Scientific Papers: Recent submissions
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Skeletal Development of Pelobates cultripes and a Comparison of the Osteogenesis of Pelobatid Frogs (Anura: Pelobatidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2003-07-18)The larval skeleton and osteogenesis of Pelobates cultures is described and compared to that of several pelobatoid and non-peobatoid taxa. Several features of the larval skeleton are of interest, including: absence of a ... -
Frogs of the Hyla arntata and Hyla pulchella Groups in the Andes of South America, with Definitions and Analyses of Phylogenetic Relationships of Andean Groups of Hyla
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-09-24)Andean hylid frogs of the genus Hyla are reviewed. Eight groups of Hyla recognized in the Andes are defined; the species in two of these groups are treated in detail. The large H. armata, characterized by hypertrophied ... -
West Indian Mammals from the Albert Schwartz Collection: Biological and Historical Information
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2003-06-16)In the period 1954-1976, Albert Schwartz and several students working with him made extensive collections of mammals (ea. 2,000 specimens), reptiles and amphibians, birds, and butterflies in the West Indies. Schwartz's ... -
Two New Subgenera of Bees in the Genus Centris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2002-04-10)Two new subgenera, Apheniisin and Schistlieniisia, of Coitns (Apinae: Centridini) are described and figured. The species of these two new subgenera occur only in South America and were previously included in the subgenus ... -
A Comparison of Growth and Rattle Strings in Three Species of Rattlesnakes
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2002-04-10)Rattle strings are compared in a large series of Crotalus atrox from five Oklahoma roundups with those of C. viridis from the Sharon Springs, Kansas, roundup, and with a smaller series of C. horridus from the Fitch Natural ... -
A New Lizard Species in the Genus Xantusia from Arizona
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2001-10-12)Three species of lizards in the genus Xantusia occur in Arizona: X. vigilis, X. arizonae and a new species described here, X. bezyi. Previous workers have suggested that only a single species of Xa7itusia is found in ... -
A New Species of Marsupial Frog (Anura: Hylidae: Gastrotheca) from the Cordillera Azul in Peru
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2001-09-21)Anew species of Gastrotheca from the southern end of the Cordillera Azul in Peru seems to be most closely related to G. lateonota known only from the Cordillera Huancabamba in northern Peru. Both of these species and G. ... -
New Species of the Genera Lispinus and Neolosus (Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) from the Neotropics
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2001-09-21)Examination of collections of staphylinid beetles from the neotropics has revealed 11 new species of Lispinus and Neolosus. Eight of these are from South America, two are from Central America, and one from the West Indies. ... -
New Species of Lungless Salamanders of the Genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Veracruz, Mexico
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2001-06-29)Field studies in the mountains of central Veracruz, Mexico, resulted in discovery of two previously undescribed species of salamanders of the genus Pseudoeurycea, a member of the plethodontid tribe Bolitoglossini. A ... -
Amphibians of La Escalera Region, Southeastern Venezuela: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Biogeography
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-07-25)Data are presented on the characteristics and natural history of 57 species of anuran amphibians from a transect from El Dorado in humid tropical forest across the Sierra de Lema to the Gran Sabana, Estado de Bolivar, ... -
Further Study of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in Northeastern Kansas
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2001-06-15)The red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis, is a prominent member of the local snake fauna at the Fitch Natural History Reservation and has been a subject of field study over the past 53 years. Although ... -
A Revision of the Dwarf Zonosurus Boulenger (Reptilia: Squamata: Cordylidae) from Madagascar, including Descriptions of Three New Species
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2000-10-06)Surveys in Madagascar led to the discovery of three new species of dwarf Zonosaurus. One is endemic to limestone karst formations in the north, the second is endemic to limestone karst formations in the west, and the third ... -
New Species of Stream-breeding Hylid Frogs from the Northern Versant of the highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2000-07-07)Five new species of hylid frogs are described from cloud forests on the northern versant of Oaxaca, Mexico. Hyla abdivita is a member of the Hyla pinorum group and occurs in the Sierra Mazateca. Another member of Hyla ... -
Ecuadorian Lizards of the Genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2000-06-16)A taxonomic review of lizards of the genus Stenocerus in Ecuador revealed that coloration and certain external morphological characters, such as scales around midbody, the relatoin between tail length and total length, and ... -
Phylogenetic Relationships and Classification of the Major Lineages of Apoidea (Hymenoptera), with Emphasis on the Crabronid Wasps
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1999-12-10)The superfamily Apoidea is one of the three major groups of Hymenoptera Aculeata, being composed of the sphecoid wasps, the bees, and the Heterogynaidae, a small and poorly known group of wasps. The phylogenetic relationships ... -
Frogs of the Genus Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in the Andes of Northern Peru
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1999-07-30)We recognize 45 species in the leptodactylid frog genus Eleutherodactylus in the Andes of northern Ecuador. Twenty-one of these species have been known previously from Peru, but three of them are reported for the first ... -
A Reexamination of the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Sand Darters (Teleostei: Percidae)
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1999-07-28)Phylogenetic relationships among the Boleosoma group of darters were examined for allozymic variation at 25 presumptive gene loci alone and in combination with 29 morphological characters. Qualitative analyses of allozymic ... -
Phylogenetic Relationships of Extant Pelobatoid Frogs (Anura: Pelobatoidea): Evidence from Adult Morphology
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1998-10-30)The phylogenetic relationships of the Pelobatoidea, the most specious clade of basal anurans, are poorly understood. 1 conducted a phylogenetic analysis of 14 extant pelobatoid taxa (representing all recognized extant ... -
Genus-group names of bees and supplemental family-group names
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 1997-07-25)This paper includes an alphabetical list of generic and subgeneric names that have been proposed for bees, with bibliographic references and indications of type species. Synonymies are not indicated, but the major group ... -
A new possibly parthenogenic species of Lynceus from Canada (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Laevicaudata), with key to the Nearctic female Laevicaudata
(Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, 2015-12-21)A new species of laevicaudatan branchiopod, Lynceus grandirostris, is described. This new species is so far known only from a single locality near Yellowknife, Canada, and is morphologically distinguished from all other ...