Distribution extension of Flirtea picta Perty, 1832 (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) to Brazilian Atlantic Forest with notes on ecology

By

Piñeiro-Passos, Francisca
Andrade, Alessandra Rodrigues Santos De
Gondim-Silva, Felipe Augusto Trindade
Melo, Tercio Da Silva
Peres, Marcelo Cesar Lima

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-2-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1843--4

Subjects

geographical range , harvestmen ecology , Neotropical region , tree-fall gaps

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.1.1843

 

Abstract

Herein we report the first record of the Flirtea picta Perty, 1832, harvestmen from the Atlantic Rainforest (Michelin Ecological Reserve – Igrapiúna – Bahia, Brazil). In Brazil, this study extends the distribution of the species, previously known only in Amazonas and Pará states. We collected 157 individuals in three environments: tree-fall gaps, inner forest and edge forest. A brief comment on some ecological aspects of this species is also presented.