PIRES, A.C. & MARINONI, L. DNA barcoding and traditional taxonomy unified through Integrative Taxonomy: a view that challenges the debate questioning both methodologies. Biota Neotrop. 10(2): http:// www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v10n2/en/abstract?thematic-review+bn03110022010. Abstract:The taxonomic crisis, emphasized in recent years, is marked by the lack of popularity (lack of interest in taxonomy) and financial incentives to study biodiversity. This situation, coupled with the issues involved with the necessity of knowing many yet undiscovered species, has meant that new technologies, including the use of DNA, have emerged to revitalize taxonomy. Part of the scientific community, however, has rejected the use of these innovative ideas. DNA barcoding has especially been the target of numerous criticisms regarding its application, as opposed to the use of morphology. This paper aims to highlight the inconsistency of the debate involving DNA versus morphology, since there is a proposal for the integration of traditional taxonomy and DNA barcoding -the integrative taxonomy. The positive and negative points of this proposal will be discussed, as well as its validity and application. From it, the importance of morphology is recognized and the revitalization of traditional taxonomy is achieved by the addition of technologies to overcome the taxonomic impediment. Resumo: A crise taxonômica, em destaque nos últimos anos, é marcada pela falta de popularidade (desinteresse pela formação taxonômica) e incentivos financeiros direcionados ao estudo da biodiversidade. Esta situação somada às questões envolvidas com a necessidade de se conhecer as inúmeras espécies ainda desconhecidas tem feito com que novas tecnologias, dentre elas o uso do DNA, tenham surgido como propostas para revitalização da taxonomia. Uma parte da comunidade científica, entretanto, tem rejeitado o uso dessas idéias inovadoras. O DNA barcoding, principalmente, tem sido alvo de inúmeras críticas quanto à sua aplicação em contraposição ao uso da morfologia. O presente artigo visa destacar a inconsistência do debate DNA versus morfologia, pela existência de uma proposta que corresponde à união entre a taxonomia tradicional e o DNA barcoding -a taxonomia integrativa. Os pontos favoráveis e desfavoráveis dessa proposta serão discutidos assim como a sua validade e aplicação. Com ela, a importância da morfologia é reconhecida e ao mesmo tempo tem-se a revitalização da taxonomia tradicional pela aderência das tecnologias incitadas para transposição do impedimento taxonômico. Palavras-chave: biodiversidade, COI, espécie, impedimento taxonômico, morfologia.

São descritos os seguintes novos táxons: Henriquella gen. nov. (espécie-tipo Mesembrinella spicata da Costa Rica, La Suiza), Giovanella gen. nov. com Giovanella bolivar sp. nov. (espécie-tipo) da Venezuela, Bolivar e Huascaromusca lara sp. nov. da Venezuela, Lara. Mesembrinella spicata Aldrich, 1925 anteriormente considerada como sinonímo de Calliphora xanthorrhina Bigot, 1887, é restabelecida e transferida para Henriquella gen. nov., tornando-se Henriquella spicata (Aldrich, 1925) sp. rev., comb. nov. Ilustrações dos holótipos, incluindo as respectivas terminálias, também são fornecidas.

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ABSTRACT. Seasonality of three species ofSyrphidae (Insecta, Diptera) collected with Malaise traps in Parana State, Brazil. The project "Survey of the Entomological Fauna in Parana" (PROFAUPAR) was carried out in eight localities of Parana, Brazil, during two years. In the first year a total of 1.607 specimens of Syrphidae were collected with Malaise trap. The species Toxomerus tibicen (Wiedemann, 1830), Microdon mitis Curran, 1940 and Leucopodella gracilis (Williston, 1891) were the most abundant. The abundance and seasonality of each species are evaluated.

