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| Author(s): |
Marcio Bernardino da Silva
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Biociências (IBIOC/SB) |
| Defense date: | 2008-03-27 |
| Examining board members: |
Ricardo Pinto da Rocha;
Dalton de Souza Amorim;
Adriano Brilhante Kury;
Antonio Carlos Marques;
Silvio Shigueo Nihei
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| Advisor: | Ricardo Pinto da Rocha |
| Abstract | |
Harvestmen are a good model to historical biogeography studies, especially in Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil, where harbors the greatest species diversity of the group in the world. This thesis was divided in three chapters: the first one aimed to delimit areas of endemism for Atlantic Forest, using the occurrence of species of Gonyleptidae; the second one aimed to search for a general pattern of historical relationships among areas of endemism that explain the diversification of bioma, using phylogenies of seven Gonyleptidae subfamilies; the third one reviewed the subfamily Hernandariinae. Twelve areas of endemism were delimited for Atlantic Forest, using the occurrence of 109 species. Numerical methods PAE (Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity) and NDM were employed. Six Combined Criteria for evaluation and delimitation of areas were proposed. Methods of Cladistic Biogeography was used for constructing general cladograms of areas, which represent the general historic pattern. The 12 areas of endemism historically relate among them, forming three main components in Atlantic Forest, with separation of a northern component (Pernambuco and Bahia) firstly and a second separation of central component (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) from a southern component (south of São Paulo, Paraná, and Santa Catarina). The main geological, climatical and biological events which determined those divisions and the diversification of harvestmen in the Atlantic Forest were discussed. The subfamily Hernandariinae, after this review, is composed by 23 species in 6 genera. A new classification is presented based on an cladistic analysis, using 67 morphological characters. Four new combinations are proposed: Hernandaria armatifrons, H. una, Acrogonyleptes granulatus, and A. pectinifemur. Three species are revalidated: A. granulatus, A. pectinifemur, and A. spinifrons. Eight new species are proposed: four of Hernandaria, two of Acrogonyleptes, and two of Pseudotrogulus. Six synonimies are proposed: Proweyhia and Metaxundarava = Hernandaria, Apembolephaenus calcaratus = H. armatifrons, Paraproweyhia = Acrogonyleptes, Paraproweyhia curitibae = A. exochus, and Melloleitaniana curitibae = A. spinifrons. Ariaeus is transferred to Gonyleptinae. (AU) | |