The Meniscus midges of Costa Rica (Diptera: Dixidae)

A revision of the Dixidae of Costa Rica indicates that 10 named species of Dixella are present, eight of which are described as new (described stages indicated): D. fernandezae (%), D. hansoni (%), D. hernandezi (%), D. jironi (%), D. lobata (%, &), D. maculata (%, &), D. suzukii (%, &), D. woodi (%). Two named species were previously known from Costa Rica: D. shannoni Lane (%, &) and D. venezuelensis Lane (%, &). A key to the species of Costa Rica is provided and other similar Neotropical species discussed. An overview of all Central American species is given. Five of the 10 Costa Rican species were collected above 1200 meters in elevation, indicating that further collecting, especially at high elevations will reveal further species. Five additional species from Costa Rica remain unnamed because they are represented only by females. A total of 15 species of Dixella are therefore present in this country.

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Keys to the Costa Rican species of paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)

Revista de Biología Tropical ◽

10.15517/rbt.v67i2supl.37229 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (2SUPL) ◽

pp. S174-S199

Author(s):

J.-Pablo Valverde ◽

Paul Hanson ◽

James Carpenter

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

Costa Rican ◽

Central American ◽

Paper Wasps ◽

Line Drawings ◽

Eusocial Insects ◽

Pest Insects ◽

Original Line ◽

Central American Species

Paper wasps (subfamily Polistinae) are one of the four main groups of eusocial insects in the Neotropics. They are medically important for the frequent stings inflicted on humans, but at the same time are valuable predators of pest insects. Nonetheless, there are no updated keys for the identification of the Central American species. Here we provide keys to the 18 genera and 106 species known to occur in Costa Rica, illustrated with one hundred original line drawings.

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Description of an unusual new Costa Rican species of Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) with additional notes on Neotropical species of Dizygomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.993.1.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 993 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

STÉPHANIE BOUCHER

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Costa Rican ◽

Additional Species ◽

Neotropical Species

Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) nigrihalterata sp. nov. is described from Costa Rica. This species is unusual in having black halteres, the presence of only one upper orbital seta and infuscated wings. Two additional species of Dizygomyza are newly recorded from the Neotropical region: Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luctuosa (Meigen) and Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) scirpioides Zlobin. Two Neotropical species of Cerodontha previously assigned to Dizygomyza are reassigned to subgenus Butomomyza: Cerodontha (Butomomyza) puertoricencis Spencer new comb. and Cerodontha (Butomomyza) orcina Spencer new comb.

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Description of three new species of Nymphistrini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) from Central America

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3500.1.2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3500 (1) ◽

pp. 36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALEXEY K. TISHECHKIN ◽

ALIDA MERCADO CÁRDENAS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Central America ◽

Central American ◽

Army Ants ◽

Identification Keys ◽

Three New Species ◽

Central American Species

Three new species belonging to the tribe Nymphistrini of the obligate myrmeco- and termitophilous subfamily Haeteriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) are described from Central America: Nymphister rettenmeyeri sp. n. (Costa Rica and Panama), Trichoreninus carltoni sp. n. (Belize and Honduras) and T. neo sp. n. (Costa Rica and Panama). Identification keys for the Central American species of both genera are prepared. Available host records for N. rettenmeyeri confirm the symbiosis of the genus with Eciton army ants: the species has been found in colonies of E. burchelli (Westwood), E. hamatum (Fabricius) and E. mexicanum Roger. Host records are not available for the new species of Trichoreninus as all known specimens were collected by flight intercept traps.

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Prasmodon zlotnicki, a new Neotropical species of the genus Prasmodon Nixon (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Costa Rica, with the first host records for the genus

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1016.1.4 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1016 (1) ◽

pp. 29 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

ALEJANDRO A. VALERIO ◽

JOSEPHINE J. RODRIGUEZ ◽

JAMES B. WHITFIELD ◽

DANIEL H. JANZEN

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Costa Rican ◽

Leaf Rolling ◽

Neotropical Species ◽

Forest Habitats

Prasmodon zlotnicki, a new Costa Rican species of the genus Prasmodon Nixon, is described and illustrated. In addition, the first host records for the genus are included along with an updated key to differentiate Prasmodon zlotnicki from P. eminens Nixon. Prasmodon is now known to attack several species of leaf-rolling and leaf-webbing Crambidae (Lepidoptera) in rain forest habitats.

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The Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Central America

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1024.56927 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1024 ◽

pp. 157-196

Author(s):

Jorge Ismael Nestor-Arriola ◽

Víctor Hugo Toledo-Hernández ◽

Ángel Solís ◽

Guillermo González ◽

Jaroslav Větrovec

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

El Salvador ◽

Central America ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New Records ◽

