Guyana: Oil, Internal Disputes, the USA and Venezuela [PDF]
Contexto Internacional, 2023 Abstract: Guyana has a strategic geographic position in the Amazon and the Greater Caribbean area, as revealed in the strategic thinking and military presence of the United States (USA). Its territory also possesses abundant natural resources, especially
Raphael Padula +3 more
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Anopheles species complexes from Guyana and Venezuela malaria endemic areas using COI sequences [PDF]
Malaria JournalBackground Effective interventions for controlling Anopheles malaria vectors depend on accurately identifying the species. Venezuela has the highest malaria prevalence in the region of the Americas; however, there is very limited knowledge about the ...
Yasmin Rubio-Palis +3 more
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The native species of Callianthe (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) in northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and adjacent Brazil) [PDF]
PhytoKeysThe native species of Callianthe Donnell (Malvaceae, Malvoideae) in northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and adjacent Brazil) are reviewed. Five species are recognised, of which one, C.
Laurence J. Dorr
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Trends in Mortality Due to Stroke in South America between 1990 and 2019 [PDF]
EpidemiologiaStroke is the second leading cause of death and disability in Latin America; however, few epidemiological studies have been conducted in South America.
Alexandre Castelo Branco Araujo +9 more
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Nineteen new species of Desmopachria Babington, 1841 (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hyphydrini) with notes on the taxonomy of the genus [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Nineteen new species of Desmopachria Babington, 1841 are described from multiple species groups. Two new species groups are erected, the Desmopachria apicodente species group and the Desmopachria bifurcita species group. Desmopachria divergens sp.
Kelly B. Miller
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Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 The water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short, 2021 is revised using a combination of adult morphological and DNA sequence data. Thirty-eight new species are described: Novochares aperito sp. nov. (Bolivia), N. baca sp. nov.
Andrew Edward Z. Short +1 more
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Review of the genus Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 of northeastern South America with an emphasis on Venezuela, Suriname, and Guyana (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 The water scavenger beetle genus Chasmogenus Sharp, 1882 is reviewed in northeastern South America using an integrative approach that combines adult morphology and molecular data from the gene cytochrome c oxidase I (COI).
Rachel R. Smith, Andrew Edward Z. Short
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Cross-border malaria in Northern Brazil
Malaria Journal, 2021 Background Cross-border malaria is a major barrier to elimination efforts. Along the Venezuela-Brazil-Guyana border, intense human mobility fueled primarily by a humanitarian crisis and illegal gold mining activities has increased the occurrence of cross-
Nicholas J. Arisco +2 more
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Three additional new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 Recent study of the water scavenger beetle subfamily Acidocerinae in the Neotropical region has uncovered numerous undescribed species that are not able to be placed in existing genera.
Jennifer C. Girón +1 more
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Cahiers des Amériques Latines, 2020 Based on fieldwork conducted in an Amerindian village in Guyana, located close to Venezuela, this article investigates how the border exists for local residents.
Olivier Allard
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