The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

We revise the taxonomy of species of the ant genus Cephalotes occurring in Brazil. Sixty-
four species are recognized, distributed in 14 species groups. Five species are described as …

Recent reviews of data on worldwide insect decline include almost no information on Brazil.
We gathered evidence from literature searches and a survey sent to researchers, to which …

The exuberant, pristine forest originally occupying an area stretching along today's southern
Bahia to the northern portion of Espírito Santo states was coined as the Hileia Baiana and …

The rarity of organisms is related either to a natural origin or human-induced impacts, and
rare species are more susceptible to extinction. The Atlantic Forest is an endangered biome …

The ant community living in leaf litter was assessed in 65 forest sites in the Brazilian Atlantic
rainforest in the southern region of the state of Bahia, Brazil. In addition, we aimed to …

Leptogenys elzasoares new species, is described from workers and a male collected near
Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon. The worker is recognizable by the presence of 12 chaetae …

Comprehensive biodiversity inventories are expensive and time-consuming to achieve,
especially for groups of megadiverse organisms. One approach to resolve such situations is …

The Malaise trap is widely used for monitoring the diversity of flying insects. The
omnidirectional model (Omnidirectional flight trap) is well known when hung in the …

Dinoponera lucida is a poneromorph ant endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The
species is classified as endangered in Brazil's Red List due to its peculiar reproductive …