Abstract
Talitroides topitotum (Amphipoda) was introduced in Brazil by silviculture activities. Currently the species is distributed in the states of Parana, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. This paper describes the species' occurrence in the state of Espirito Santo. The objective of this study was to determine the interference of the edge effect on community structure of macroinvertebrates associated with leaf litter, where a T. topitotum female specimen was observed in coffee cultivations in March 2008.
Highlights
Talitroides topitotum (Burt, 1934) is a terrestrial amphipod that belongs to the family Talitridae
One single T. topitotum female, measuring 10 mm, was captured in the pink Moericke trap placed in a coffee plantation
The low abundance found in this study can be explained by the type of trap used, since other authors (LOPES; MASUNARI, 2004a, b and c; MATAVELLI et al, 2009) used a pitfall trapping method
Summary
Talitroides topitotum (Burt, 1934) is a terrestrial amphipod that belongs to the family Talitridae. The species is considered endemic in tropical and subtropical regions, as well as in those with warm temperate climate of the Indo-Pacific (FRIEND; RICHARDSON, 1986; LAM; MA, 1989), nowadays it is distributed all over the world and mainly associated to silviculture of exotic species (ALVAREZ et al, 2000). Current records report its presence in the Indian subcontinent, in the Australian region, in the Pacific islands (Marquesas Islands, Hawaii and Hong Kong), the European continent (Germany and United Kingdom) and tropical Atlantic Ocean islands (Azores and Madeira) (FRIEND; RICHARDSON, 1986). In North America the occurrence of the species was reported in the United States (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) (BIERNBAUM, 1980), and Mexico (ALVAREZ et al, 2000), whereas
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