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Phylogeography of Nasutitermes corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae) in the Neotropical Region [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 Background The Neotropical Region is known for its biodiversity and ranks third in number of known termite species. However, biogeographic and phylogeographic information of termites of this region is limited compared to other world geographic regions ...
Amanda de Faria Santos +3 more
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Establishing a model fish for the Neotropical region: The case of the yellowtail tetra Astyanax altiparanae in advanced biotechnology [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The use of model organisms is important for basic and applied sciences. Several laboratory species of fishes are used to develop advanced technologies, such as the zebrafish (Danio rerio), the medaka (Oryzias latipes), and loach species (Misgurnus spp.).
George Shigueki Yasui +22 more
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Diversity, 2022 A detailed phylogeny of bumblebees is urgently needed to understand speciation and biogeographic diversification in the Neotropical region. We sequenced autosomal and mtDNA loci from nine Brazilian bumblebee species and compiled it with the data already ...
José Eustáquio Santos Júnior +7 more
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A contribution to the genera Plectonotum Gorham and Hyponotum Wittmer, with the description of sixteen new species from Peru (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 Sixteen species of Peruvian Dysmorphocerinae (Cantharidae) are described as new (regions in parenthesis): Hyponotum macrocephalum sp. nov. (Huanuco); H. succhabamba sp. nov. (Cajamarca); Plectonotum altomayo sp. nov. (Amazonas); P. amazonas sp.
Robert Constantin
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First record of Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) (Diptera: Phoridae) from Uruguay with notes on biology [PDF]
Check List, 2012 Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) is recorded for the first time in Uruguay, extending the Neotropical distribution of this taxon. The specimens were collected in a cemetery in Montevideo with ball-traps baited with carrion, placed inside crypts, from ...
Patricia Gonzalez-Vainer +5 more
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Catalogue of Pyrgotidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) from Chile [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 A catalogue of the Pyrgotidae (Diptera) from Chile is provided. All valid names are presented, comprising three species in two genera for the country.
Christian R. González +2 more
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Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Maranhão state, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2020 A checklist and new records of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) are presented for the Maranhão state, in Brazil’s Northeast Region. Fifteen 15 genera and 20 species of Leptophlebiidae were identified.
Stênio Raniery de Sousa Nascimento +2 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 The genus Serpinema Yeh, 1960 allocates parasitic nematodes of freshwater turtles distributed across the Oriental, Neotropical, and Palearctic regions. Five of 10 valid species of the genus Serpinema occur in the Neotropical region, and three have been ...
Leandro Mauricio Oliveira Silva +6 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021 The diversity of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 is poorly known in the Neotropical regions. In this work we provide a taxonomic review of the genus as well as a phylogenetic analysis. The ingroup of the analysis is composed of sixteen species of Tafana and
Luiz Fernando M. De Oliveira +1 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021 Phasmatocoris ecuadorensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) is described from Ecuador based on a male specimen. Phasmatocoris Breddin, 1904 is recorded from Ecuador for the first time.
Hélcio R. Gil-Santana
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