Three new species of Thaloe Brescovit (Araneae: Anyphaenidae: Anyphaeninae), with descriptions of the first known females of the genus

Three new species of the genus Thaloe are described from Antillean region: Thaloe maricao n. sp., from Maricao, Puerto Rico and Virgin Island, Thaloe leboulet n. sp., from Le Boulet and Mariani, Haiti and Thaloe ebano n. sp., from the Dominican Republic. Females of species of this genus are described for the first time.

FROM A COMPUTER CONTROLLED TELESCOPE TO A ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY: THE HISTORY OF THE VIRT

The Virgin Island Robotic Telescope is located at the Etelman Observatory, St Thomas, since 2002. We will present its evolution since that date with the changes we have performed in order to modify an automated instrument, needing human supervision, to a fully robotic observatory. The system is based on ROS (Robotic Observatory Software) developed for TAROT and now installed on various observatories across the world (Calern, La Silla, Zadko, Les Markes, Etelman Observatory)

Terminal

When Floresa Eglantine Varlack died on Friday, October 13, 1989, most of her children could not attend the funeral. Like most migrants, their reasons varied: money, time, transportation, logistics. Floresa died on Anegada, a British Virgin Island, and the majority of her kids lived stateside....

Disaster Assistance for Farmers

Hurricanes Irma and María caused many U.S. Virgin Island and Puerto Rican producers to suffer livestock and crop losses, and structural damages to their operations. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is committed to helping eligible producers recuperate after these natural disasters.The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is committed to helping eligible producers recuperate after these natural disasters.