Ana Rita Gonçalves

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia | inpa · Coordenação de Biodiversidade (CBIO)

Phylogenetic inference, based on five molecular markers (COI, 28S, AATS, 12S, PGD), corroborates the synonymy of the flightless genera Pieltainia Arias, 1919 and Ariasella Gil, 1923 with Tachydromia Meigen, 1803. The secondary structure of the 28S rRNA gene is used for the first time in this family to align the multiple sequences. Molecular and mor...

Ant-like flies comprise nine Iberian endemic species of flightless Tachydromia. Severe knowledge gaps on distribution and ecological requirements hinder conservation assessments. Species distribution models were applied to unveil habitat suitability and to provide guidelines for future studies. An ensemble modeling approach combining ten different...

Chamberlainia hainesiana (Lea, 1856) (Unionidae) is the most economically important freshwater mussel in Thailand and is commonly used in food, spiritual ceremonies and pearl culture. Despite the clear economic importance of this monotypic genus, the distribution and diversity of Chamberlainia Simpson, 1900 are poorly understood. We set out to re-e...

Seven species in the genus Medetera (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) are described here: Medetera aglaops sp. nov., Medetera corsicana sp. nov., Medetera gibbosipyga sp. nov., Medetera hispanica sp. nov., Medetera lusitana sp. nov., Medetera parva sp. nov., and Medetera rectipyga sp. nov. They all originate from the wider Mediterranean region in southwest...

Collections of Psychodidae in Portugal revealed a number of new species and a new genus for this country and the Iberian Peninsula. New species described are: Pneumia portuguesa sp. nov., Ulomyia iberica sp. nov., Clytocerus ibericus sp. nov., Pericoma estrelica sp. nov., and Psychoda iucunda sp. nov.. Heteroberdeniella gen. nov. is proposed with B...

The ant-like flies comprise ten Iberian endemic species of flightless Tachydromia, yet poorly known regarding their distribution and ecological requirements. Habitat suitability, trough species distribution models, was unveiled to provide guidelines for conservation and future studies. An ensemble modelling approach was employed with the combinatio...

Favorite Facebook Tweet Systematics, Evolution, and BiodiversityOrganized Meeting SysEB Award Winner Presentations Edith M. Patch Award Winner Presentation On-Demand On-Demand Presenting Author(s) AG Ana R. Gonçalves Phd student in Entomology Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil I am a taxonomist and Conservation bi...

The ant-like flies comprise ten Iberian endemic species of Tachydromia with reduced or absent wings. Morphological analysis and phylogenetic inference revealed well supported evolutionary relationships and four newly recognized species. All species were (re)described and illustrated in detail, including previously undescribed characters of sexual r...

Six species belonging to the families Conopidae, Psilidae and Syrphidae (Diptera) are here recorded for the first time from Portugal. Three genera are also new to the country: Brachypalpus Macquart, 1834 (Syrphidae), Imantimyia Frey, 1925 and Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Psilidae). Furthermore, Chyliza annulipes Macquart, 1835 is here recorded from Iberi...

Background The InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) Diptera 01 dataset contains records of 203 specimens of Diptera. All specimens have been morphologically identified to species level, and belong to 154 species in total. The species represented in this dataset correspond to about 10% of continental Portugal dipteran species diversity. All specimens we...

The dataset contains 203 records of Diptera species collected from 2014 to 2018 in continental Portugal. All specimens were identified to species level, belonging to 154 species belonging to 41 different fly families. Specimens were captured during fieldwork directed specifically for the sampling of Diptera using different methodologies and stored...

Phylogenetic inference, based on five molecular markers (COI, 28S, ATTS, 12S, PGD), provides further evidence to confirm the synonymy of the flightless genera Pieltainia Arias, 1919 and Ariasella Gil, 1923 with the genus Tachydromia Meigen, 1803. Molecular and morphological data are largely congruent for all known species of flightless Tachydromia...

A first comprehensive account on the dolichopodid fauna (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) of Portugal is presented as the result of multiple surveys by primarily Portuguese researchers between 2009 and 2016. All mainland Portuguese provinces and all districts but one (Évora) were investigated. A total of 761 dolichopodid samples were collected in 278 sampl...

Within the widespread family Hybotidae, there is a cluster of species endemic to the Atlantico-Mediterranean area, especially on the Iberian Peninsula. They share strong similarities with the speciose and widely distributed genus Tachy- dromia Meigen, but owing to extreme reduction in the wings and the absence of halteres, they were originally assi...

New records of 110 species of the acalyptrate Diptera family Agromyzidae are given from Portugal, including Madeira, Porto Santo and the Azores. A quarantine plant pest, Nemorimyza maculosa (Malloch, 1913), was detected in the Old World for the first time. Details on Phytobia xylem- miners and a parthenogenetic Phytomyza species are recorded togeth...

