scholarly journals Anchored between heaven and earth – a new flightless brown lacewing from Peru (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149
Author(s):  
Ulrike Aspöck ◽  
Horst Aspöck ◽  
Axel Gruppe
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
High Altitudes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Heaven And Earth

Male and female of Nusalala peruanasp. nov., a flightless hemerobiid from the Andes mountain range of northern Peru, at a height of almost 4000 m, are described, figured and documented as the first record of a brachypterous, flightless species of Nusalala Navás, 1913, from this country. The other two congeneric, brachypterous species are from high altitudes in Colombia and Costa Rica and have been described in the male sex only – the females remain unknown. The coriaceous domed forewings are shared by all three brachypterous Nusalala species. The ribbon-like hindwings of the male of N. peruanasp. nov. are unique, since those of the other brachypterous males are scale-like, as are the hindwings of the female of N. peruanasp. nov. Distribution and evolutionary backgrounds of brachyptery and flightlessness in Neuropterida are discussed.

scholarly journals An elusive new species of gymnophthalmid lizard (Cercosaurinae, Selvasaura) from the Andes of northern Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-187
Author(s):  
Lourdes Y. Echevarría ◽  
Pablo J. Venegas ◽  
Luis A. García-Ayachi ◽  
Pedro M. Sales Nunes
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Other ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
The Andes ◽  
New States ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Selvasaura from the montane forests of the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern Peru, based on external and hemipenial morphological characters and previous phylogenetic analyses. The new species can be differentiated from the other two Selvasaura species in having keeled dorsal scales usually flanked by longitudinal striations, in adults and juveniles; adult males with a yellow vertebral stripe bordered by broad dark brown stripes on each side and a unilobed hemipenis surrounded by the branches of the sulcus spermaticus. The description of the new species contributes information about new states of diagnostic characters of Selvasaura and natural history.

Two new scorpion species of genus Brachistosternus (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) from northern Chile

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1623 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉS A. OJANGUREN-AFFILASTRO ◽  
PABLO AGUSTO ◽  
JAIME PIZARRO-ARAYA ◽  
CAMILO I. MATTONI
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Dunes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Northern Chile ◽  
High Altitudes ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Andes Mountain ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Mountain Chain

Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) cepedai n. sp. and Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) coquimbo n. sp. are described from Coquimbo region, in northern Chile. Brachistosternus cepedai n. sp. occurs in coastal dunes and is closely related to Brachistosternus (L.) sciosciae Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2002. On the other hand, Brachistosternus coquimbo n. sp occurs at high altitudes in the Andes mountain chain and is related to Brachistosternus (L.) montanus Roig Alsina, 1977, and to several Andean species from Argentina and Chile. Adaptative characters of the psammophilous Br. (L.) cepedai n. sp. are discussed. 39 scorpion species are now known from Chile, ten of them occur in the Coquimbo Region, being the region with the more diverse scorpion fauna in the country.

Controlling intimacy: Sexual scripts among men and women in prostitution

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaretha Järvinen ◽  
Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Sexual Scripts ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Emotional Distance ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
And Control

Inspired by sexual scripting theory, this article analyses intimacy and control in prostitution. The authors identify two strategies for maintaining control among male and female sex sellers. The first strategy is to restrict prostitution to relationships with as much sexual reciprocity as possible. The other is to maintain sexual/emotional distance from customers – yet often acting the opposite. The article questions prevailing stereotypes about male sex sellers being more agentic and autonomous than female sex sellers, arguing that control in prostitution can be achieved (and lost) in different ways. The analysis shows how scripting theory – with its differentiation between the cultural, interpersonal and intrapsychic levels of scripting – may be used to understand variations and contradictions in prostitution experiences. The article is based on 36 qualitative interviews with men and women in escort services, clinic prostitution and prostitution in private apartments in Denmark.

