Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Responsive image
Issue: Vol. 5477 No. 5: 11 Jul. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-07-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.5.6
Page range: 587-599
Abstract views: 134
PDF downloaded: 8

New records of Cassidinae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) from Baturité Massif, Brazil, with the description of a new species of Charidotis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt; Senckenberganlage 25; 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany
Department of Entomology; National Museum; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00; Praha; Czech Republic
Departamento de Zoologia; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Avenida Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos; 100; Jardim das Américas; 81531-980—Curitiba; PR; Brazil
National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; Washington; DC 20560; USA
Departamento de Entomologia; Museu Nacional; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Departamento de Entomologia; Museu Nacional; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Coleoptera Caatinga Malaise trap Mata Atlântica Museu de História Natural do Ceará Prof. Dias da Rocha new species RPPN Sítio Lagoa biological inventory

Abstract

The Baturité massif, situated in Ceará state’s central hinterland, is one of the largest humid mountain ranges in the Brazilian semi-arid region. Flora and vertebrate surveys have been conducted in the region, revealing endemic species, as well as a combination of fauna and flora from neighboring biomes, the Atlantic and Amazon rainforests. However, invertebrate inventories have been scarce, leaving a significant portion of the region’s biodiversity unexplored. This paper presents the outcomes of collaborative expeditions conducted by the recently established Museu de História Natural do Ceará Prof. Dias da Rocha and Museu Nacional/Universidade do Rio de Janeiro to fill this knowledge gap by promoting surveys to document the region’s biodiversity. As a result, one new species of tortoise beetle is described from the massif, Charidotis rochai Simões and Sekerka, new species. Additionally, we report thirteen new state records for the beetle subfamilies Cassidinae (Chysomelidae), and Cerambycinae and Lamiinae (Cerambycidae). Among these records, eight genera are documented for the first time in the state of Ceará, and the species Centrocerum variatum (Newman, 1841) constitutes the first record in the northeastern region of Brazil. These findings underscore the significance of survey initiatives and the need for comprehensive biodiversity study within the Baturité massif.

 

