Dissertação

Taxonomia de Traumatomutilla André, 1901 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae): grupos de espécie e a fauna da Amazônia brasileira

With nearly 200 described species, Traumatomutilla André, 1901, is one of the most speciesrich Neotropical Mutillidae genera and an excellent subject for evolutionary, biogeographic, and behavior studies. With the exception of the type localities, there is no data as to the occurrence of the speci...

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Autor principal: Bartholomay, Pedro Reck
Grau: Dissertação
Idioma: por
Publicado em: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA 2020
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Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/12488
http://lattes.cnpq.br/8796703019104122
Resumo:
With nearly 200 described species, Traumatomutilla André, 1901, is one of the most speciesrich Neotropical Mutillidae genera and an excellent subject for evolutionary, biogeographic, and behavior studies. With the exception of the type localities, there is no data as to the occurrence of the species of this genus in the Brazilian Amazon, with Casal (1969) being the last study to address the taxonomy of this genus in the region. Despite different authors having compared and assigned Traumatomutilla species to different species groups over the years, such groups have never been formally established. Adittionally most characteristics that define the species groups are based on highly variable setal and coloration patterns. Because of the outdated information regarding this group in the region and the importance of Traumatomutilla species as subjects for applied studies, the present study aimed to update the information regarding the taxonomy and geographical distribution of Traumatomutilla in the Brazilian Amazon as well as to establish the species groups within the genus using structural characteristics and listing the species belonging to each species groups. A species catalogue for the Brazilian Amazon based on the literature and specimens collected in the region is provided. An identification key for the Traumatomutilla species groups is also provided along with a brief diagnosis for each group and the species assigned to them. Five new species are described, and Traumatomutilla integella (Cresson, 1902), Traumatomutilla verecunda (Cresson, 1902) and Traumatomutilla tabapua Casal, 1969 are redescribed. Fourteen species groups were established within Traumatomutilla, including 121 of the 142 valid species and subespecies described based on the females. As well as the new species and species groups, 42 other species of Traumatomutilla were found, three of which are being recorded for the first in Brazil, ten are being recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Amazon and 23 have had their distribution in the region expanded.