03245nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245019600055210006900251260001500320300000800335520235200343653001402695653002302709653002702732653001802759100003002777700002402807700003102831700002602862700001702888700002702905856007102932 2020 eng d a0037-927100aEcological niche modeling predicting the potential invasion of the non-native millipede Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest0 aEcological niche modeling predicting the potential invasion of t c16/11/2020 a1-83 a

Summary: The millipede Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) is a cosmopolitan introduced species largely recorded in the southeast region of Brazil. The species is considered an agricultural pest with records in poly- or monocultures, and its influence on native communities of plants and invertebrates is still unknown in Brazil. From this perspective, a maximum entropy model was used to explore the predicted distribution of O. gracilis in Brazil. The results showed a highly suitable area in Atlantic Forest (AUC = 0.949 ± 0.02). Considering percent contribution, annual mean temperature (= 54.9) was the main variable which has influenced the modeling. The potentially suitable areas recovered in Atlantic Forest suggest that attention should be given to its possible invasion and the potential damage of O. gracilis to natural communities.

Modélisation de la niche écologique prédisant l’invasion potentielle du mille-pattes non indigène Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) (Polydesmida : Paradoxosomatidae) dans la forêt atlantique brésilienne

Résumé: Le mille-pattes Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) est une espèce introduite cosmopolite et largement observée dans la région sud-est du Brésil. L’espèce est considérée comme un ravageur agricole des mono- et polycultures, et son influence sur les communautés indigènes de plantes et d’invertébrés est encore inconnue au Brésil. Dans cette perspective, un modèle d’entropie maximale a été utilisé pour explorer la distribution potentielle d’O. gracilis au Brésil. Les résultats ont montré une zone favorable élevée dans la forêt atlantique (AUC = 0.949 ± 0.02). La température moyenne annuelle (= 54.9) a été la principale variable qui a influencé la modélisation. Les zones potentiellement favorables de la forêt atlantique suggèrent qu’il faut être vigilant quant à sa possible invasion et aux dommages potentiels sur les communautés indigènes.

10aDiplopoda10aintroduced species10apotential distribution10aSouth America1 aIniesta, Luiz, Felipe Mor1 aBouzan, Rodrigo, S.1 aRodrigues, Patricia, E. S.1 aDe Almeida, Thaís, M1 aOtt, Ricardo1 aBrescovit, Antonio, D. uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00379271.2020.183487302019nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260001500256300001200271490000900283520126400292653001501556653001301571653001101584653001801595653001301613653001301626100002601639700002501665700002101690856006601711 2018 eng d a1175-532600aXanthotropis, a new genus in the Neotropical millipede subfamily Aphelidesminae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Aphelidesmidae)0 aiXanthotropisi a new genus in the Neotropical millipede subfamil c05/09/2018 a351-3600 v44713 a

The monotypic taxon Xanthotropis n. gen. is established to accommodate Haematotropis media Golovatch, Hoffman & Spelda, 2004, known only from the vicinity of Manaus, Brazil, as it is incompatible with both its originally assigned genus and Aphelidesmus Brölemann, 1898, a suggested alternative. Xanthotropis is defined primarily by minute teeth on paranota 2–4, a sublinear posterior margin of the telson, and an elongated, distally expanded/laminate acropodite. The  Brölemann, 1916, range from northeastern Mexico and Tobago to northern Brazil and southwestern Peru; a questionable more-northerly record, from Monterey, Mexico, requires verification with fresh material. One of two families of the polydesmidan superfamily Platyrhacoidea (Leptodesmidea), Aphelidesmidae comprises two subfamilies, the nominate and Amplininae Hoffman, 1954. The latter has been addressed by several authors, and we here review Aphelidesminae by providing full synonymies, a literature review, and a key to its four genera: Aphelidesmus Brölemann, 1898; Haematotropis and Ochrotropis, both by Jeekel, 2000; and Xanthotropis n. gen.

10aacropodite10aAmazonia10aBrazil10aHaematotropis10aparanota10aprefemur1 aDe Almeida, Thaís, M1 aShelley, Rowland, M.1 aRafael, José, A uhttps://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4471.2.7