The study demonstrated patterns of palm tree diversity on a regional scale in the state Maranhão. Occurrence points were acquired February 2021, online biodiversity banks, using descriptors, "Arecaceae" and "Maranhão". records from Global Information System Biodiversity-GBIF, that Integrates Primary Data Scientific Collections-SpeciesLink, Reflora Brazilian Biodiversity-SiBBr used. data underwe...

485 Vol. 7, No. 3, May–June 2001 Emerging Infectious Diseases References 1. Barros MLB, Boecken G. Jungle yellow fever in central Amazon. Lancet 1996;348:969. 2. Ministry of Health. Notified cases of yellow fever by state, Brazil. Brasilia: National Epidemiology Center; 2000. 3. Vasconcelos PFC, Rodrigues SG, Degalier N, Moraes MAP, Rosa JFST, Rosa EST, et al. An epidemic of sylvatic yellow fev...

The genus Pityocera Giglio-Tos is revised based on examination of external morphology and genitalia of type material and specimens from Brazilian and foreign institutions. Five currently valid species in three subgenera are recognized: P. (Elaphella) cervus (Wiedemann, 1828); P. (Pityocera) festai Giglio-Tos, 1896; P. (Pseudelaphella) nana (Walker, 1850); P. (Pseudelaphella) nigribasis Fairchil...

Elephantotus, a new genus of Tabanidae from the Amazon coast, Brazil, is described based on a new species E. tracuateuensis. Five females were collected in Pará State, and a male in Maranhão State. Arguments are presented for separating the new genus from Dasybasis, as well as the possibility of its occurrence being related to the nesting sites of coastal birds. The new species is characterized...