Publications by authors named "J A Rafael"
Macrostomus Wiedemann is recorded for the first time in the Cerrado Biome and also from the state of Maranhão, Brazil. The following species are treated here: Macrostomus maranhensis sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new species of Macrostomus Wiedemann are described, M. megatarsus sp. nov.
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- A taxonomic review of the genus Aphestia led to the identification of seven new species and the revalidation of two existing species, increasing the total known species to eleven.
- The review also involved the revalidation of other related species and proposed new combinations, including the transfer of one species to a different genus.
- Detailed descriptions, including illustrations and distribution maps, were provided to help differentiate between the species, along with a key for identifying Aphestia species.
This study aims to expand the knowledge of angel insects in Colombia. A new species of Centrozoros Kukalová-Peck & Peck, 1993 (Zoraptera: Spiralizoridae) from a high elevation area of Colombia is described. Centrozoros mesenia Lima, Oliveira & Rafael sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Lauxaniidae fauna from the oceanic Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil is revised. Three genera and four species are recognized: Camptoprosopella equatorialis Shewell, 1939, Pachyopella flavida (Wiedemann, 1824), Poecilominettia erebus Soares & Gaimari, sp. nov.
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