| Grant number: | 17/11768-8 |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants |
| Duration: | March 01, 2018 - August 31, 2020 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups |
| Principal Investigator: | Charles Morphy Dias dos Santos |
| Grantee: | Charles Morphy Dias dos Santos |
| Host Institution: | Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil |
| Associated researchers: | Daubian Santos ; Stephanie Sampronha |
| Associated scholarship(s): | 18/18699-4 - Sorting, identification and preparation of Diptera insects from the Atlantic Forest, BP.TT |
Abstract
The focus of the proposal is the infraorder Tabanomorpha (Diptera, Brachycera). Systematics and biogeographical aspects related to groups of Tabanomorpha distributed in the Atlantic Forest, a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of plant and animal endemisms, will be investigated. The taxonomic surveys will emphasize remaining Atlantic Forest fragments in the State of São Paulo in which the dipterological fauna is still poorly known. The aim is to discuss taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of dipteran insects based on surveys of species of Tabanomorpha and other phylogenetically related groups distributed in the Parque Nacional Municipal Nascentes de Paranapiacaba, in the Reserva Ecológica da Serra do Japi, and in other Atlantic Forest areas in which there is available material already. The methodological basis for solving the evolutionary relationships among species will be phylogenetic systematics, based on defining primary homology hypotheses after morphological analysis followed by congruence tests. This is a pivotal step towards comprehending biogeographical issues such as the definition of areas of endemism and the recognition of false congruence that blurs the reconstruction of the spatial history of organisms. The distribution of species of Tabanomorpha in the Atlantic Forest will be source of evidences for biogeographical homology hypotheses, definition of endemicity, richness and diversification patterns, as well as phylogeographical patterns and area relationships obtained through cladistics biogeography tools. The results obtained could be used as background knowledge for actions concerning scientific literacy and science teaching. (AU)
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