South American Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) classification and nomenclature: some problems and solutions [PDF]
, 2008 Classificatory changes are made for some taxa of New World Melolonthinae based on the examination of specimens (including type specimens) and a reevaluation of some of the characters used to justify previous classification decisions.
Smith, Andrew B. T.
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Expanded New World Distributions of Genera in the Termite Family Kalotermitidae
Sociobiology, 2019 The New World Kalotermitidae constitute about one-fourth of all termite species in this region. The geographic distributions of all fifteen kalotermitid genera are updated based on records in the University of Florida Termite Collection and in the ...
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests [PDF]
, 2002 Ecological orthodoxy suggests that old-growth forests should be close to dynamic equilibrium, but this view has been challenged by recent findings that neotropical forests are accumulating carbon and biomass, possibly in response to the increasing ...
A White +43 more
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Nueva especie del género Arctosa (Araneae, Lycosidae) del sur de Brazil
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2008 Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie del género Arctosa C. L. a Koch, 1848, en base a material procedente de Sapiranga, sur del Brasil. Los miembros de este género por lo general excavan refugios pequeños en los bordes arenosos de los lagos, sin ...
Estevam Luís Cruz da Silva +1 more
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Immature argasid ticks: diagnosis and keys for Neotropical region [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2013 Many argasid tick species are known only through their larval descriptions, in which the chaetotaxy, together with other external morphological characteristics, has been used to separate genera and species. However, the illustrations of these features are based on optical microscopy alone and many of these features are not clearly defined.
Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes +7 more
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Genomic variation in a widespread Neotropical bird (Xenops minutus) reveals divergence, population expansion, and gene flow [PDF]
, 2014 Elucidating the demographic and phylogeographic histories of species provides insight into the processes responsible for generating biological diversity, and genomic datasets are now permitting the estimation of histories and demographic parameters with ...
Brumfield, Robb T., Harvey, Michael G.
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Rhinoleucophenga joaquina sp. nov. (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from the Neotropical region [PDF]
Neotropical Entomology, 2009 The genus Rhinoleucophenga Hendel comprises 18 nominal species and has a Neotropical and Nearctic distribution. A new species was found in a collection in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, and is described as Rhinoleucophenga joaquina sp. nov. The specimens found were reared from flowers of Dyckia encholirioides (Bromeliaceae), collected in a region of ...
Schmitz, Hermes J +2 more
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Parasitology, 2023 Cosmocercoides Wilkie, 1930 are gastrointestinal parasites commonly found in amphibians and reptiles, with 4 species reported from the Neotropical region. In the present study, a new species of Cosmocercoides, namely Cosmocercoides amapari n. sp.
Gabriel Lima Rebêlo +8 more
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Redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) with comments about Neotropical congeneric species [PDF]
, 2014 This paper represents the first redescription of Hemileius suramericanus (Hammer, 1958) (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae). Morphological and chaetotactic details are added to original Hammer's description.
Fredes, Natalia +1 more
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Conservation Value and Permeability of Neotropical Oil Palm Landscapes for Orchid Bees [PDF]
, 2013 The proliferation of oil palm plantations has led to dramatic changes in tropical landscapes across the globe. However, relatively little is known about the effects of oil palm expansion on biodiversity, especially in key ecosystem-service providing ...
Gilbert, Lawrence +3 more
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