scholarly journals The genus Sicoderus Vanin 1986 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Erodiscini) in the West Indies

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4497 (3) ◽  
pp. 301 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT S. ANDERSON
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Species Distributions ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
The West ◽  
History Information

The genus Sicoderus Vanin is revised for the West Indies. A total of 32 species are known with 18 new species described herein as follows: Sicoderus aeneus (Haiti), S. alternatus (Dominican Republic), S. bautistai (Dominican Republic, Haiti), S. beatyi (Cuba), S. bipunctiventris (Cuba), S. caladeler (Cuba), S. detonnancouri (Dominican Republic), S. franzi (Puerto Rico), S. guanyangi (Dominican Republic), S. humeralis (Dominican Republic), S. lucidus (Dominica), S. medranae (Dominican Republic, Haiti), S. perezi (Dominican Republic), S. pseudostriatolateralis (Dominican Republic, Haiti), S. striatolateralis (Dominican Republic), S. thomasi (Haiti), S. turnbowi (Dominican Republic), and S. woodruffi (Grenada). All species are described or redescribed, natural history information is summarized and a listing of locality data from all specimens examined is included. A key is provided to all West Indian species of the genus. All species distributions are mapped and all (excepting S. propinquus Vanin) are represented by habitus images and images of male genitalia. 

Revision of the Genus Reuteroscopus Kirkaldy 1905 with Descriptions of Eleven New Species (Hemiptera: Miridae)

1964 ◽  
Vol 96 (11) ◽  
pp. 1421-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Kelton
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Central America ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
The West

AbstractThe genus Reuteroscopus is known from North America, Central America, and the West Indies. Lygus uvidus Distant considered a synonym of ornatus Reuter is a good species and the name must be revived. Psallus nicholi Knight is transferred to Reuteroscopus. Descriptions are given for the following 11 new species, making a total of 16 known species for the genus: antennatus, aztecus, chillcotti, complexus, digitatus, mexicanus, and similis from Mexico; diffusus from Mexico, Costa Rico, and Panama; femoralis from Arizona and Mexico; curacaoensis from Curacao Is.; and hamatus from Florida, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. Reuteroscopus sulphureus Reuter will be removed to another genus. Male genitalia of the 16 species are illustrated and a key to males is provided.

Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2663 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
TERRY WHITWORTH
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Species Distributions ◽  
The West ◽  
Blow Flies ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Key Characters

Keys to 11 genera and 21 species of Calliphoridae found or likely to be found in the West Indies are given. Species distributions and key characters are discussed. Lucilia fayeae sp. nov. is described from numerous specimens from Dominica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. Calliphora maestrica Peris et al. is redescribed and the male of the species is described for the first time.

Ardistomis quixotei (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Clivinini), a new species from  Cuba and Mexico: structural and habitat features of adults, larvae and pupae,  comparisons with previously described species, and notes about classification and biogeography

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1497 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAVEL VALDÉS R.
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Geographical Range ◽  
The West ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Historia Natural ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Ardistomis Putzeys, A. quixotei, is described and illustrated from specimens collected in Cuba and Mexico, along with its larva and pupa. Data on natural history and habitat are given for Cuban populations. A key to adults of all species of Ardistomis from the West Indies is included. Among the species studied for comparison, A. elongatulus Putzeys and A. schaumi LeConte seem to be the closest Middle American relatives of A. quixotei, based on features of the male genitalia. Larval features support recognizing the ardistomines (Ardistomis Putzeys, Semiardistomis Kult, and Aspidoglossa Putzeys) as a subtribe of the tribe Civinini. Ardistomis quixotei probably extended its geographical range to Cuba from Mexico during the Quaternary Period.Una nueva especie del género Ardistomis Putzeys, A. quixotei se describe e ilustra a partir de especimenes colectados en Cuba y México junto a las larvas y pupas. Se ofrecen datos de la historia natural y el hábitat para las poblaciones cubanas. Se incluye una clave para determinar los adultos de todas las especies antillanas del género Ardistomis. De las especies Centro Americanas estudiadas para comparar, A. elongatulus Putzeys y A. schaumi LeConte parecen ser las más cercanamente relacionadas de A. quixotei, basado en características de los genitales masculinos. Las características larvales apoyan la clasificación de los Ardistominos (Ardistomis Putzeys, Semiardistomis Kult, y Aspidoglossa Putzeys) como una subtribu de la tribu Clivinini. Ardistomis quixotei extendió su rango geográfico hacia Cuba desde México durante el período Cuaternario.

