Diversity of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) in Parque da Onca Parda, southeastern Brazil

Autor(es)

Resende, Leonardo P. A. ^[1] ; Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo ^[2] ; Bragagnolo, Cibele ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Paulista, BR-18087101 Sorocaba, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Zool, Inst Biociencias, BR-05422970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA; v. 102, n. 1, p. 99-105, MAR 30 2012.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

The environment most diverse in harvestmen species is the Atlantic Forest of Sao Paulo. However, there remains a lack of studies regarding their communities in certain regions. Among these regions is one south of the Paranapiacaba mountain range in the state of Sao Paulo, the Parque da Onca Parda (POP). Through nocturnal collections and pitfall traps, the region's harvestmen community has been studied. The observed richness of this site included 27 species, with dominance of three species: Holcobunus nigripalpis Roewer, 1910, Neosadocus maximus (Giltay, 1928) and Munequita sp., accounting for 68.4% of harvestmen abundance. This makes the diversity of POP more similar to the semideciduous Atlantic Forest communities of the interior than to those of the Coastal Atlantic Forest that contains the park. Its geographic location places it within the Southern Sao Paulo State (SSP) area of endemism, along with the Parque Turistico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR), with which it shares up to 12% similarity regarding harvestmen fauna. Richness and abundance of harvestmen were positively related to temperature and humidity. The period of animal activity (as measured by abundance and richness) varied throughout the night, being highest in the early hours during both studied seasons (summer and winter). (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/17206-5 - Posicionamento filogenético de linhagens de Promitobates com ênfase na delimitação e filogeografia do complexo P. ornatus (Laniatores, Gonyleptidae, Mitobatinae)
• Beneficiário: Cibele Bragagnolo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 08/06604-7 - Filogenia dos opiliões da família Gonyleptidae (Arachnida: Opiliones) baseada em caracteres morfológicos, moleculares e comportamentais
• Beneficiário: Ricardo Pinto da Rocha
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
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• Beneficiário: Leonardo Palloni Accetti Resende
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica