, Liturgusidae) from Central Amazonas, Brazil

A new species of Horismenus Walker, H. liturgusae Hansson & Schoeninger (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is described from material reared from an ootheca of an unidentified mantid species of genus Liturgusa Saussure (Mantodea: Liturgusidae). The new species is compared to H. argus Hansson, a species it is very similar to. Horismenus liturgusae sp. n. is gregarious and 49 adult specimens developed in the ootheca. This is the first record of a Horismenus species parasitizing mantids, and the first record of a Horismenus species from an ootheca. Copyright Christer Hansson et al

Hexapoda Yearbook (Arthropoda: Mandibulata: Pancrustacea) Brazil 2020: the first annual production survey of new Brazilian species

This paper provided a list of all new Brazilian Hexapoda species described in 2020. Furthermore, based on the information extracted by this list, we tackled additional questions regarding the taxa, the specialists involved in the species descriptions as well as the journals in which those papers have been published. We recorded a total of 680 new Brazilian species of Hexapoda described in 2020, classified in 245 genera, 112 families and 18 orders. These 680 species were published in a total of 219 articles comprising 423 different authors residing in 27 countries. Only 30% of these authors are women, which demonstrates an inequality regarding sexes. In relation to the number of authors by species, the majority of the new species had two authors and the maximum of authors by species was five. We also found inequalities in the production of described species regarding the regions of Brazil, with Southeast and South leading. The top 10 institutions regarding productions of new species have four in the Southeast, two at South and with one ate North Region being the outlier of this pattern. Out of the total 219 published articles, Zootaxa dominated with 322 described species in 95 articles. The average impact factor was of 1.4 with only seven articles being published in Impact Factors above 3, indicating a hardship on publishing taxonomic articles in high-impact journals.The highlight of this paper is that it is unprecedent, as no annual record of Hexapoda species described was ever made in previous years to Brazil.Fil: Silva Neto, Alberto Moreira. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Lopes Falaschi, Rafaela. Universidade Estadual do Ponta Grossa; BrasilFil: Zacca, Thamara. Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional; BrasilFil: Hipólito, Juliana. Universidade Federal da Bahia; BrasilFil: Costa Lima Pequeno, Pedro Aurélio. Universidade Federal de Roraima; BrasilFil: Alves Oliveira, João Rafael. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Oliveira Dos Santos, Roberto. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Heleodoro, Raphael Aquino. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Jacobina, Adaiane Catarina Marcondes. Universidade Federal do Paraná; BrasilFil: Somavilla, Alexandre. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Camargo, Alexssandro. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: de Oliveira Lira, Aline. Universidad Federal Rural Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Sampaio, Aline Amanda. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: da Silva Ferreira, André. Universidad Federal Rural Pernambuco; BrasilFil: Martins, André Luis. Universidade Federal do Paraná; BrasilFil: Figueiredo de Oliveira, Andressa. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul; BrasilFil: Gonçalves da Silva Wengrat , Ana Paula. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz; BrasilFil: Batista Rosa, Augusto Henrique. Universidade Estadual de Campinas; BrasilFil: Dias Corrêa, Caio Cezar. Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional; BrasilFil: Costa De-Souza, Caroline. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi; BrasilFil: Anjos Dos Santos, Danielle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; ArgentinaFil: Pacheco Cordeiro, Danilo. Instituto Nacional Da Mata Atlantica; BrasilFil: Silva Nogueira, David. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Almeida Marques, Dayse Willkenia. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Nunes Barbosa, Diego. Universidade Federal do Paraná; BrasilFil: Mello Mendes, Diego Matheus. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá; BrasilFil: Galvão de Pádua, Diego. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Silva Vilela, Diogo. Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho; BrasilFil: Gomes Viegas, Eduarda Fernanda. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; BrasilFil: Carneiro dos Santos, Eduardo. Universidade Federal do Paraná; BrasilFil: Rodrigues Fernandes, Daniell Rodrigo. Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Brasi

The germline mutational landscape of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Brazil

The detection of germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 is essential to the formulation of clinical management strategies, and in Brazil, there is limited access to these services, mainly due to the costs/availability of genetic testing. Aiming at the identification of recurrent mutations that could be included in a low-cost mutation panel, used as a first screening approach, we compiled the testing reports of 649 probands with pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants referred to 28 public and private health care centers distributed across 11 Brazilian States. Overall, 126 and 103 distinct mutations were identified in BRCA1 and BRCA2, respectively. Twenty-six novel variants were reported from both genes, and BRCA2 showed higher mutational heterogeneity. Some recurrent mutations were reported exclusively in certain geographic regions, suggesting a founder effect. Our findings confirm that there is significant molecular heterogeneity in these genes among Brazilian carriers, while also suggesting that this heterogeneity precludes the use of screening protocols that include recurrent mutation testing only. This is the first study to show that profiles of recurrent mutations may be unique to different Brazilian regions. These data should be explored in larger regional cohorts to determine if screening with a panel of recurrent mutations would be effective.This work was supported in part by grants from Barretos Cancer Hospital (FINEP - CT-INFRA, 02/2010), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, 2013/24633-2 and 2103/23277-8), Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Norte (FAPERN), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS), Ministério da Saúde, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Avon grant #02-2013-044) and National Institute of Health/National Cancer Institute (grant #RC4 CA153828-01) for the Clinical Cancer Genomics Community Research Network. Support in part was provided by grants from Fundo de Incentivo a Pesquisa e Eventos (FIPE) from Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES, BioComputacional 3381/2013, Rede de Pesquisa em Genômica Populacional Humana), Secretaria da Saúde do Estado da Bahia (SESAB), Laboratório de Imunologia e Biologia Molecular (UFBA), INCT pra Controle do Câncer and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). RMR and PAP are recipients of CNPq Productivity Grants, and Bárbara Alemar received a grant from the same agencyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Parasitism of Zatypota riverai Gauld (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) on Anelosimus baeza Agnarsson (Araneae: Theridiidae) in northeast Brazil, with a description of the male

FIGURE 1. A) Adult female of Anelosimus baeza with a larva of Zatypota riverai attached to its abdomen. B) Three-dimensional web of A. baeza containing the parasitoid cocoon in its central region. Photographs: Jober Fernando SobczakPublished as part of Sobczak, Jober Fernando, Messas, Yuri Fanchini & Pádua, Diego Galvão De, 2017, Zootaxa 4247 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.11, http://zenodo.org/record/43798

First Record of Pediobius pyrgo (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in South America and its Emergence from Egg Sacs of Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Araneae: Theridiidae)

We record the first occurrence of Pediobius pyrgo (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for South America. This is also the first report of P. pyrgo emerging from egg sacs of Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Araneae: Theridiidae)