Invertebrate Animals Extracted From Native Tillandsia (Bromeliales: Bromeliaceae) in Sarasota County, Florida

Frank, J. Howard; Sreenivasan, S.; Benshoff, P. J.; Deyrup, Mark; Edwards, G. B.; Halbert, Susan E.; Hamon, A. B.; Lowman, M. D.; Mockford, Edward L.; Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.; Steck, Gary J.; Thomas, Michael C.; Walker, Thomas J.; Welbourn, W. C.

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0176:iaefnt]2.0.co;2

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“…On the other hand, phytotelmata communities are important as small repositories or refuges of biodiversity, particularly in habitats undergoing great changes (Armbruster et al, 2002;Noss, 1990), and also take part in forest maintenance by redistributing nutrients to the soil, as epiphytic bromeliads and their communities process nutrients before falling to the ground from the canopy. Frank et al (2004) warns the investigators that wish to work in the Neotropical region that they will encounter severe taxonomic problems. The effort to collect the specimens is small compared with the effort required to identify the specimens reliably to the species level.…”

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Chironomid larvae inhabiting bromeliad phytotelmata in a fragment of the Atlantic Rainforest in Rio de Janeiro State

Sodré

Messias

2010

Braz. J. Biol.

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A study of chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) occurring in phytotelmata of Bromeliaceae was carried out in a fragment of the Atlantic Rain Forest in an area of the city of Magé, Pau Grande, one of the metropolitan areas of Rio de Janeiro City, during a period of 13 months between September 2006 and September 2007. Eight samplings were performed at intervals of 1 ½ months and the content of the phytotelmata of the bromeliad species Neoregelia concentrica (Vellozo) L.B. Smith, 1934 and Aechmea nudicaulis (Linnaeus) Grisebach, 1864, were examined. A taxonomical inventory and evaluation of the numerical abundance of Chironomidae larvae were performed in 50 specimens of the bromeliads, being 13 individuals of N. concentrica and 37 of A. nudicaulis. Three taxa of Chironomidae belonging to three distinct subfamilies were recorded: Polypedilum sp., Orthocladiinae genus A and Monopelopia sp. A total of 293 individuals of Chironomidae, were recorded, being 9 Polypedilum sp., 233 Orthocladiinae genus A, and 51 Monopelopia sp., the latter representing the first record of Monopelopia in phytotelmata in Rio de Janeiro State. Considering all samples, a mean density of 3.32 ± 2.62 chironomid larvae per phytotelmata was recorded. There was a positive relationship between the chironomid abundance and both precipitation and the volume of water in the phytotelmata. Apparently there is no preference by the chironomids regarding the colonistion of the bromeliad species.

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Chironomid larvae inhabiting bromeliad phytotelmata in a fragment of the Atlantic Rainforest in Rio de Janeiro State

Sodré

Messias

2010

Braz. J. Biol.

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“…Few species of Psychodidae have been collected in bromeliads. Frank et al (2004) studied the Diptera fauna associated with bromeliads in Florida and reported 190 larvae and pupae of Alepia Enderlein, 1937, but did not provide specific identifications. Knab (1914) described three species: Philosepedon fumata (Knab, 1914) from Mexico; Neurosystasis amplipenna (Knab, 1914) from Cuba; and Alepia tricolor (Knab, 1914) Wagner et al 2008).…”

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A new Brazilian species of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) collected in a bromeliad

2010

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A new Brazilian species of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) collected in a bromeliad. Biota Neotrop. 10(2): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v10n2/en/ abstract?article+bn04110022010. Abstract:A new species of Psychoda Latreille is described from Brazil. It is the first species of the genus to be collected in a bromeliad. The number of known Psychoda species from Brazil has increased to seven with this description of Psychoda romeroi sp. nov.

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“…Estudios con diferentes especies de bromeliáceas en los géneros Aechmea, Guzmania, Hohenbergia, Tillandsia y Vriesea, han señalado que dentro de los organismos asociados a estas fi totelmatas, la Clase Insecta presenta la mayor abundancia y diversidad (Ingunza 1995;Greeney 2001;Mestre et al 2001;Frank et al 2004;Ospina-Batista et al 2004). …”

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Fauna fitotelmata en las bromelias Aechmea fendleri André y Hohenbergia stellata Schult del Parque Nacional San Esteban, Venezuela

Liria

2007

Rev peru biol

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El presente trabajo caracteriza la asociación de mosquitos y otros invertebrados sobre bromelias del Parque Nacional San Esteban del Estado Carabobo, Venezuela. Se estudiaron 18 plantas de Aechmea fendleri (11) Aechmea fendleri (1 1) Aechmea fendleri y Hohenbergia stellata (7) durante las épocas lluvia (Septiembre 2004) y sequía (Marzo 2005). Fueron colectados un total de 2020 macroinvertebrados. Los taxa más importantes fueron las Familias Chironomidae (43%), Culicidae (25%) y Chaoboridae (6%) del Orden Diptera, y Scyrtidae (5%) del Orden Coleoptera. En Culicidae las especies más abundan- tes fueron: Culex consolador (31%), Cx. neglectus (27%) y Wyeomyia celaenocephala (17%). La mayor abundancia y riqueza se encontró en la época de sequía, con el aumento de diversidad en Culicidae. La diversidad y equitabilidad de macroinvertebrados fue mayor H. stellata , pero similares entre estaciones para las comunidades de A. fendleri y A. fendleri y A. fendleri H. stellata .

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Invertebrate Animals Extracted From Native Tillandsia (Bromeliales: Bromeliaceae) in Sarasota County, Florida

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Chironomid larvae inhabiting bromeliad phytotelmata in a fragment of the Atlantic Rainforest in Rio de Janeiro State

Chironomid larvae inhabiting bromeliad phytotelmata in a fragment of the Atlantic Rainforest in Rio de Janeiro State

A new Brazilian species of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 (Diptera, Psychodidae) collected in a bromeliad

Fauna fitotelmata en las bromelias Aechmea fendleri André y Hohenbergia stellata Schult del Parque Nacional San Esteban, Venezuela

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