Biodiversity of Opiliones (Arachnida) in Cerrado and Atlantic Forest areas in Brazil
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2318-2881.2020.002.0004Keywords:
Liogonyleptoides, Discocyrtus invalidus, GagrellinaeAbstract
The harvestmen perform different environmental services, however there is little information regarding the wealth and distribution of these populations in different ecosystems, even in Conservation Units (UC), as in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. From this, the objective of the present study aims to analyze the diversity of opiliofauna of two Conservation Units inserted in different ecosystems in the state of Minas Gerais. The work was carried out in the Environmental Protection Area of ??the Machado River (APA), Atlantic Forest domain, and in the National Park of Always Vivas (PARNA), Cerrado area. The collections were carried out from September 2018 to April 2019, with a sampling effort of 20 hours for PARNA and 32 hours for APA. A new species of Liogonyleptoides for Science was registered at APA Rio Machado, which has greater wealth than PARNA. There were no species in common between the two areas studied, reflecting different associated factors, including a high rate of endemism, which justifies the conservation of both Conservation Units, as changes in these ecosystems could result in the loss of species of harvestmen to the state of Minas Gerais.
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