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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2018 COVER / TECHNICAL INFORMATION / INDEX

Biscoito, Manuel; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho; Araújo, Ricardo; Zino, Francesca (eds.) (2018)

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A checklist of digenean parasites (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) infecting molluscs and fishes in Portuguese waters (Northeast Atlantic)

Costa, Graça; Soares, S.; Carvalho, F.; Melo-Moreira, E. (2017)

The present work is a compilation of the digenean parasites infecting molluscs (gastropods and bivalves), crabs and fishes of the Atlantic coast of Portugal and the Archipelagos of Azores and Madeira, based on literature ...

2017 COVER / TECHNICAL INFORMATION / INDEX

Biscoito, Manuel; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho; Araújo, Ricardo; Zino, Francesca (eds.) (2017)

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The publication dates of the parts-issue of Richard Thomas Lowe s A Manual Flora of Madeira (1857-1872), with a publishing history

Williams, Ray B. (2017)

A Manual Flora of Madeira and the Adjacent Islands of Porto Santo and the Desertas by Richard Thomas Lowe, was published in demy duodecimo parts between 1857 and 1872 by John Van Voorst. It is a classic of careful botanical ...

Establishment of a network of plant micro-reserves on the Municipality of Funchal (Madeira, Portugal)

Paz, Rúben F.; Silva, Juan J. Gonçalves (2016)

This paper summarizes the results of a project developed at Funchal City Hall. The objectives were to obtain an inventory and cartography of the areas of natural or semi-natural vegetation cover in order to propose a network ...

A catalogue of the surviving insect collection of the old Funchal Seminary Museum of Natural History

Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho; Carvalho, José Augusto (2016)

After a brief description of the history of the Funchal Seminary Museum and its collections between 1882 and 2015, the authors describe in detail the collection that survived to the present day. A considerable effort is ...

2016 COVER / TECHNICAL INFORMATION / INDEX

Biscoito, Manuel; Aguiar, A. M. Franquinho; Araújo, Ricardo; Zino, Francesca (eds.) (2016)

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