Abstract
We report for the first time Trilepida fuliginosa (Passos, Caramaschi & Pinto, 2006) and Drepanoides anomalus (Jan, 1863) in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Our record for T. fuliginosa represents the northernmost locality for the species and extends its geographic distribution by nearly 662 km (in a straight line) from São Geraldo do Araguaia, state of Pará. Our record for D. anomalus is the easternmost known occurrence and extends its distribution by 203 km from Piçarra, Pará. Updated distribution maps and images of preserved specimens are provided.
Highlights
The Brazilian state of Maranhão is in the north-central part of the country and has a vast area of over 329,000 km2 (IBGE 2019a)
We report for the first time Trilepida fuliginosa (Passos, Caramaschi & Pinto, 2006) and Drepanoides anomalus (Jan, 1863) in the state of Maranhão, Brazil
We report the first occurrences of Trilepida fuligi nosa and Drepanoides anomalus for the state of Maranhão, Brazil
Summary
The Brazilian state of Maranhão is in the north-central part of the country and has a vast area of over 329,000 km (IBGE 2019a). Maranhão has a wide variety of geomorphological formations, soil types, altitudinal gradients, and climates which result in a high heterogeneity of phytophysiognomies (Ab’Saber 1960). Maranhão Babaçu Forests (Dinerstein et al 2017); the last one is recognized as a world biodiversity hotspot (Myer et al 2000; Mittermeier et al 2005). Maranhão is known for its rich biodiversity, there are very few researchers in the state, which results in a huge knowledge gap in the composition and distribution of its biodiversity (Martins and Oliveira 2011; Barros 2012; Freitas et al 2017; Guedes et al 2018).
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