Museu de História Natural do Funchal: Recent submissions

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2020 COVER / TECHNICAL INFORMATION / INDEX

Biscoito, Manuel; Aguiar, A.M.Franquinho; Araújo, Ricardo; Zino, Francesca (eds.) (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2020)
New record of an alien grass, Ehrharta erecta Lam. (Poaceae), for the island of Madeira (Portugal)

Silva, Juan J. Gonçalves; Ferreira, João P. (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2020)

The panic veldt grass, Ehrharta erecta Lam., is recorded herein for the first time from the island of Madeira. Several populations of this alien grass have been found in several localities of the island, indicating its ...
2019 COVER / TECHNICAL INFORMATION / INDEX

Biscoito, Manuel; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho; Araújo, Ricardo; Zino, Francesca (eds.) (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2019)
BOOK REVIEW

Russell, Peter J. C. (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2020)
First record of an ‘Alba’ male in the supposed female sex-limited ‘Alba’ polymorphismof Colias croceus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)

Kratochwil, Anselm (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2020)

Within the scope of a butterfly survey on Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago, Portugal), an ‘Alba’ male of Colias croceus was detected and collected. Although older literature sources report occurrences of rare ‘Alba’ colour ...
Plant data survey in Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago, Portugal): an update

Fontinha, Susana; Andrade, Sara; Carvalho, Miguel Ângelo A. Pinheiro de (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2020)

The present contribution updates BORGES et al. (2008)’s “A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos”. Since then, and until the summer of 2019, 131 new taxa were cited, namely ...
First record of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) (Pisces: Rachycentridae) at the coast of Madeira Island (NE Atlantic Ocean)

Wirtz, Peter; Genner, M.; Relvas, C. (Bocagiana, 2020)

The Cobia Rachycentron canadum is recorded from Madeira Island for the first time. An individual of this species was encountered and video-documented while SCUBA-diving in about 12 m depth at the south coast of this island
Two new species of Cyphocleonus from Macaronesian Islands (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae)

Stüben, Peter E.; Schütte, Andre; Andrade, Miguel (Bocagiana, 2020)

Two new species, Cyphocleonus garajonay Stüben from La Gomera and Cyphocleonus aguiari Stüben & Andrade from Madeira are described and distinguished from related species. They are incorporated into the current key of the ...
Has Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) ever existed in Madeira (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae)?

Russell, Peter J. C. (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2020)

The reports of the presence of Colias hyale from Madeira are examined and commented upon. The frequency of large populations of Colias crocea on the island reported by various researchers is documented. It is suggested ...
Keys to the fishes of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

Almeida, Armando J.; Biscoito, Manuel (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2019)

Keys to the species of hagfishes, chimaeras, sharks and batoid fishes ocurring in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from northern Norway until South Africa, including the Mediterranean and Black Seas are presented. The western ...
A new Lamiine longhorn-beetle from Madeira and the key to the Macaronesian Parmenini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Krátký, Jirí; Aguiar, A.M.Franquinho (Bocagiana, 2019)

A new species of longhorn-beetle of the tribe Parmenini is here described as Paradeucalion maderense sp. n. Morphologically it seems to be close to Paradeucalion desertarum (Wollaston, 1854) from Desertas Islands and related ...
The distribution of Mola alexandrini in the Subtropical Eastern Atlantic, with a note on Mola mola

Wirtz, Peter; Biscoito, Manuel (Bocagiana, 2019)

The presence of the “Bump-head sunfish” Mola alexandrini (Ranzani 1839) is recorded, via photographic evidence, from the Azores, Madeira Island, the Canary Islands, and the Cape Verde Islands. Eastern Atlantic individuals ...
First record of the Rose Evening Primrose Oenothera rosea L’ Hér. ex Aiton (Onagraceae) on the island of Madeira (Portugal)

Silva, Juan J. Gonçalves; Ferreira, João P. (Boletim do Museu de História Natural do Funchal, 2019)

Oenothera rosea L’ Hér. ex Aiton is reported for the first time for the island of Madeira. In Portuguese territories, nine taxa of the genus Oenothera L. (Onagraceae) are recorded. The species Oenothera rosea is present ...
Wild bee-plant network of Madeira Island with a comparison to Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago, Portugal)

Kratochwil, Anselm; Schwabe, A; Smit, J.; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho (2019)

The aim of this study was to analyse wild bee-plant interactions in Madeira Island and construct a network structure covering the largest parts of the island and most altitudes and habitat types. The interaction data were ...
"On the status of some nominal species described by Sarah Lee Bowdich in the account ""Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823"""

Paolo Parenti (2019)

The status of seven nominal species of fishes described by Bowdich in 1825 during a famous trip to Madeira and Cape Verde Islands is determined. Three nominal species have been discovered to represent senior synonym of ...
Comments on the butterfly fauna (Papilionoidea) of Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago): species list, distribution patterns, and butterfly-plant network

Kratochwil, Anselm; Schwabe, A; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho (2018)

Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago) is a relatively old (11.1 to 14.3 Ma) and small volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean. The main part of the island is characterised by semiarid climate and xeric vegetation, while the ...
Marine algae collection in the Herbarium of the Funchal Natural History Museum (MADM) with new records from the archipelago of Madeira

Ferreira, Sara J.; Silva, Juan J. Gonçalves; Araújo, Ricardo (2018)

The marine algae collection, in the Herbarium of the Funchal Natural History Museum (MADM), contains macroalgae specimens from the archipelago of Madeira, with scientific and historical significance, the bulk of which is ...
New findings of phytophagous insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea and Aphidoidea) from Ilhéu Chão (Desertas Islands, Madeira Archipelago)

Ramos, Cândida; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho; Silva, Isamberto; Mourão, Ana; Santos, Renata; Rego, Carla; Boieiro, Mário (2018)

Here we report new taxonomic findings of aphids (Aphidoidea) and scales (Coccoidea) for Ilhéu Chão (Desertas Islands, Madeira Archipelago). Protaphis pseudocardui (Theobald, 1915) is for the first time reported to Madeira ...
Paratettix meridionalis (Rambur, 1838) (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), a grasshopper species and Family new to the Archipelago of Madeira, Portugal

Andrade, Miguel M.; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho (2018)

The first record from the archipelago of Madeira of the pygmy grasshopper Paratettix meridionalis (Rambur, 1838) and of Family Tetrigidae is given, as well as some data from local observations.
Comments on the butterfly fauna (Papilionoidea) of Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago): species list, distribution patterns, and butterfly-plant network

Kratochwil, Anselm; Schwabe, A; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho (2018)

"Porto Santo (Madeira Archipelago) is a relatively old (11.1 to 14.3 Ma) and small volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean. The main part of the island is characterised by semiarid climate and xeric vegetation, while the ...

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