Richness and similarity of Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from biological collections in the Brazilian Amazon

BONFIM-KUBATAMAIA, ESMERALDINA DA G.; Fonseca, Cláudio Ruy Vasconcelos da; Bevilaqua, Marcus; Figueiredo, Fernando O. G.

doi:10.1590/0001-3765202220190642

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“…The Passalidae is a beetle family with approximately 930 known species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Among the passalid beetles collected in this work, P. marginatus was found in Colombia, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia and Brazil (Amazonian biome), while S. aquinoi , V. magdalenae and V. sinuosus occupy Brazilian states within the Amazonian biome [12, 24, 25]. The geographic distribution of these beetles suggests that the novel yeast species could have a wide occurrence in the Amazonian biome.…”

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Sugiyamaella bielyi f. a., sp. nov. and Sugiyamaella amazoniana f. a., sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from passalid beetles and rotting wood in Amazonia

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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Sixteen yeast isolates representing two novel species of the genus Sugiyamaella were obtained from passalid beetles, their galleries and rotting wood collected in three sites of Amazonian Forest in Brazil. Sequence analyses of the ITS-5.8S region and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene showed that the first species, described here as Sugiyamaella amazoniana f. a., sp. nov. (holotype CBS 18112, MycoBank 847461) is phylogenetically related to S. bonitensis with these species differing by 37 nucleotide substitutions and six gaps in D1/D2 sequences. S. amazoniana is represented by nine isolates obtained from the guts of the passalid beetles Popilius marginatus, Veturius magdalenae, Veturius sinuosus and Spasalus aquinoi, a beetle gallery and rotting wood. The second species, Sugiyamaella bielyi f. a., sp. nov. (holotype CBS 18148, MycoBank 847463), is most phylogenetically related to several undescribed Sugiyamaella species. S. bielyi is described based on seven isolates obtained from the guts of V. magdalenae and V. sinuosus, a beetle gallery and rotting wood. Both species appear to be associated with passalid beetles and their ecological niches in Amazonian biome.

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“…Passalids are commonly found associated to fallen tree trunks. These substrates are the site of much of the cycle of these beetles, and individuals find food, shelter and microenvironmental conditions for breeding [12]. Urbina et al [11] studied the diversity of ascomycete and basidiomycete yeasts in the gut of Guatemalan passalids.…”

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Sugiyamaella bielyi f. a., sp. nov. and Sugiyamaella amazoniana f. a., sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from passalid beetles and rotting wood in Amazonia

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Alvarenga

et al. 2023

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Biological collections in danger?

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2024

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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The importance of biological collections has been emphasized several times in the literature (e.g., Suarez & Tsutsui 2004) and there is a general feeling that these specimens -some obtained with great difficulty-, are considered important for the society (e.g., National Academies of Sciences et al. 2021). However, there has been a gradual shortening of budgets regarding maintenance and storing facilities, along with a steady and undesired reduction of human resources to take care of scientific collections, that are raising eyebrows everywhere (e.g., Finkel 2024). On some occasions, the negligence of policymakers has led to disastrous consequences, as was the case of the recent tragic fire at the Museu Nacional/UFRJ, which housed the largest natural history collection in Brazil (e.g., Zamudio et al. 2018). The reconstruction of this institution is progressing even while facing enormous challenges (e.g., Kellner 2019), and, despite all efforts made by the staff to recover objects in the rubble of the palace (Rodrigues-Carvalho 2011), the lost pieces are lost forever.It is also widely known that collecting activities carried out so far are not evenly distributed across the world (e.g., Johnson et al. 2023), a situation that will have to be faced in the near future. This does not only affect countries with developing economies that need to deal with significant challenges in preserving their biodiversity (e.g., Medeiros et al. 2022), as well as other problem such as trafficking of objects (e.g., Kellner 2023). For a number of reasons, significant biases in the way collections have been formed over time can also be identified in countries with stronger economies (e.g., Delsett 2024).The issue is further complicated because the continued limitations of financial budgets for biological collections run counter to the need to increase field collection activities. In a very interesting article, Santos et al. ( 2024) examined herpetology collections housed in Portugal and attempted to provide an overview of areas where species information is not available. The authors came to the conclusion that the country's existing collections are quite incomplete, covering less than 30% of the Portuguese territory, which has negative consequences for science and conservation efforts.In recent years, there has been increasing interest in trying to gain a better understanding of the representation of biological collections across a variety of taxonomic groups, from microorganisms (e.g., Zorzal-Almeida et al. 2022) to insects that occur in restricted areas (e.g., Bonfim-Kubatamaia et al. 2022). There have also been issues regarding the insane bureaucracy for obtaining collection licenses, widely criticized by the scientific community (e.g., Alves et al. 2018), which are not in line with scientific and educational progress.

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Richness and similarity of Passalidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from biological collections in the Brazilian Amazon

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Sugiyamaella bielyi f. a., sp. nov. and Sugiyamaella amazoniana f. a., sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from passalid beetles and rotting wood in Amazonia

Sugiyamaella bielyi f. a., sp. nov. and Sugiyamaella amazoniana f. a., sp. nov., two yeast species isolated from passalid beetles and rotting wood in Amazonia

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