Central American ◽

Type Material ◽

First Time ◽

Central American Species

A revision of the Central American species of the genus Brachiacantha was undertaken to update the knowledge of the Central American species of the genus. Material of several collections was reviewed, using original descriptions and keys, and comparing with the type material. Twenty-five species of the genus Brachiacantha were found in Central American material, including nine new species: B. nubes Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández and Solís, sp. nov., B. dentata Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández and Solís, sp. nov., B. isthmena Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández and Solís, sp. nov., B. aurantiapleura Nestor-Arriola, Solís and Toledo-Hernández, sp. nov., B. invertita Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández and Solís, sp. nov., B. papiliona Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández and Solís, sp. nov., B. tica Nestor-Arriola, Toledo-Hernández and Solís, sp. nov., B. hexaspina González, Větrovec and Nestor-Arriola, sp. nov., and B. mimica Nestor-Arriola and Toledo-Hernández, sp. nov. Nomenclatural changes include Brachiacantha gorhami (Weise), comb. nov., B. guatemalensis (Gorham), comb. nov., and Brachiacantha duodecimguttata Leng, syn. nov. for B. lepida Mulsant. The male genitalia of the species B. fenestrata Gorhan, B. octostigma Mulsant, B. aperta Weise, and B. cachensis Gorhan are described and illustrated for the first time. New records include B. indubitabilis Crotch and B. bipartita Mulsant (Costa Rica and Guatemala), B. gorhami (Weise) (El Salvador), and B. cachensis Gorham (Panamá). A key to the species is included.

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Revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Mortoniella (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae: Protoptilinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1711.1.1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1711 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

ROGER J. BLAHNIK ◽

RALPH W. HOLZENTHAL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Central American ◽

Species Groups ◽

Generic Description ◽

Central American Species

The genus Mexitrichia Mosely, 1937 (27 described species) is synonymized with Mortoniella Ulmer, 1906 (22 described species) and a revised generic description is provided for the genus. These species are placed in 4 recognized species groups. Mexican and Central American species of Mortoniella are revised to include 6 species formerly placed in Mexitrichia and 22 new species from Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico. New species combinations for these regional species include: Mortoniella florica (Flint, 1974), M. leroda (Mosely, 1937), M. meralda (Mosely, 1954), M. pacuara (Flint, 1974), M. rancura (Mosely, 1954), and M. rovira (Flint, 1974). New species of Mortoniella described here (followed by the country of provenance) include M. akantha (Costa Rica) M. anakantha (Costa Rica) M. aviceps (Costa Rica, Panama) M. brachyrhachos (Mexico), M. buenoi (Mexico), M. carinula (Costa Rica), M. caudicula (Costa Rica), M. falcicula (Mexico), M. mexicana (Mexico) M. munozi (Costa Rica, Panama), M. opinionis (Costa Rica), M. panamensis (Panama), M. papillata (Costa Rica), M. pectinella (Panama), M. propinqua (Costa Rica), M. redunca (Costa Rica), M. rodmani (Costa Rica), M. sicula (Costa Rica), M. stilula (Costa Rica), M. tapanti (Costa Rica, Panama), M. taurina (Costa Rica, Panama), and M. umbonata (Panama). Males of all known Mexican and Central American species are illustrated or reillustrated and a key is provided for males of the species.

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New species of Diabrotica Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) and a key to Diabrotica and related genera: results of a synopsis of North and Central American Diabrotica species

Journal of Insect Biodiversity ◽

10.12976/jib/2015.3.2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alexander Derunkov ◽

Laura R. Prado ◽

Alexey K. Tishechkin ◽

Alexander S. Konstantinov

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

El Salvador ◽

Central American ◽

Central American Species

The following 18 new species of Diabrotica are described and illustrated as a result of the synopsis of North and Central American species: D. barclayi sp. nov., Guatemala; D. caveyi sp. nov., Costa Rica; D. costaricensis sp. nov., Costa Rica; D. dmitryogloblini sp. nov., Mexico; D. duckworthorum sp. nov., Honduras; D. hartjei sp. nov., Panama; D. josephbalyi sp. nov., Costa Rica; D. lawrencei sp. nov., Mexico; D. mantillerii sp. nov., Panama; D. martinjacobyi sp. nov., Honduras; D. mitteri sp. nov., Panama; D. perkinsi sp. nov., Guatemala; D. redfordae sp. nov., Costa Rica; D. reysmithi sp. nov., Costa Rica; D. salvadorensis sp. nov., El Salvador; D. sel sp. nov., Panama; D. spangleri sp. nov., Costa Rica; D. waltersi sp. nov., Panama. In addition, a key to separate Diabrotica from related genera is presented.

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Squirrel monkeys in Costa Rica: drifting to extinction

Oryx ◽

10.1046/j.1365-3008.1998.00017.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 45-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sue Boinski ◽

Katharine Jack ◽

Craig Lamarsh ◽

Jessica A. Coltrane

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

Habitat Fragmentation ◽

Total Population ◽

Squirrel Monkeys ◽

Costa Rican ◽

Central American ◽

Strong Recommendation ◽

Total Population Size ◽

Scarce Resources ◽

Saimiri Oerstedii

Central American squirrel monkeys Saimiri oerstedii are limited to Costa Rica and Panama, and have never been abundant. The Costa Rican population is now decimated. Based on our survey of squirrel monkeys throughout a large portion of the Costa Rican range of this species in 1996, we can confirm that at least 1246 squirrel monkeys remain in 26 spatially dispersed localities. Despite probable undercounts of squirrel monkeys within sites and potentially missed localities, the total population size should be considered far below a size that would provide longterm genetic viability. Deforestation and habitat fragmentation spurred by agricultural and tourism development are the familiar culprits contributing to this decline. Our strong recommendation is that future conservation efforts be targeted at the level of each specific locality, perhaps recruiting local, national and international sponsors. A focused strategy would allow management efforts to be tailored to the circumstances specific to each site and thus allocate scarce resources more efficiently.

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