scholarly journals Two new species of Plectromerus Haldeman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the West Indies

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1028 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARYN J. MICHELI ◽  
EUGENIO H. NEARNS
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
The West ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of Curiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Plectromerus lingafelteri from the Dominican Republic and Plectromerus ramosi from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are described. Features distinguishing the new species from their congeners are presented. Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron), previously synonymized with P. serratus (Cameron), is restored as a valid species.Dos nuevas especies de Curiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Plectromerus lingafelteri de la República Dominicana y Plectromerus ramosi de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes se describen. Se incluyen características para diferenciar estas especies de otros miembros del género. Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron), previamente sinonimizada con P. serratus (Cameron), se reconoce como especie válida.

scholarly journals A review of the Neotropical genus Alloscolytroproctus Hustache, 1929 (Coleoptera; Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1816 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT S. ANDERSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Type Species ◽  
The West ◽  
Two New Species

The genus Alloscolytroproctus Hustache is reviewed. It includes the type species, A. peruanus Hustache, and two new species, A. dominicae Anderson, sp. n, from the West Indies (Dominica) and A. ashei Anderson, sp. n., from Venezuela. All species are likely associated with palms. A key to the three species is provided, along with illustrations of the species and summaries of their natural history and distribution.

Euscelus species of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Attelabidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1495 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
ROBERT W. HAMILTON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
West Indian ◽  
The West ◽  
New Synonymy

Fourteen species of Euscelus Schoenherr are recognized from the West Indies: E. armatus (Gyllenhal), E. scutellatus (Klug), E. dentipes (Fabricius), E. angulosus (Gyllenhal), E. scrobiculatus Voss, E. uviferae Marshall, E. pulchellus (Suffrian), E. cribrarius (Olivier), E. biguttatus (Fabricius), E. sexmaculatus (Chevrolat), E. aureolus (Gyllenhal), E. haitensis new species from Haiti, E. postoculidens new species and E. dominicanus new species from the Dominican Republic. Four previously described eusceline species from the West Indies are relegated to synonymy: Euscelus cancellatus Voss, new synonymy; Euscelus callosipennis Voss, new synonymy; Euscelus coccolobae (Wolcott), new synon- ymy and Emphyleuscelus cubensis Janczyk, new synonymy. Specimens were unavailable for Attelabus canaliculatus Olivier, Attelabus spinifex Olivier and Attelabus fornicatus Olivier and they are not included. Lectotypes are designated for E. uviferae and E. pulchellus. A key separating West Indian euscelines is provided and the species are covered in standard taxonomic fashion including habitus images and aedeagal illustrations.KEY WORDS: Attelabidae, Leaf rollers, Euscelus, West Indies

The genus Cittarium (Vetigastropoda: Trochoidea) in the Upper Miocene of the Dominican Republic with the description of a new species

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-593
Author(s):  
Bernard Landau ◽  
Gijs C. Kronenberg ◽  
Carlos M. da Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
New Record ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The West ◽  
Upper Miocene ◽  
Upper Oligocene ◽  
Tropical America ◽  
A New Species

AbstractToday, the marine gastropod genus Cittarium is present only in the West Indies faunas, represented by a single species C. pica, also known from the Pleistocene of Bermuda. Herein Cittarium praepica n. sp. is described from the Upper Miocene Cercado Formation of the Dominican Republic. This is the oldest fossil record for the genus in the eastern Tropical America. The new species is compared to the Pleistocene to Recent Caribbean C. pica and to C. maestratii Lozouet, 2002 of the Upper Oligocene of France. The importance of this new record for the geological history and the biogeography of the genus are discussed.

