Parochodaeus bituberculatus (Erichson) (Coleoptera: Ochodaeidae) and Faargia gentilii (Martínez) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), two species newly discovered in Chile

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4608 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
JOSÉ MONDACA ◽  
ANDRÉS FIERRO ◽  
SERGIO ROTHMANN
Keyword(s):  
Andes Mountains ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
The West ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Andes Mountain ◽  
Scarab Beetles

The presence in Chile of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) described originally from Peru and Argentina have been reported previously, as a result of the distributional corridors through passes in the Andes Mountains (Gutiérrez 1947, 1950; Roig-Juñent et al. 2005; Ruiz-Manzanos 2006; Mondaca 2011). The purpose of this paper is to report the presence of Parochodaeus bituberculatus (Erichson, 1847) (Coleoptera: Ochodaeidae: Ochodaeinae: Ochodaeini) and Faargia gentilii (Martínez, 1975) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini) in Chile, expanding the distribution of the second species to the west of the Andes Mountain range. The presence of both species in Chile is not surprising, due to the similarity of habitats in the collection areas with neighboring localities in Peru and Argentina. 

ASPECTS OF GEODIVERSITY IN THE WEST OF ACRE STATE - BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-10
Author(s):  
FRANK OLIVEIRA ARCOS ◽  
ELISANDRA MOREIRA DE LIRA ◽  
HILZA DOMINGOS SILVA DOS SANTOS ARCOS
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
The State ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
The West ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Andes Mountain

Geodiversity is associated with aspects of geoconservation, natural geological and hydrogeomorphological heritage in each morphoclimatic domain in Brazil. In the Amazon domain, such aspects have been forged in an environment of sedimentary origin since the Cretaceous, identified in the Rio Branco, Juruá-Mirim, Moa and Jaquirana mountains, composed predominantly of sandstones and siltstones. The Serra do Divisor National Park (PNSD) is located in the state of Acre, on the border with Peru and the Andes mountain range. The region has a natural heritage and a geological-geomorphological structure, where waterfalls, caves, valleys and high hills are found, endogenous to the site. The general objective of this article is to present elements of the Geodiversity of the Serra do Divisor National Park (PNSD) focused on the category of geotourism aiming at dissemination at regional, national and international levels.

scholarly journals High altitude headaches in climbers of Mount Aconcagua in the Andes Mountain range

2015 ◽  
Vol 357 ◽  
pp. e170-e171
Author(s):  
A. Marengo ◽  
L.J. Zavala ◽  
H.A. Zavala ◽  
B.B. Saravia
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Andes Mountain

scholarly journals Origin and Dissemination across the Colombian Andes Mountain Range of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 3121-3125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Corredor ◽  
Claribel Murillo ◽  
Diego F. Echeverry ◽  
Julie Benavides ◽  
Richard J. Pearce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Northwest Pacific ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Triple Mutant ◽  
Infected People ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Andes Mountain ◽  
Parasite Populations

ABSTRACT The therapeutic efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria is unevenly distributed in Colombia. The Andes mountain range separates regions in the west where malaria is endemic from those in the east and constitutes a barrier against gene flow and the dispersal of parasite populations. The distribution of dhfr and dhps genotypes of 146 P. falciparum samples from the eastern Amazon and Orinoco basins and Northwest and Southwest Pacific regions of Colombia was consistent with the documented levels of therapeutic efficacy of SP. The diversity of four dhfr- and dhps-linked microsatellites indicated that double- and triple-mutant alleles for both resistance loci have a single origin. Likewise, multilocus association genotypes, including two unlinked microsatellite loci, suggested that genetic exchanges between the eastern Orinoco and Northwest Pacific populations has taken place across the Andes, most probably via migration of infected people.

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