Cyrtophora Simon, 1864 comprises 36 species that occur in the Old World and Australia. Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775) is widespread and has been introduced in the Neotropical region, in Colombia and Hispaniola. Here is presented the first record of this species in Brazil, in the municipalities of Belo Horizonte and Prudente de Morais, State of Minas Gerais. The specimens studied show variations in coloration and in the abdomen's format, but the genital structure is the same as observed in specimens of C. citricola.
RESUMOApresentamos três casos de escorpionismo causados por Tityus adrianoi Lourenço ocorridos em Belo Horizonte e Curvelo, Minas Gerais, Brasil. O atendimento aos pacientes ocorreu no mesmo dia do acidente e em todos os casos foi relatada apenas dor local, que variou de leve a intensa, sem complicações posteriores. Os três acidentes foram classificados como leves. Palavras-chaves: Escorpionismo. Belo Horizonte. Curvelo. Minas Gerais. Tityus adrianoi.
ABSTRACTThree cases of scorpionism caused by Tityus adrianoi Lourenço occurring in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Curvelo, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, are presented. The patients were treated on the same day as the accident and in all cases, only local pain was reported, which varied from low to intense, without posterior complications. All three cases were classified as mild.
Aculepeira angeloi sp. n. is described based on specimens found in nests of Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) lactitarse Saussure from the Ecological Station of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Keywords: Aculepeira, Araneidae, Neotropical, Taxonomy, Trypoxylon.
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