ABSTRACT. Diversity of Syrphidae (Diptera) in five areas with distinct vegetational composition in Vila Velha State Park, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, southern Brazil. The syrphids were surveyed in five floristically different areas within Vila Velha State Park in east central Paraná, Ponta Grossa, southern Brazil. Areas were classified as edge, araucaria, early (phase 1), middle (phase 2) and late (phase 3) vegetational succession, in which Malaise traps were used, with weekly collections (from September/1999 to August/2000). Nearly 300,000 Diptera were collected, in order of abundance in Araucaria area (n=74,331 individuals, 25% of the total), early (73,782; 25%), late (59,339; 20%), middle (53,623; 18%) and edge (38,796; 13%). A total of 1,345 syrphids, including 97 species, were identified. The greatest abundance and richness were both observed in the edge (n=684 specimens in 54 species), followed by early (n=250; 51), Araucaria (n=162; 34), late (n=146; 31) and middle succession area (n=103; 27). Syrphidae abundance was uncorrelated with Diptera abundance in the five areas. Syrphidae was greatest in the edge, while greatest abundance of Diptera was in the Araucaria and the least was in the edge area. Syrphinae (82% of all Syrphidae collected), Microdontinae and Eristalinae were collected in the five areas. In the three successional stages areas (early, middle and late), Syrphinae was greatest in early, and more or less equally low in middle and late. The greatest abundance and richness occurred in most anthropogenically disturbed areas (edge and early), while the least occurred in the best preserved areas (middle and late succession). Cluster analysis showed that the two later successional stages were most similar, and the edge was the least similar to all the other areas. KEYWORDS.Flower-flies, abundance, richness, Neotropical. RESUMO. Um inventariamento dos sifídeos foi realizado em cinco áreas com situações florísticas diferentes dentro do Parque EstadualVila Velha, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, sul do Brasil. As áreas foram classificadas como Borda, Araucária, estágio inicial de sucessão (Fase 1), estágio intermediário de sucessão (Fase 2) e estágio avançado de sucessão (Fase 3). As coletas foram semanais durante o período de Setembro/1999 a Agosto/2000 utilizando-se armadilha Malaise. Aproximadamente 300.000 dípteros foram capturados nas áreas (apresentadas em ordem de abundância): Araucária (n=74.331 indivíduos, 25% do total), Fase 1 (73.782; 25%), Fase 3 (59.339; 20%), Fase 2 (53.623; 18%) e borda (38.796; 13%). Um total de 1.345 indivíduos de Syrphidae, de 97 espécies, foram identificados. As maiores abundância e riqueza de espécies foram encontradas na Borda (n=684 espécimes em 54 espécies), seguida pela Fase 1 (250; 51), Araucária (162; 34), Fase 3 (146; 31) e Fase 2 (103; 27). A abundância de Syrphidae não se correlacionou à de Diptera em nenhuma área. Syrphidae foi mais abundante na Borda e Diptera na área de Araucária. Syrphinae (82% de todos os sirfídeos coletados), Microdontinae e Eristalinae foram registra...

ABSTRACT. Abunelance anel seasonality of Leptocerielae species (lnsecta, Trichoptera) (Návas, 1917) and Tripleclides gracilis (Burmeistcr, 1839). Discussion 011 individual abundance and spccies scasonality are also presented.

ABSTRACT. Abundance and species richness of Syrphidae (Diptera) in the interior and edges of forest in the State Park of Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. To characterize the local insect fauna, samples were obtained weekly from September/1999 to August/2000 through Malaise traps installed at the edge and inside the forest. A temporal analysis of Syrphidae species collected approximately 17 years ago at the same local, inside the forest, was made. Also, the abundance and species richness between the areas were analyzed. The syrphids were more abundant at the edge of the forest than in the interior, and the number of species as well. Comparing the current data with the data obtained in 1986/ 1987, a decrease in the local abundance and species richness was registered. The most abundant species at the edge was Allograpta neotropica Curran, 1936, and inside the forest (1999/2000) was Ocyptamus sativus (Curran, 1941). The specimens of Toxomerus Macquart, 1855 were the most abundant in the trap located at the forest edge, and those of Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834 in the forest interior. Ninety-five species were identified in 22 genera. Ocyptamus was the genus with the highest species richness (23). In the sequence were Copestylum Macquart, 1846 (15), Toxomerus (15) and Microdon Meigen, 1803 (10). Seven species were common among the three samples: Allograpta neotropica, Copestylum selectum (Curran, 1939)

The present study used the previously defined relationships among the snail-killing species of Sepedonea as the starting point for a cladistic biogeography analysis of endemic areas in the Neotropical region. The goal of the study was to use two different data sets to test the possible monophyly of two important biomes in the region: the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest. The possible historical significance of the arid biomes was also investigated. The study used Brooks Parsimony Analysis (Primary BPA). The area groups were based on previous biogeographical classifications of the Neotropial region. The analyses showed Amazonia to be non-monophyletic whereas the Atlantic forest was found to be a natural unit. The importance of including dry areas in the analyses, was highlighted by Sepedonea individuals that probably inhabit enclaves of humid forest present in the area. In general, the results indicate incongruence with the prior pattern of area relationships. In fact, one single history of the current distribution of organisms in the region is unlikely. This situation has been supported by several studies proposing incongruent hypotheses of historical relationships between endemic areas of the region