Canthyporus reebae sp. nov. from the Itremo and Andringitra mountains of central eastern Madagascar (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4273 (1) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
MICHAËL MANUEL ◽  
ANDRIAMIRADO T. RAMAHANDRISON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Median Lobe ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
Central Eastern ◽  
Group Species

Canthyporus reebae sp. nov. is described from the south-eastern part of the Itremo mountain range and from the Andringitra massif in central eastern Madagascar. The new species is the second one of the genus Canthyporus Zimmermann, 1919 to be recorded from Madagascar, the other being C. pauliani Guignot, 1951, so far endemic to the northern massif of Tsaratanana. The habitus and male and female reproductive structures of the new species are illustrated. Canthyporus reebae sp. nov. differs from C. pauliani notably by larger size, less parallel-sided and more evenly convex habitus, paler pronotum, more weakly impressed body surface reticulation, and a different shape of the median lobe of aedeagus. Differences with similar C. hottentottus-group species from mainland Africa are also discussed. Data on habitat preferences of C. reebae sp. nov. and a distribution map of Malagasy Canthyporus are presented and discussed. 

scholarly journals Crossing the borders: First record of Bleeding Wrasse, Polylepion cruentum Gomon, 1977 (Labriformes, Labridae), in the Northern Peru

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. e20216185
Author(s):  
Ricardo Britzke ◽  
Zoila Raquel Siccha-Ramirez ◽  
Mervin Lilia Guevara-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
South America ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
New Record ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
First Record ◽  
Cocos Island ◽  
Northern Peru

The Labridae is a species-rich family of colorful fishes distributed globally in different habitats. Polylepion cruentum was described based on type material collected from the Gulf of California, and Quepos, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It has since been reported from several other localities, including Mexico to Nicaragua and the Cocos Island. Recent collecting efforts in Northern Peru yielded an unusual species of labrid with uncertain taxonomic identity. Measurements, counts, coloration (in life and preserved) and DNA barcoding of the specimen agrees well with Polylepion cruentum. This represents the first record of the species from Northern Peru (Acapulco, Tumbes Department) and South America. The expansion of the distribution range of this species is perhaps due to the input of warm waters to Northern Peru, increasing especially during El Niño events. This new record is important to include in future marine checklists and consequently evaluate the conservation status of this species in Peru.

Racekiela andina sp. nov. (Spongillida: Spongillidae): first report of a freshwater sponge from the Venezuelan Andes

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4341 (2) ◽  
pp. 275 ◽  
Author(s):  
VICTOR M. Q. HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
JOSÉ G. N. BARREAT
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Freshwater Sponge ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Freshwater Sponges ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Northwestern Mexico

The genus Racekiela Bass & Volkmer-Ribeiro, 1998 comprises six species of freshwater sponges distributed along the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Neotropical regions (Van Soest et al. 2017). They are characterized by an isodictyal skeleton solely of acanthoxeas, sparse spongin fibers, and tri-layered gemmules with radially embedded gemmoscleres of two types, short birotules and long pseudobirotules (Manconi & Pronzato 2002; Volkmer-Ribeiro & Machado 2007). Four species occur in the Northern Hemisphere: R. biceps (Lindenschmidt, 1950) from Michigan (Lindenschmidt 1950), R. pictouensis (Potts, 1885) from eastern Canada to New York (Penney & Racek 1968), R. ryderii (Potts, 1882) which ranges from eastern North America to the British Isles, Faroes and Norway (Manconi & Pronzato 2002), and the recently described R. montemflumina Carballo, Cruz-Barraza, Yáñez & Gómez, 2017 from Northwestern Mexico (Carballo et al. 2017). It is worthy to note that R. pictouensis is considered to be an ecomorph of R. ryderii by several authors (Porrier 1977; Ricciardi & Reiswig 1993). The other two species, R. cavernicola (Volkmer-Ribeiro, Bichuette & Machado, 2010) and R. sheilae (Volkmer-Ribeiro, De Rosa-Barbosa & Tavares, 1988), are both known only from Brazil (Volkmer-Ribeiro & Machado 2007; Volkmer-Ribeiro et al. 2010). Here we describe a new member of the genus, found in lakes of high-mountain ecosystems, or páramos, in the Cordillera de Mérida. This constitutes the first record of specimens belonging to Racekiela for the Andes and Venezuela. 

