Description of a Bizarre New Genus and Species of Ambush Bugs from the Dominican Republic (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul K Masonick
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Predatory Bugs ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract Enigmatic and rarely collected, ambush bugs of the tribe Macrocephalini (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) encompass a diverse group of predatory bugs armed with subchelate raptorial forelegs, a greatly enlarged scutellum, and elongate head. Macrocephalini is the most specious of the four tribes of ambush bugs, consisting of 20 genera and 154 species. They are represented in the Caribbean by several remarkable taxa that bear foretarsi, a trait unassociated with macrocephalines found elsewhere in the world. I here describe a new genus and species of Macrocephalini, Capricephala chiaroscuro gen. et sp. nov., native to the island of Hispaniola and one that bears striking differences to other phymatines known from that region.

Archaiasinids and related porcelaneous larger foraminifera from the late Miocene of the Dominican Republic

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Hottinger
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Late Miocene ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Larger Foraminifera ◽  
Shell Size ◽  
The Caribbean

Exceptionally large quantities of outstandingly well-preserved, free specimens of larger foraminifera from late Miocene sediments of the Dominican Republic invite an analysis of their structure in detail. The structures of the porcelaneous larger foraminifera reveal that most of them are not candidates for a direct ancestry of the species living today in the Caribbean. Although the late Miocene period has produced Caribbean endemists, in particular within the agglutinated group of the textulariellids and the lamellar-perforate group of the amphisteginids, the porcelaneous archaiasines and soritines are more closely related to the early Miocene forms of the Neotethys than to the Recent Caribbean endemists. These relationships are derived from their relative structural similarity and call for the proposition of appropriate additional taxa on the generic and specific levels. Miocene Miarchaias new genus develops several centimeters large, cyclical agamonts with meandropsinid structures covering the lateral surface of the disc (M. meander new species) whereas species of smaller shell size do not have cyclical generations (M. modestus new species). On the other hand, populations of cyclical schizonts and/or gamonts exhibit structures similar to the Recent, spiral Androsina: Androsinopsis radians new genus and species. The other new taxa erected here, Annulosorites spiralis new genus and species and Cyclorbiculina miocaenica new species, reflect differences in the apertural face and the respective arrangement of radial partitions as used to differentiate Recent Sorites from Amphisorus. Specimens to be attributed to the genera Cycloputeolina and Parasorites are present in the late Miocene of the Dominican Republic. They exhibit an exoskeleton in contrast to true soritids, and will need an eventual worldwide revision on the species level.

scholarly journals Understanding the Urgent Need for Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Spanish-Speaking Greater Antilles

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrián Fuentes-Luque ◽  
Pabsi Livmar González-Irizarry
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Greater Antilles ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Caribbean

Even though Audiovisual Translation (AVT) is growing and flourishing throughout the world, it is practically unheard-of in the Caribbean, where accessibility faces an even bleaker existence. The circumstances of the deaf and hard of hearing (also referred to as D/deaf) are no less alarming: social barriers and exclusion are widespread. This paper emphasizes the need to make subtitles accessible in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, specifically on the islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, and underscores the challenges faced by the D/deaf communities on each island. Our research focuses on issues like AVT laws and regulations, the habits of viewers of audiovisual (AV) products, and literacy and limitations on each island. This paper also examines the different types of D/deaf audiovisual consumers in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and the difficulties each community faces when accessing media and entertainment. Our research reveals the current state of AVT accessibility in this region and provides a foundation for influencing legislators to begin enforcing AVT regulations and drafting SDH guidelines.

scholarly journals New sciophilous sponges from the Caribbean (Porifera: Demospongiae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2107 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROB W. M. VAN SOEST
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Coral Rubble ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
The University ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Water Coral

Thirteen new species of sponges are described from coral reefs of the Netherlands Antilles and the Colombian Caribbean. Species were collected during quantitative investigations of reef sponges performed by students of the University of Amsterdam in the period between 1984 and 1991. Most of the reported specimens were taken from undersides of coral rubble, crevices or reef caves (sciophilous habitats) and without exception are small encrusting or fistular sponges. The material reported in this paper includes a new genus and species of Placospongiidae, Placospherastra antillensis n. g. n. sp. , the first Caribbean representatives of the genera Triptolemma (Pachastrellidae) and Megaciella (Acarnidae), viz. Triptolemma endolithicum n. sp. and Megaciella incrustans n. sp., a new species of Timeidae, Timea curacaoensis n. sp., a new species of Microcionidae with peculiar colloscleres, Clathria (Thalysias) collosclera n. sp., two new species of Chondropsidae, viz. Batzella fusca n. sp., and Strongylacidon unguiferum n. sp., three new species of Coelosphaeridae, viz. Forcepia (Forcepia) minima n. sp., Forcepia (Forcepia) fistulosa n. sp., and Forcepia (Leptolabis) microlabis n. sp., a new species of Crellidae, Crella (Grayella) beglingerae n. sp., a new species of Hymedesmiidae, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) bonairensis n. sp., and a new species of Mycalidae, Mycale (Paresperella) vitellina n. sp. Most species are represented by only small fragments removed from the substrate by scalpel or diving knife, leaving little and often crumbled preserved type material. This study is intended to demonstrate that the small crusts dominating easily accessible shallow water coral rubble habitats in the Caribbean remain understudied.

