摘要
a total of 25 species are here reported for the first time for alagoas state, with one new record for the northeastern region of brazil and four new records for brazil. a list of all known species for the semi-arid region in alagoas is presented. sampling took place near the municipality of sˋo jos谷 da tapera, in the semi-arid region of alagoas, where a very rich caatinga vegetation of trees and shrubs occurs.