Parasitism of Apteropanorpa tasmanica Carpenter (Mecoptera: Apteropanorpidae) by larval Leptus agrotis Southcott (Acari: Erythraeidae) and Willungella rufusanus sp. nov. (Acari: Microtrombidiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2925 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
OWEN D. SEEMAN ◽  
CHRISTOPHER M. PALMER
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
First Report ◽  
Attachment Sites ◽  
Laboratory Investigations

The Apteropanorpidae is a family of wingless scorpionflies endemic to Tasmania, comprising four described species in the genus Apteropanorpa Carpenter. Intensive field surveys for adult Apteropanorpa conducted from April to May 2002 revealed the presence of ectoparasitic mites, parasitising many individuals of Apteropanorpa tasmanica Carpenter at four localities. Laboratory investigations revealed the presence of one species from each of the Erythraeidae and Microtrombidiidae parasitising adults: Leptus agrotis Southcott and Willungella rufusanus sp. nov., respectively. The larvae of W. rufusanus are described. Laboratory investigations of attachment sites and parasite loads of male and female scorpionflies are described and discussed. Results show neither sex was parasitised more than the other, and that up to four mites parasitised individual scorpionflies, although most adults supported one or two mites. Like many other Leptus species, all L. agrotis larvae attached to sclerites, whereas all W. rufusanus larvae attached to membranous areas. Larval W. rufusanus were predominantly attached to the scorpionfly abdomen; however, larval L. agrotis were more evenly distributed on the scorpionfly body. These data are the first records of parasitism in the Apteropanorpidae, and the first report of parasitism of Mecoptera in Australia. Parasitism of A. tasmanica by W. rufusanus is the first record of a mecopteran as a host for larval microtrombidiine mites. Parasite records for the Mecoptera are summarised.

A new species of Chilenoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae) from the Andes of South America

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3268 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
ALEJANDRO VERA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Andes Mountains ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Andes ◽  
A New Species

Chilenoperla puelche n. sp. is described based on male and female adults and one nymph. The wing color pattern and the gen-italia of the adults are diagnostic clearly distinguishing it from the other species of the genus. However, the nymph is similar tothat of C. elongata Vera. This new species is distributed in the Andes Mountains of Chile from 38° to 39° south latitude; Adults were collected in September and November.

First record of Alepia Enderlein (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Mexico, with the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4497 (4) ◽  
pp. 547
Author(s):  
JUANA DURÁN-LUZ ◽  
SERGIO IBÁÑEZ-BERNAL ◽  
CÉSAR ANTONIO SANDOVAL-RUIZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Compact Group ◽  
Central Area ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Genus Alepia Enderlein is for the first time recorded in Mexico. Specimens were captured in southern Puebla at the central area of Mexico corresponding to two new species which are described with male and female characteristics. One species belongs to the group of species characterized by a compact group of accessory retinacula originated on a dark area of surtyli, having the eye bridge ending in a small number of facet rows, and the other to the group of species characterized by the accessory retinacula scattered, absence of dark area on the surtyli, and a broad eye bridge with three facet rows. 

scholarly journals First record of the myxomycete genus Colloderma in Central America

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Rojas Alvarado ◽  
Carlos Lado Rodríguez ◽  
Randall Valverde González
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Central America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
First Record ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
High Elevations ◽  
First Time

The myxomycete genus Colloderma and the species Colloderma oculatum are reported for the first time in Central America. The species was recorded in the high elevations of the Talamanca Mountain Range in Costa Rica during 2014 in a location where the structure of myxomycete assemblages has been historically associated with temperate rather than tropical communities. Comments on the geographical distribution and ecology of the species are included. This record has increased the number of Costa Rican myxomycetes to 213 according to the most updated checklist.

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