scholarly journals Kaloketos pilosus, a new genus and species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from the Turks and Caicos Islands

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 618 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEFAN KOENEMANN ◽  
THOMAS M. ILIFFE ◽  
JILL YAGER
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Turks And Caicos Islands ◽  
The Family ◽  
Trunk Limbs ◽  
The Caribbean

We describe a new genus and species of remipede crustacean from an anchialine cave on the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean region. Kaloketos pilosus is a medium-sized species of robust build that occurs in sympatry with other remipedes, and is recognized as a new genus of the family Speleonectidae. Kaloketos is distinguished from other genera of Remipedia by several unique characters that include dense fields of short, feathered setae on most maxillary and maxillipedal segments, and distinctly expanded rami of the larger trunk limbs.

Kiskeyana new replacement name for the assassin bug Kiskeya  (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1530 (1) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIANE WEIRAUCH ◽  
DIMITRI FORERO
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Assassin Bug ◽  
Nomen Novum

Recently, Weirauch and Forero (2007) described the new genus and species Kiskeya palassaina from two localities in the Dominican Republic. Regrettably, this Caribbean apterous assassin bug was found to be a junior homonym of Kiskeya Konstatinov & Chamorro-Lacayo (2006) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). As such, we are proposing the new replacement name Kiskeyana, nomen novum for Kiskeya Weirauch & Forero, 2007. The type, and only included species, results in Kiskeyana palassaina (Weirauch & Forero), new combination

Neotaxilanoides orientalis, a new genus and species of Tambiniini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) from China, with a key to the world genera

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3004 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
QIU-LEI MEN ◽  
DAO-ZHENG QIN
Keyword(s):  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
The World

One new tropiduchid genus, Neotaxilanoides gen. n., with type species Neotaxilanoides orientalis sp. n., is described and illustrated from China. The new genus is externally similar to Neotaxilana Synave 1979, but can be distinguished from the latter by the differences in the head structure, forewing venation and male genitalia. A checklist along with a revised key to the known genera in the tribe is provided.

scholarly journals A new genus and species of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida) from the Caribbean Sea

Zootaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3900 (2) ◽  
pp. 204 ◽  
Author(s):  
NANCY K. PRENTISS ◽  
KATERINA VASILEIADOU ◽  
SARAH FAULWETTER ◽  
CHRISTOS ARVANITIDIS ◽  
HARRY A. TEN HOVE
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals A New Genus of Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) in Mid-Cretaceous Myanmar Amber

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
George Poinar, Jr. ◽  
You Ning Su ◽  
Alex E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
The World ◽  
Successful Group ◽  
Terrestrial Habitats ◽  
Omnivorous Diet

Crickets (Orthoptera: Grylloidea) are a highly diverse and successful group that due to their chirping are often heard more often than they are seen. Their omnivorous diet allows them to exist in a variety of terrestrial habitats around the world. In some environments, cricket populations can build up and become plagues, resulting in significant damage to seedling crops. A new genus and species of cricket, Pherodactylus micromorphus gen. et sp. nov. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is described from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber. The new genus is characterized by the following features: head without prominent bristles, pronotum longer than wide, middle of pronotal disk with two distinct large dark “eyespots”, fore leg robust and 3 apical spurs arranged on inner side of fore leg tibia. Shed portions of a lizard skin adjacent to the specimen reveal possible evidence of attempted predation.

scholarly journals Emydomyces testavorans, a New Genus and Species of Onygenalean Fungus Isolated from Shell Lesions of Freshwater Aquatic Turtles

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Woodburn ◽  
Andrew N. Miller ◽  
Matthew C. Allender ◽  
Carol W. Maddox ◽  
Karen A. Terio
Keyword(s):  
New Genus ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Emerging Pathogens ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tissue Sections ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Multigene Phylogenetic Analysis

ABSTRACTThe fungal orderOnygenalesincludes many pathogens of humans and animals, and recent studies have shown some onygenalean fungi to be significant emerging pathogens of reptiles. Although many of these fungi have similar morphological features in histologic tissue sections, recent molecular analyses have revealed a genetically complex and diverse group of reptile pathogens comprising several genera, most notablyNannizziopsis,Ophidiomyces, andParanannizziopsis. Infections by members of these genera have been previously reported in a variety of reptile species, including crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and tuataras, with negative impacts on conservation efforts for some reptiles. Despite the well-documented pathogenicity of these fungi in all other extant reptile lineages, infection has not yet been reported in aquatic turtles. In this study, we report the isolation of an onygenalean fungus associated with shell lesions in freshwater aquatic turtles. The morphologic and genetic characteristics of multiple isolates (n= 21) are described and illustrated. Based on these features and results of a multigene phylogenetic analysis, a new genus and species,Emydomyces testavorans, are proposed for these fungi isolated from turtle shell lesions.

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