Reptilia, Squamata, Amphisbaenidae, Leposternon spp.: distribution extension, new state record, and geographic distribution map

Subterranean ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) as prey of fossorial reptiles (Reptilia, Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in Central Brazil

The ant diversity observed in stomach contents of fossorial reptiles was compared to the subterranean ant richness collected using traditional and modern techniques of ant collections. We analyzed the alimentary tract of 64 specimens of amphisbaenians (4 Amphisbaena alba, 10 A. fuliginosa, 25 A. vermicularis, and 25 Leposternon infraorbitale) collected during the fauna rescue for the constructi...

Geographic distribution of Ochlerotatus japonicus in New York State.

Tires and other water-holding containers throughout New York State were sampled during 2000 for the presence of immature or adult Ochlerotatus japonicus to determine the geographic distribution of this species. Waste tire stockpiles were one of the primary sites surveyed. Immature or adult Oc. japonicus were confirmed in 18 counties in New York State, including the northernmost recorded occurre...

ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION 147 Insecta , Hemiptera , Reduviidae , Panstrongylus geniculatus : Geographic distribution map

Panstrongylus geniculatus is one of the most widely distributed species of Triatominae in South and Central America, occurring in several biomes with different climatic characteristics. We present the results of captures of P. geniculatus provided from a 10-year program of entomological surveillance in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. We also present an updated geographic distribution map o...

Raillietiella gigliolii (Pentastomida) infecting Amphisbaena alba (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae): the first record for northeast Brazil.

Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. II. Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae, Sphaerodactylidae.

I present distribution data of all geckos (Gekkonidae, Phyllodactylidae and Sphaerodactylidae) known from the Brazilian Amazonia, totaling 19 species, belonging to nine genera. This represents six more taxa than previously reported for these families. Data were based on the direct examination of 23,094 specimens deposited in three North American and eight Brazilian museums. Most species (68.4%)...