Check List 12(1): e19445, doi: 10.15560/12.1.1843
Distribution extension of Flirtea picta Perty, 1832 (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) to Brazilian Atlantic Forest with notes on ecology
Francisca Piñeiro-Passos‡, Alessandra Rodrigues Santos de Andrade§, Felipe Augusto Trindade Gondim-Silva‡, Tércio da Silva Melo§, Marcelo César Lima Peres‡‡ Universidade Católica do Salvador, Brazil§ Universidade Católica do Salvador Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Corresponding author: Francisca Piñeiro-Passos ( francisca_pineiro@yahoo.com.br ) © 2017 Francisca Piñeiro-Passos, Alessandra Andrade, Felipe Augusto Gondim-Silva, Tércio Melo, Marcelo César Peres. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Melo T, Piñeiro-Passos F, Andrade A, Gondim-Silva F, Peres M (2016) Distribution extension of Flirtea picta Perty, 1832 (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) to Brazilian Atlantic Forest with notes on ecology. Check List 12(1): 1843. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.1.1843 |  |
Abstract
Herein we report the first record of the Flirtea picta Perty, 1832, harvestmen from the Atlantic Rainforest (Michelin Ecological Reserve – Igrapiúna – Bahia, Brazil). In Brazil, this study extends the distribution of the species, previously known only in Amazonas and Pará states. We collected 157 individuals in three environments: tree-fall gaps, inner forest and edge forest. A brief comment on some ecological aspects of this species is also presented.
Keywords
geographical range; Neotropical region; tree-fall gaps; harvestmen ecology