Diversity and temporal variation of brown lacewings (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) from Atlantic rainforest areas in southeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT A survey of the brown lacewings (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) was carried out with five Malaise traps/area in five areas in Atlantic rainforest of São Paulo State, Brazil, between October 2009 and December 2011. 237 specimens of Hemerobiidae were obtained belonging to 14 species and five genera: Nusalala tessellata (Gerstaecker, 1888) (31.6% of the total collected), Hemerobius hernandezi Monserrat, 1996 (26.0%), Nusalala dispar (Banks, 1910) (17.7%), H. cubanus Banks, 1930, H. edui Monserrat, 1991, H. nigridorsus Monserrat, 1996 and H. withycombei (Kimmins, 1928) (1.7% each), H gaitoi Monserrat, 1996, Megalomus ricoi Monserrat, 1997 and Notiobiella cixiiformis (Gerstaecker, 1888) (1.3% each), Sympherobius ariasi Penny & Monserrat, 1985 (0.9%) and, M. impudicus (Gerstaecker, 1888), M. rafaeli Penny & Monserrat, 1985 and S. mirandus (Navás, 1920) (0.4% each). Eighteen specimens of Hemerobius Linnaeus, 1758 and nine of Megalomus Rambur, 1842, totaling 11.4% of the collected Hemerobiidae, could not be identified at the species level. The hemerobiids were more frequent in the Parque Estadual Intervales (55.3% of the total collected) and in the Parque Estadual Morro do Diabo (23.2%), inland collection sites in the state of São Paulo, with higher abundances recorded in spring (43.9% of the total collected) and in winter (37.1%). This study extends the geographic distribution range of five species of Hemerobiidae to Brazil and three to the state of São Paulo.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemerobius japonicus (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae).

The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemerobius japonicus Nakahara, 1915 was sequenced in this study. The complete mitochondrial genome is a typical double-stranded circular molecule of 18,585 bp (GenBank accession number: MN852445), containing 37 typical animal mitochondrial gene and an A + T-rich region. The gene order is identical to that of the putative ancestral arrangement of insects and other lacewings. 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) possessed common triplet initiation codons ATN except ND1 possessed TTG and mostly terminated with TAN codons except for ND5 and ND4 with a single T residue adjacent to a downstream tRNA gene. All of the 22 tRNAs, ranging from 63 to 72 bp, can be folded into classic clover-leaf secondary structure except for tRNASer(AGN) , in which the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm did not form a stable stem-loop structure. The control region is 1416 bp long with an A + T content of 90.3%. In the sampled families of Neuroptera, each family showed a monophyletic cluster and Polystoechotidae + Rapismatidae, Osmylidae + the remaining families, Hemerobiidae + (Chrysopidae + (Polystoechotidae + Rapismatidae)) are recovered in phylogenetic analyses with high supports.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemerobius spodipennis (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae).

The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemerobius spodipennis Yang, 1987 was sequenced in this study. The complete mitochondrial genome is a typical double-stranded circular molecule of 16,343 bp (GenBank accession number: MT268963) comprising of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. The gene order is identical to that of the putative ancestral arrangement of insects and other lacewings. All protein-coding genes initiate with ATN, except COI use CGA as start codons and terminate with TAG or TAA, expect ND5 and ND4 use TA- or a single T-- residue as the stop codon. All tRNAs, ranging from 63 to 72 bp, can be folded into typical clover-leaf secondary structure except for tRNASer(AGN) , in which the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm did not form a stable stem-loop structure. The control region is 1433 bp long with an A + T content of 91.4%. In the sampled families of Neuroptera, each family showed a monophyletic cluster and Polystoechotidae + Rapismatidae, Hemerobiidae + (Chrysopidae + (Polystoechotidae + Rapismatidae)), are recovered in phylogenetic analyses with high supports.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemerobius simulans Walker (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae).

The complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Hemerobius simulans Walker (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae) is reported in this work. The whole mt genome is 17,985 bp long and contains 37canonical genes and an A + T-rich region, which is the same with insect ancestral mt genome arrangement. All 13 PCGs used the typical ATN as initiation codons. The control region of H. simulans mt genome is 1,416 bp long and the base composition is 90.0% of A + T. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that Hemerobiidae was monophyletic and was the sister group to Chrysopidae.

Updated checklist of Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) from Brazil and new distributional records in the Neotropical Region / Checklist dos Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) do Brasil e novos registros de distribuição para a Região Neotropical

Hemerobiidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) is a cosmopolitan clade that comprises about 600 described species distributed into 26 genera. Since the publication of revisions to Hemerobius, Megalomus, Nusalala and Nomerobius, new records have been added in literature and taxonomic modifications have occurred at the genus level. The aim of this study was to update a checklist of Hemerobiidae species from Brazil and of specimens deposited at Coleção de Invertebrados do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, Brazil; in order to summarize the geographical data of species in Brazilian states and in the Neotropical Region and to present new distributional data. The INPA collection holds 19 nominal species (55.2% of the all specimens identified at species level) of hemerobiids into eight genera and six subfamilies, mainly from the Neotropical Region; the remaining studied specimens were identified to the genus level. Megalomus marginatus is reported for the first time in Brazil and Nusalala dispar in Ecuador. Moreover, ten new records for the Brazilian states are presented: two to Nusalala tessellata and Hemerobius, and one each to Megalomus impudicus, Notiobiella maculata, Sympherobius ariasi, Megalomus, Nusalala and Sympherobius.

Hemerobiidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) é um clado cosmopolita com cerca de 600 espécies descritas e distribuídas em 26 gêneros. Eles são predadores de afídeos, coccídeos e outros insetos de corpo macio. Após a publicação das revisões de Hemerobius, Megalomus, Nusalala e Nomerobius ocorreram modificações taxonômicas em nível de gênero e novos registros de distribuição geográfica. O objetivo deste estudo é produzir uma lista das espécies de Hemerobiidae do Brasil e dos espécimes depositados na Coleção de Invertebrados do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, Brasil, de forma a sumarizar os dados geográficos das espécies em estados brasileiros e na Região Neotropical e, apresentar novos dados de distribuição geográfica. No INPA existem 19 espécies nominais de Hemerobiidae (55,2% dos exemplares estudados) de oito gêneros e seis subfamílias; o restante dos espécimes estudados foi identificado em nível genérico. Megalomus marginatus é relatada pela primeira vez para o Brasil e Nusalala dispar para o Equador (Celica). Além disso, dez novos registros para os estados brasileiros são apresentados: dois para Nusalala tessellata e Hemerobius, um para Megalomus impudicus, Notiobiella maculata, Sympherobius ariasi, Megalomus, Nusalala e Sympherobius.

Primeiro registro de ocorrência de Hemerobius gaitoi Monserrat, 1996 e Hemerobius hernandezi Monserrat, 1996 (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) para o estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil / First report of the occurrence of Hemerobius gaitoi Monserrat, 1996 and Hemerobius hernandezi Monserrat, 1996 (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

O presente estudo relata, pela primeira vez, a ocorrência de Hemerobius gaitoi Monserrat, 1996 e Hemerobius hernandezi Monserrat, 1996 (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) para o estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil.(AU)

The present study reports for the first time the occurrence of Hemerobius gaitoi Monserrat, 1996 and Hemerobius hernandezi Monserrat, 1996 (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.(AU)

Amostragem, diversidade e sazonalidade de Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) em Coffea arabica L. cv. Obatã (Rubiaceae) / Sampling, diversity and seasonal occurrence of Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera) in Coffea arabica L. cv. Obatã (Rubiaceae)

Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar métodos de amostragem, abundância sazonal e diversidade da população de Hemerobiidae associada a cultivo de café Coffea arabica L. cv. Obatã em Cravinhos, São Paulo, Brasil. Para tanto foram realizadas amostragens semanais no período de maio de 2005 a abril de 2006. Os métodos de amostragem utilizados foram: rede de varredura e armadilhas de Mõericke e luminosa. Foram coletados 491 exemplares de Hemerobiidae pertencentes a quatro gêneros: Nusalala (231 espécimes / 47,2 por cento do total de hemerobiídeos coletados), Megalomus (110 / 22,5 por cento), Hemerobius (104 / 21,3 por cento) e Sympherobius (44 / 9 por cento). A rede de varredura foi a mais eficiente para a captura de Hemerobiidae e a armadilha de Mõericke foi o método de amostragem que apresentou os maiores valores de diversidade (H'= 0,56) e de equitabilidade (J= 0,93). Os hemerobiídeos estiveram presentes na área estudada durante o ano todo; as maiores freqüências foram registradas entre agosto e março (final do inverno, primavera e verão) e o maior pico populacional ocorreu em janeiro (na metade do verão). Megalomus apresentou correlação positiva e significativa (p< 0,05) com a precipitação pluviométrica e as temperaturas máxima e mínima; Nusalala com as temperaturas máxima e mínima e, Sympherobius apenas com a temperatura máxima.

This study evaluated sampling methods, seasonality and diversity of the hemerobiids associated to Coffea arabica L. cv. Obatã over a one-year period in Cravinhos, São Paulo, Brazil. The collecting methods were: sweeping net, light trap and Mõericke trap. 489 hemerobiids belonging to four genera, were collected: Nusalala (231 individuals / 47.2 percent of the hemerobiids collected), Megalomus (110 / 22.5 percent), Hemerobius (104 / 21.3 percent) and Sympherobius (44 / 9 percent). The sweeping net seems to be the most efficient method of sampling to capture Hemerobiidae and the Mõericke trap presented the higher value of diversity (H'= 0,56) and equitability (J= 0,93). The hemerobiids were recorded in the area along the entire year. The highest abundance occurred from August to March (end of winter, spring and summer) and the population peak was in January (mid-summer). Megalomus presented positive and significant correlations (p< 0.05) with the rainfall and maximum and minimum temperatures; Nusalala with the maximum and minimum temperatures and Sympherobius only with the maximum temperature.