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Biodiversity conservation gaps in the Brazilian protected areas by Oliveira, Ubirajara, Soares-Filho, Britaldo Silveira, Paglia, Adriano Pereira, Brescovit, Antonio D., de Carvalho, Claudio J. B., Silva, Daniel Paiva, Rezende, Daniella T., Leite, Felipe Sá Fortes, Batista, João Aguiar Nogueira, Barbosa, João Paulo Peixoto Pena, Stehmann, João Renato, Ascher, John S., de Vasconcelos, Marcelo Ferreira, De Marco, Paulo, Löwenberg-Neto, Peter, Ferro, Viviane Gianluppi, Santos, Adalberto J.

“…Although Brazil is a megadiverse country and thus a conservation priority, no study has yet quantified conservation gaps in the Brazilian protected areas (PAs)…”
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Delimiting areas of endemism through kernel interpolation by Oliveira, Ubirajara, Brescovit, Antonio D, Santos, Adalberto J

“…We propose a new approach for identification of areas of endemism, the Geographical Interpolation of Endemism (GIE), based on kernel spatial interpolation…”
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Where are they from and where are they going? Detecting areas of endemism, distribution patterns and conservation status of the order Spirostreptida in Brazil (Diplopoda, Juliformia) by Iniesta, Luiz F. M., Bouzan, Rodrigo S., Means, Jackson C., Ivanov, Kaloyan, Brescovit, Antonio D.

“…Millipedes are well-known for their limited dispersal abilities with species restricted to mountains, islands, and patches of forest being important models for…”
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Spatial distribution and faunal composition of millipedes of the family Spirostreptidae Brandt, 1833 in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Diplopoda, Juliformia, Spirostreptida) by Iniesta, Luiz F M, Bouzan, Rodrigo S, Brescovit, Antonio D

“…The Atlantic Forest is known for its richness and diversity of species. Nonetheless, the diversity of millipedes in the biome is still poorly known. In this…”
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A New Genus of Prodidominae Cave Spider from a Paleoburrow and Ferruginous Caves in Brazil (Araneae: Prodidomidae) by Cizauskas, Igor, Zampaulo, Robson de A., Brescovit, Antonio D.

“…A new monotypic genus of Prodidominae, Paleotoca gen. n., is proposed to include one cave species collected in a paleoburrow and ferruginous caves from…”
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The first two blind troglobitic spiders of the genus Ochyrocera from caves in Floresta Nacional de Carajás, state of Pará, Brazil (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) by Brescovit, Antonio D, Zampaulo, Robson de A, Cizauskas, Igor

“…The first two anophthalmic species of spiders of the genus Simon, 1892, are described for caves located in the iron formation of Floresta Nacional (FLONA) de…”
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The tiniest violin: the male of Loxosceles vallenar (Araneae, Sicariidae) by Magalhaes, Ivan L. F, Iuri, Hernán A, Brescovit, Antonio D, Pizarro-Araya, Jaime

“…In recent years, several endemic species of Loxosceles , violin spiders, have been described from the North-Central Chile biodiversity hotspot, some of which…”
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Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the orb-weaving spider genus Glenognatha Simon, 1887 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) by Cabra-García, Jimmy, Brescovit, Antonio D

“…A taxonomic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the spider genus Glenognatha Simon, 1887 is presented. This analysis is based on a data set including 24…”
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Beta Diversity along an Elevational Gradient at the Pico da Neblina (Brazil): Is Spider (Arachnida-Araneae) Community Composition Congruent with the Guayana Region Elevational Zonation? by Nogueira, André A., Brescovit, Antonio D., Perbiche-Neves, Gilmar, Venticinque, Eduardo M.

“…Beta diversity is usually high along elevational gradients. We studied a spider community at the Pico da Neblina (Brazil), an Amazonian mountain which is one…”
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On the Tarantula Genus Xenesthis Simon, 1891, with Description of a New Species from Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae) by Sherwood, Danniella, Gabriel, Ray, Peñaherrera-R., Pedro, Brescovit, Antonio D., Lucas, Sylvia M.

“…The type material of Xenesthis colombiana Simon, 1891, X. immanis Ausserer, 1875, and X. monstrosa Pocock, 1903, are redescribed, with additional specimens of…”
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New combination and redescription of Bumba humile, description of four new species and new records from Brazil (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) by Lucas, Sylvia M., Passanha, Victor, Brescovit, Antonio D.

“…The taxonomic history of Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014 is mainly based on the inclusion of the new species. Bumba have been characterized by the…”
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Seven new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera from caves in Floresta Nacional de Carajás, PA, Brazil (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) by Brescovit, Antonio D, Cizauskas, Igor, Mota, Leandro P

“…Seven new species of the spider genus from cave areas in Floresta Nacional de Carajás (state of Pará, northern Brazil) are described: , , , , , , and Two…”
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Three new species of the spider genus Plato and the new genus Cuacuba from caves of the states of Pará and Minas Gerais, Brazil (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) by Prete, Pedro H, Cizauskas, Igor, Brescovit, Antonio D

“…Three new species of the genus from caves in the states of Pará and Minas Gerais, Brazil, are described. , from Minas Gerais, is the first record of the genus…”
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Six new species of the widespread Brazilian millipede genus Eucampesmella (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) by Bouzan, Rodrigo S., Iniesta, Luiz Felipe M., Pena-Barbosa, João Paulo P., Brescovit, Antonio D.

“…This study concerns the diplopod genus Eucampesmella Schubart, 1955, widespread in Brazil. After this work, the genus includes 12 valid species, and three…”
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Descriptions of two new genera of the spider family Caponiidae (Arachnida, Araneae) and an update of Tisentnops and Taintnops from Brazil and Chile by Brescovit, Antonio D, Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander

“…New members of the spider family Caponiidae from Brazil and Chile are presented. Three new species in previously known genera are described: from Chile, and…”
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Revision of emmenomma simon (amaurobiidae, macrobuninae) by Almeida-Silva, Lina M, Griswold, Charles E, Brescovit, Antonio D

“…The genus Emmenomma is revised and now includes three species from Southern Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). The type species Emmenomma…”
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Two new Brazilian species of Chelodesmidae of the genera Iguazus and Tessarithys (Diplopoda: Polydesmida) by Bouzan, Rodrigo S., Pena-Barbosa, João Paulo P., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos

“…Two new species of Chelodesmidae from the Brazilian northeast are described, Iguazus robustus sp. nov. , from the state of Paraíba, and Tessarithys…”
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Spider species richness and sampling effort at Cracraft´S Belém Area of Endemism by Rodrigues, Bruno V B, Aguiar-Neto, Manoel B, Oliveira, Ubirajara DE, Santos, Adalberto J, Brescovit, Antonio D, Martíns, Marlúcia B, Bonaldo, Alexandre B

“…A list of spider species is presented for the Belém Area of Endemism, the most threatened region in the Amazon Basin, comprising portions of eastern State of…”
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Revision of the Spider Genera Ariston O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 and Siratoba Opell, 1979 (Arachnida: Araneae: Uloboridae) with Description of Two New Species by Salvatierra, Lidianne, Tourinho, Ana Lúcia, Brescovit, Antonio D

“…Background Ariston O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 and Siratoba Opell, 1979 are two poorly known genera of the spider family Uloboridae, which together comprise six…”
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Kiekie, a new Neotropical spider genus of Ctenidae (Cteninae, Araneae) by Polotow, Daniele, Brescovit, Antonio D

“…Kiekie gen. nov. is newly proposed to accommodate 11 Neotropical Ctenidae species. With the exception of one species from Colombia, they are all distributed in…”
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