Redescription of four species with an update on the distribution of (Marcus & Marcus, 1955).

Due to recent phylogenetic studies on Neopatida over the last ten years, the genus has become the most diverse within Peripatidae. Such an expansion occurred due to nomenclatural acts based on evidence from anatomical characters that had not been well supported for genera and species included in the last revision. Among these species are (Bouvier, 1900),  (Marcus & Marcus, 1955), Brito et al.

New taxonomic insights for Brazilian Reitter (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), including three new species and their mitochondrial genomes.

Here we present a taxonomic treatment for the Brazilian species of (Reitter, 1882), including the description of three new species ( Asenjo & Valois , Asenjo & Valois and Asenjo & Valois ) from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (Minas Gerais, Brazil). In addition, we designated lectotypes for the Brazilian species of species-group 2, (Raffray, 1898), (Reitter, 1888), (Reitter, 1888), (Raffray, 1898), and (Schaufuss, 1887), besides recognizing the holotype for (Reitter, 1882), (Raffray, 1898), and (Raffray, 1898). The mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of the three new species are presented, for which we present the phylogenetic placement among Staphylinidae with previously published data.

Adaptive shifts in Neotropical planthoppers: new troglobitic species and the first surface species of Ferricixius Hoch & Ferreira, 2012 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from Brazilian caves.

Here we describe three cixiid species new to science which we assign to the hitherto monotypic genus Ferricixius Hoch & Ferreira, 2012 from Brazil. Ferricixius michaeli sp. nov.

Multixenobiotic response of Collembola to soil contamination, the phisiological basis for bioindicative environmental monitoring.

Collembola are well-established models in ecotoxicological research, extensively employed to investigate the effects of various contaminants, including heavy metals. The Multixenobiotic Resistance Mechanism (MXR) is a physiological response based on transmembrane efflux proteins that play a pivotal role in pumping xenobiotics and conferring resistance. This mechanism is firmly established as a biomarker of aquatic contamination and has recently shown promise as a soil biomonitoring tool.

Three new subterranean species of the genus Speocera (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from caves of the Carajs area in the state of Par, Brazil.

Three new species of the spider genus Speocera Berland, 1914, collected in ferruginous caves in the Carajs region of Par state, Brazil are described: Speocera pinima sp. nov., S.

Variation of dipteran ectoparasites (Streblidae) on Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838 (Phyllostomidae) in two caves in southeastern Brazil.

Bats are parasitized by many different arthropods, among which the dipteran families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae are exclusive to bats. Researches that relate the ecology of ectoparasites with their hosts are fundamental for understanding issues related to the interactions between these two groups, in addition to epidemiological aspects of pathogen transmission. The present study evaluated the rate of infestation by dipteran (Streblidae) ectoparasites in two colonies of Anoura geoffroyi associated with caves in the southeastern Brazil.

Coarazuphium lundi (Carabidae: Zuphiini), a new Brazilian troglobitic beetle, with the designation of a neotype for C. pains Álvares Ferreira, 2002.

In this paper, we describe Coarazuphium lundi sp. nov., from a single male specimen collected in Gruta 06L cave located in the municipality of Prudente de Morais (Minas Gerais state, Brazil).

Monunguis streblida (Neothrombidiidae) in Brazil and its parasitic relationships with dipteran ectoparasites (Anastrebla and Trichobius) of bats.

The mite species Monunguis streblida Wharton, 1938 (Neothrombidiidae) is reported in association with dipteran ectoparasites (Streblidae) of Brazilian bats for the first time. A 1-year study of two populations of the bat Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838 in caves in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, found them to be parasitized by four species of streblids, three of which were parasitized by M. streblida.

Two new troglobitic species of Oxarthrius Reitter (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Brazil.

Two new species, Oxarthrius inexpectatus and Oxarthrius aurora, are described from caves in Minas Gerais and Tocantins states in Brazil, respectively. The major diagnostic features are illustrated and a key to the known species from Brazil is given.

A peculiar new beetle from Brazil associated with a cave habitat (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Clivinini).

The new species Ardistomis ferreirai sp. nov. is described and illustrated.

Description of Metopiellus painensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), first troglobitic Pselaphinae from Brazil.

Metopiellus painensis new species, of the Neotropical pselaphine tribe Metopiasini, is described from Pains region, Brasil (Minas Gerais). Major diagnostic features are illustrated and a key to the known species is given.

Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii (Diptera: Culicidae) in peridomiciliary area during asymptomatic malaria transmission in the Atlantic Forest: molecular identification of blood-meal sources indicates humans as primary intermediate hosts.

Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii has been implicated as the primary vector of human and simian malarias out of the Brazilian Amazon and specifically in the Atlantic Forest regions. The presence of asymptomatic human cases, parasite-positive wild monkeys and the similarity between the parasites infecting them support the discussion whether these infections can be considered as a zoonosis. Although many aspects of the biology of An.