Abstract
In this paper, we report the first record of Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) in the state of Maranhao Brazil. This is the first record of this species in the northeastern region of Brazil, extending its geographic distribution in 425 km northeast of its nearest known distribution, in the Biological Reserve of Tapirape in Para state, Brazil.
Highlights
In this paper, we report the first record of Lithodytes lineatus (Schneider, 1799) in the state of Maranhão Brazil
This is the first record of this species in the northeastern region of Brazil, extending its geographic distribution in 425 km northeast of its nearest known distribution, in the Biological Reserve of Tapirapé in Pará state, Brazil
During fieldwork in the biological reserve Gurupi, Bom Jardim municipality, State of Maranhão, Brazil (Figure 1), on 18 January 2013; we collected a single specimen of Lithodytes lineatus (Figure 2) in pitfall traps (04°00′20′′ S, 46°46′41′′ W)
Summary
Centro Universitário do Estado do Pará (CESUPA), Unidade José Malcher, Departamento de Biologia, Avenida Governador José Malcher, 1963, CEP 66060-230, Belém, PA, Brazil. Universidade de Ensino Superior do Sul do Maranhão (UNISULMA), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Rua São Pedro, 11, Jardim Cristo Rei, CEP 65907-070, Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.
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