scholarly journals First Record Of The Non-Native Suckermouth Armored Catfish Hypostomus CF. Niceforoi (Fowler 1943) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) From Central America

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfredo A. Matamoros ◽  
Caleb Mcmahan ◽  
Carlos Mejia ◽  
Parker House ◽  
Jonathan Armbruster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
First Record

scholarly journals First record of Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida Swainson, 1832) (Aves: Emberizidae) in Costa Rica

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1592
Author(s):  
Steven Aguilar ◽  
Julio E. Sánchez ◽  
Daniel Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Adult Bird ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
Wintering Range

We present the first record of the Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) in Costa Rica. An adult bird was recorded ca. 900 Km south of its common wintering range. This represents the first record of the species for the country and for southern Central America.

scholarly journals Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XXII: Two new species of Taraxippus (Phasmatodea: Cladomorphinae: Hesperophasmatini) and the first record of the genus from Central America

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
Oskar V. Conle ◽  
Frank H. Hennemann ◽  
Pablo Valero
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Distributional Pattern ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Two new species of Taraxippus Moxey, 1971 are described and illustrated: T. samaraesp. nov. from Costa Rica and Panama and T. perezgelabertisp. nov. from the Dominican Republic. Both sexes and the previously unknown eggs are described. The genus is recorded from Central America for the first time. A distribution map and a discussion of the distributional pattern of Taraxippus are provided.

A new species of Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken (Diptera: Bombyliidae) from Costa Rica parasitic on an ant lion (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4363 (4) ◽  
pp. 583
Author(s):  
NEAL L. EVENHUIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Ant Lion ◽  
A New Species

A new species of bee fly of the genus Chrysanthrax Osten Sacken, C. pennyi, n. sp., is described and illustrated. It was reared from the larva of a myrmeleontid, which marks the first record of parasitism by the genus of that family. The pupal exuvium is described and illustrated and a key to species known from Central America is given. 

The invasive speciesCylindrodesmus hirsutusPocock (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Haplodesmidae) spreads to the northern Caribbean, with a compilation of published localities

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-302
Author(s):  
Ernesto Recuero
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
New Mexican ◽  
Cozumel Island ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Mexican Species

AbstractMillipede diversity in tropical regions, and in Mexico in particular, is still mostly unknown. A modest but recurrent source of new Mexican species is the colonization of exotic species, due to human activity. The invasive speciesCylindrodesmus hirsutusPocock, 1889 has spread from its area of origin in Indonesia or Melanesia and become a virtually pantropical species. Although long known from South and Central America, reports from the Caribbean are sparse and limited to some eastern islands and southern Central America. On 9 March 2016, two adult specimens were found on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, in an area of medium semideciduous tropical forest. This paper comprises the first record of this species from Mexico and the northern Caribbean. Given the intense commercial activity in the region, the presence of more populations both in Cozumel Island and in the mainland coast is highly probable.

Hoplonannus australis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Schizopteridae): amended diagnosis of the genus and first record from South America

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4568 (2) ◽  
pp. 394
Author(s):  
DIEGO DUTRA SILVEIRA ◽  
ALINE BARCELLOS ◽  
ALEXANDER KNYSHOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
South American ◽  
South American Species ◽  
The Right ◽  
New Diagnosis

Hoplonannus McAtee & Maloch, 1925 comprises three species described from Central America. Females of all these species are known only from brachypterous specimens. This paper describes the first South American species of the genus, Hoplonannus australis sp. nov. The new species differs from its congeners, in females, by the submacroptery, presence of ocelli and a basal bulge in the seventh sternite; in males, it differs by the presence of a process in the eighth tergite and the right paramere bifurcate apically, with branches subparallel. These traits entail a new diagnosis for the genus. 

scholarly journals A new species of Vespula, and first record of Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Guatemala, Central America

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2629 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER J. LANDOLT ◽  
JOSÉ MONZÓN SIERRA ◽  
THOMAS R. UNRUH ◽  
RICHARD S. ZACK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
First Record ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Vespa Crabro ◽  
Vespula Vulgaris ◽  
A New Species

Vespula akrei Landolt sp. nov. is described from Guatemala. The first record of Vespa crabro L. in Guatemala is given, and Vespula inexspectata Eck from Mexico is re-described. We place Vespula akrei sp. nov. in the Vespula vulgaris (L.) species group (= Paravespula Bluthgen) based on morphology, color pattern, and DNA sequences from two mitochrondrial genes. It is presently known only from the Sierra de las Minas mountain range in southeastern Guatemala.

