Distribution extension of solifugids (Arachnida: Solifugae) to Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Abstract

Solifugids have previously been recorded in three Brazilian biomes. The present work extends the records for this order to the Atlantic Forest biome, specifically in restinga (sandy coastal plains) ecosystems. The specimen was identified as Mummucia aff. mauryi Xavier & Rocha, 2001.

Species composition and richness of the herpetofauna of the semiarid environment of Nordestina, in northeastern Bahia, Brazil

“…Finally, our results demonstrate that environmental licensing programs provide important data on local biodiversity, as also observed in other studies that used data from environmental licensing programs and thus resulted in new fauna inventories MARQUES et al, 2011;MOTA et al, 2012), new knowledge of fauna distribution extension (MELO et al, 2014) and landscape ecology for management strategies (MENEZES et al, 2007). Therefore, we recommend that the results obtained by environmental licensing are published, as they can contribute greatly to the knowledge of areas that are still little sampled, and may serve as a basis for guides on the species of this biome, similarly to what is done in this study .…”