References

  1. Albano, C. & Girão, W. (2008) Aves das matas úmidas das serras de Aratanha, Baturité e Maranguape, Ceará. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 16 (2), 142–154.
  2. Allen, J.A. (1891) On a collection of birds from Chapada, Matto Grosso, Brazil, made by Mr. Herbert H. Smith. Part I: Oscines. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 3 (24), 337–380.
  3. Azevedo Filho, P.A., Vale, L.L.A., Lavor, M.T.F.C., Ribeiro Neto, J.D., Melo, M.V.C., Hites, N., Biseau, J.C. & Quinet, Y. (2003) Biodiversidade da mirmecofauna (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) em uma floresta primária da serra de Baturité-Ceará. Ciências e Tecnologia, 5, 17–23.
  4. Bezark, L.G. (2024) A photographic catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Available from: http://bezbycids.com/ (accessed 10 January 2024)
  5. Borges-Nojosa, D.M. (2007) Diversidade de anfíbios e répteis da Serra de Baturité, Ceará. In: Oliveira, T.S. & Araújo, F.S. (Eds.), Diversidade e Conservação da Biota na Serra de Baturité, Ceará. Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, pp. 224–247.
  6. Borges-Nojosa, D.M. & Caramaschi, U. (2003) Composição e análise comparativa da diversidade e das afinidades biogeográficas dos lagartos e anfisbenídeos (Squamata) dos brejos nordestinos. In: Leal, I., Silva, J.M.C. & Tabarelli, M. (Eds.), Ecologia e Conservação da Caatinga. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, pp. 463–512.
  7. Borges-Nojosa, D.M. & Lima-Verde, L.W. (1999) Lachesis muta rhombeata - Geographical Distribution. Herpetological Review, 30 (4), 235.
  8. Calvert, P.P. (1909) Contributions to the knowledge of the Odonata of the Neotropical Region, exclusive of Mexico and Central America. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 6 (1), 73–79.
  9. Ceará (1992) Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente. Zoneamento Ambiental da APA da Serra de Baturité. diagnósticos e diretrizes. Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente. SEMACE. Fortaleza. A Superintendência, Baturité, 109 pp.
  10. da Silva, F.K.G., de Faria Lopes, S., Lopez, L.C.S., de Melo, J.I.M. & Trovão, D.M.D.B.M. (2014) Patterns of species richness and conservation in the Caatinga along elevational gradients in a semiarid ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments, 110, 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.05.011
  11. Dillon, L.S. & Dillon, E.S. (1945) The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Part I. Scientific Publications of the Reading Public Museum, 5, i–xv + 1–186.
  12. Dillon, L.S. & Dillon, E.S. (1946) The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Part II. Scientific Publications of the Reading Public Museum, 6, 189–413.
  13. Ducke, A. (1959) Estudos botânicos no Ceará. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 31, 211–308.
  14. Figueiredo, M.A. & Barbosa, M.A. (1990) A vegetação e a flora na Serra de Baturité – Ceará. Coleção Mossoroense B, 110, 1–10.
  15. Galileo, M.H.M. & Santos-Silva, A. (2016) Five new species and a new country record in American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). Zootaxa, 4196 (1), 129–143. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4196.1.8
  16. Lawrence, J.F., Beutel, R.G., Leschen, R.A. & Ślipiński, A. (2010) Glossary of morphological terms. In: Leschen, R.A.B., Beutel, R.G. & Lawrence, J.F. (Eds.), Handbook of Zoology, Arthropoda: Insecta; Coleoptera, Beetles. Vol. 2. Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). Walter de Gruyter, Berlim/New York, pp. 9–20. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110911213.9
  17. Lewinsohn, T.M. & Prado, P.I. (2002) Biodiversidade Brasileira: Síntese do Estado Atual do Conhecimento. Editora Contexto, São Paulo, 176 pp.
  18. Lima-Verde, L.W., Pacheco Filho, A.J.S. & Freitas, B.M. (2020) Stingless bee (Apidae, Meliponini) guilds occurring in the immediate edges of forest fragments of the Baturité Massif, State of Ceará, Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 92, e20181303. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202020181303
  19. Lingafelter, S.W., Wappes, J.E. & Ledezma Arias, J. (2017) Photographic guide to longhorned beetles of Bolivia. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, D.C., 260 pp.
  20. Lopes, S.D.F., Ramos, M.B. & Almeida, G.R.D. (2017) The role of mountains as refugia for biodiversity in Brazilian Caatinga: Conservationist Implications. Tropical Conservation Science, 10. [published online] https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082917702651
  21. Martins, U.R. (2005) Tribo Elaphidionini In: Martins, U.R. (Org.), Cerambycidae Sul-americanos (Coleoptera) Taxonomia. Vol. 7. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, Curitiba, pp. 1–393.
  22. Martins, U.R. & Galileo, M.H.M. (1998) Revisão da tribo Aerenicini Lacordaire, 1872 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Arquivos de Zoologia, 35 (1), 1–133. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v35i1p1-133
  23. Ministério do Meio Ambiente (2000) Avaliação e ações prioritárias para a conservação da biodiversidade da floresta atlântica e campos sulinos. MMA/SBF, Brasília, 40 pp.
  24. Monné, M.A. (2024a) Catalog of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part I. Subfamily Cerambycinae. Available from: https://cerambycids.com/catalog/ (accessed 10 January 2024)
  25. Monné, M.A. (2024b) Catalog of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Laminae. Available from: https://cerambycids.com/catalog/ (accessed 10 January 2024)
  26. Monné, M.L. & Monné, M.A. (2017) New species and new records of Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from RPPN Sanctuary of Caraça, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Zootaxa, 4319 (2), 201–262. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4319.2
  27. Sekerka, L. (2020) Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 60 (2), 667–707. https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2020.048
  28. Silvera, A.P., Loiola, M.I.B., Gomes, V.D.S., Lima-Verde, L.W., Oliveira, T.S., Silva, E.F., Otutumi, A.T., Ribeiro, K.A., Xavier, F.A. da S., Bruno, M.M.A., Souza, S.S.G. & Araújo, F.S. (2020) Flora of Baturité, Ceará: a wet island in the Brazilian Semiarid. Floresta e Ambiente, 27 (4). [published online] https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.032018
  29. Simões, M.V.P. & Sekerka, L. (2015) Review of the neotropical leaf beetle subgenus Dorynota s. str. Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Dorynotini). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 69 (2), 231–254. https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-69.2.231
  30. Spaeth, F. (1926) Monographie der zu Gruppe der Coptocyclitae gehörigen amerikanischen Cassidinen (Col.): I. Die Gattungen mit gekämmten Klauen. Supplementa Entomologica, 13, 1–108.
  31. Spaeth, F. (1936) Bestimmungstabelle der Gattung Charidotis (Col. Chrys. Cassid.). Sborník entomologického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 14, 66–99.
  32. Tavakilian, G. & Chevillotte, H. (2024) Titan: base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicornes. Available from: http://titan.gbif.fr/index.html (accessed 10 January 2024)
  33. Vanzolini, P.E., Ramos-Costa, A.M.M. & Vitt, L.J. (1980) Repteis das caatingas. Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, 161 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.109659