First record of Turnera ulmifolia L. (Turneraceae) as introduced in Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 449 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
LAMARCK ROCHA
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Extrafloral Nectaries ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Turnera Ulmifolia

The first record of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) for Brazil is presented here. The species occurs mainly in SE Mexico, Central America and Caribbean islands, with only one record from South America. It can be recognized by ovoid and foliaceous prophylls, with serrate margins and laciniate appendages and/or extrafloral nectaries, showy flowers with yellow petals, without basal spot. Taxonomic comments, a distribution map and photographs of the species are provided.

An introduced pentastomid parasite (Raillietiella frenata) infects native cane toads (Rhinella marina) in Panama

Parasitology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 142 (5) ◽  
pp. 675-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRYSTAL KELEHEAR ◽  
KRISTIN SALTONSTALL ◽  
MARK E. TORCHIN
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Host Shift ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Host Switch ◽  
Rhinella Marina ◽  
Introduced Populations ◽  
A Site ◽  
Hemidactylus Frenatus

SUMMARYThe pentastomid parasite, Raillietiella frenata, is native to Asia where it infects the Asian House gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus. This gecko has been widely introduced and recently R. frenata was found in introduced populations of cane toads (Rhinella marina) in Australia, indicating a host-switch from introduced geckos to toads. Here we report non-native adult R. frenata infecting the lungs of native cane toads in Panama. Eight of 64 toads were infected (median = 2·5, range = 1–80 pentastomids/toad) and pentastomid prevalence was positively associated with the number of buildings at a site, though further sampling is needed to confirm this pattern. We postulate that this pattern is likely due to a host shift of this parasite from an urban-associated introduced gecko. This is the first record of this parasite infecting cane toads in their native range, and the first instance of this parasite occurring in Central America.

scholarly journals Rainforest and cloud forest Scolytodes (Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Hexacolini) from the Arthropods of La Selva inventory in Costa Rica: new species, new synonymy, new records

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 863 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Bjarte H. Jordal ◽  
Lawrence R. Kirkendall
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
New Records ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Related Genus ◽  
La Selva ◽  
Neotropical Forest ◽  
New Synonymy

Quantitative collecting efforts over the last several decades in Costa Rica have resulted in many new species of insects. The Arthropods of La Selva projects included collecting from a typical lowland Neotropical forest and up an altitudinal transect, and has provided many valuable samples of insects, spiders and mites potentially new to science. We describe 18 new species in the bark beetle genusScolytodesFerrari, 1867, 14 of which were collected during this project:S.angulusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.sufflatusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.squamatifronsJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.comosusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.spatulatusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.seriatusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.profundusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.catinusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.fimbriatusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.sulcifronsJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.planifronsJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.porosusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.mundusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.callosusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.parvipilusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.plenusJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.,S.nigerJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov., andS.simplexJordal & Kirkendall,sp. nov.One species,ScolytodesminutissimusSchedl, 1952, is redescribed to match the holotype. We give new Costa Rica records forS.costabilisWood, 1974, which is the correct name forS.obesusWood, 1975 (syn. nov.). We report Costa Rica as a new country record for six species:ScolytodesclusiacolensWood, 1967,S.crinalisWood, 1978,S.culcitatus(Blandford, 1897),S.libidusWood, 1978,S.reticulatus(Wood, 1961), andS.spadix(Blackman, 1943). From a closely related genus, we provide the first record for Central America (and only the second collection) ofPycnarthrumfulgidumWood, 1977.

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