Book Reviews

1997 ◽  
Vol 71 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 107-178
Author(s):  
Redactie KITLV
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Aime Cesaire ◽  
The West ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Sugar Plantations

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Review of the West Indian species of Efferia Coquillett (Diptera: Asilidae) with 13 new species and checklist: Part II. Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Lesser Antilles including Tobago and Trinidad

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1994 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
AUBREY G. SCARBROUGH ◽  
DANIEL E. PEREZ-GELABERT
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New Species ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Lesser Antilles ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
The West ◽  
Us Virgin Islands

The species of Efferia from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles are reviewed. Twenty species are recognized including 12 new species from the Dominican Republic: E. alia sp. nov., E. angusta sp. nov., E. bullata sp. nov., E. clava sp. nov., E. exacta sp. nov., E. incisura sp. nov., E. picea sp. nov., E. serrula sp. nov., E. sinuosa sp. nov., E. suspiciosa sp. nov., E. spinula sp. nov., and E. woodleyi sp. nov., and 1 from Puerto Rico: E. montensis sp. nov. Seven previously described West Indian species are recognized: E. forbesi (Curran, 1931), E. fortis (Walker, 1855), E. fulvibarbis (Macquart, 1848), E. haitensis (Macquart, 1848), E. nigrimystacea (Macquart, 1847), E. portoricensis (Curran, 1919), and E. stylata (Fabricius, 1775). An unresolved species from Tobago and Trinidad is also reported. All of these belong to the aestuans species group. New synonyms include: E. pachychaetus (Bromley, 1928) = E. fulvibarbis (Macquart, 1848), syn. nov.; E. tortola (Curran, 1928) = E. stylata (Fabricius, 1775), syn. nov.; and Phoneus flavotibius Bigot, 1878, = E. fortis (Walker, 1855), syn. nov. Efferia haitensis (Macquart, 1848) is removed from synonymy with E. stylata (Fabricius, 1775). The male of E. stylata is discovered and described. Lectotypes are designated for E. haitensis and E. nigrimystacea. The species is removed from the list of species from Hispaniola. Endemism is high with most species limited to single islands. Only E. stylata and E. forbesi occurring in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and E. nigrimystacea in the Lesser Antilles are more widespread. Hispaniola has the greatest diversity with 15 species whereas Puerto Rico, the British and US Virgin Islands, and the Lesser Antilles have 5. Keys, illustrations of the left wing of selected males, and terminalia of all known species are included. A check-list of the West Indian species of Efferia, including an unresolved species from Tobago and Trinidad, is also provided.

Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1400 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
RICHARD THOMAS ◽  
S. BLAIR HEDGES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Indian Species ◽  
Cayman Islands ◽  
The West ◽  
Related Pair ◽  
Western Caribbean ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Morphological Differences

Here we describe 11 new species of blindsnakes of the genus Typhlops from the West Indies. Four of the new species are from southern Hispaniola and were previously confused with T. hectus Thomas. Seven other species are described from Cuba and are related to T. biminiensis Richmond. Diagnostic morphological differences distinguish all of these species, and at least three pairs are known to be sympatric. With these new taxa, 40 species of Typhlops are now recognized from the West Indies, all of which are endemic to the region. Nearly all species are found on single islands or island banks. We classify West Indian Typhlops into nine species groups, most of which exhibit geographic patterns. The West Indian species form two clades: the T. biminiensis Group with its 12 species is centered in the western Caribbean (Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba) and the remaining species, grouped into eight species groups, form a large clade (Major Antillean Radiation) centered in Hispaniola, but with a closely related pair of lineages in the Puerto Rico region (7 sp.) and northern Lesser Antilles (5 sp.).

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