Lucanus cervus, the European stag beetle, is one of the largest beetle species in Europe. It is protected by several European laws demanding monitoring throughout the countries where it occurs. In Portugal, its southwestern distribution limit, where a specific conservation plan is still lacking, its conservation status was considered ‘Unknown’ in t...

Resumen Se confirma la presencia de Dendroxena quadrimaculata (Scopoli, 1772) en Andalucía, con la captura de tres ejemplares en un quejigal de Quercus canariensis, en La Sauceda, término municipal de Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga). Además se aporta una nueva localidad en Casilla La Mancha, en un robledal de Quercus pyrenaica en Sierra Madrona, en...

32 species are added to the Portuguese Lepidoptera fauna, mainly as a result of fieldwork undertaken by the authors and others in 2016. In addition, second and third records for the country, new province records and new food-plant data for a number of species are included. A summary of recent papers affecting the Portuguese fauna is included.

A new species of Protosmia (Protosmia) lusitanica nov.sp., discovered in Portugal.

The European Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) is a saproxylic protected species facing a generalized decline. It is one of the biggest beetles in Europe and is very easy to identify, presenting a high iconographic value. It is thus used as a flagship species for raising awareness towards the need of protecting invertebrates, specifically deadwood depen...

Within the widespread family Hybotidae – the dance flies – there is a cluster of 5 species, currently comprising genera Pieltainia Arias, 1919 and Ariasella Gil, 1923, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees. They present strong similarities with the speciose and worldwide distributed genus Tachydromia Meigen, 1803 but have been assigned...

An updated checklist is provided for the Tachinidae (Diptera) of mainland Portugal. The current count of the tachinid species of Portugal is 282; 127 of them are recorded for the first time from this country. Additional information is given for each record, thus expanding the existing knowledge of the recorded species.

The family Scathophagidae is very poorly known in Portugal and until now only four species in the genus Scathophaga Meigen, 1803 were recorded. In the present paper 8 species and 5 genera are recorded for the first time from Portugal, increasing the total number to 12 species in 6 genera. The genus Ceratinostoma Meade, 1885 and the species Cordilur...

Among the widespread predator flies of the family Hybotidae (Diptera) there is a cluster of five species, currently comprising genera Ariasella and Pieltainia, characterised by wings extremely reduced or absent. They are endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees. The study of these flies has always been hindered by their minute size (≈ 2 mm...

39 species are added to the Portuguese Lepidoptera fauna and one species deleted, mainly as a result of fieldwork undertaken by the authors and others in 2015. In addition, second and third records for the country, new province records and new food-plant data for a number of species are included. A summary of recent papers affecting the Portuguese...

Records of 11 species of three families of acalyptrate Diptera, Micropezidae (4 species), Clusiidae (4) and Periscelididae (3) are given from Portugal. Seven species are new faunal additions to this country, viz. Neria cibaria (Linnaeus, 1761), Neria octoannulata (Strobl, 1899) (both Micropezidae), Clusiodes albimanus (Meigen, 1830), C. caledonicus...

The list of Lonchaeidae known from Portugal is increased to 14 by the addition of 11 species including Protearomyia occidentalis sp. nov. and a previously unknown form of Lonchaea contigua Collin, 1953.

The Sciomyzidae of Portugal is reviewed and records for 20 additional species for the continental part of the country are added to the previously known 12 species. A new species, Pherbellia inornatifrons, is described, illustrated and compared with closely related species.

Portugal contém numerosos habitats e considera-se um hotspot de biodiversidade. No entanto, o conhecimento dos insectos no geral, e dos dípteros em particular, é ainda insuficiente. Em 2002 conheciam-se 1941 espécies de 88 famílias para Portugal (Carles-Tolrá Hjorth-Andersen, 2002). Desde então, em resultado do trabalho de diversos investigadores n...

A Serra do Buçaco, localizada na zona centro de Portugal, encontra-se bastante marcada pela acção humana. As actividades associadas à silvicultura intensiva de pinheiro-bravo e eucalipto e mais recentemente os impactos notórios de espécies invasoras como as acácias constituem importantes factores de perturbação, levando à perda e fragmentação de ha...

Nine species of acalyptrate flies belonging to the families Acartophthalmidae, Camillidae, Campichoetidae and Diastatidae are here reported for the first time from Portugal, with Camilla flavicauda Duda, 1922 also new for Iberia. The family Campichoetidae is new for the country. This represents a significant contribution to the knowledge of the spe...

New records are presented for three families of Diptera for mainland Portugal, namely Acartophthalmidae (Acartophthalmus bicolor), Pseudopomyzidae (Pseudopomyza atrimana) and Xylomyidae (Solva marginata). Additional information is given for each record, thus expanding the existing knowledge about the recorded species. Key words: Diptera, Acartophth...

Two more records are added to the known distribution of Mesosa curculionoides (Linnaeus, 1761) in Portugal, increasing the number of localities from 10 to 12. These records, both from the center of Portugal, are a contribution towards a better knowledge of this species in the country. Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Mesosa curculiono...