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Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum: Recent submissions
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Integrating multi-origin expression data improves the resolution of deep phylogeny of ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii)
(Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2012-05-10)The actinopterygians comprise nearly one-half of all extant vertebrate species and are very important for human well-being. However, the phylogenetic relationships among certain groups within the actinopterygians are still ... -
Description of Oculogryphus shuensis sp. n. (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), the first species of the genus in the Sino-Japanese realm, with a modified key to the subfamily Ototretinae
(Pensoft Publishers, 2014-02-06)A new species of the lampyrid genus Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel, and Yang, O. shuensis sp. n. from China (Sichuan Province) is described and figured. The genus previously was known only from Vietnam, and the new species is ... -
New species of the Eastern Hemisphere genera Afroheriades and Noteriades (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), with keys to species of the former
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-11-23)New species of the rarely encountered megachilid genera Afroheriades Peters from South Africa, Afroheriades hyalinus sp. n., and Noteriades Cockerell from Myanmar and Thailand, Noteriades jenniferae sp. n. and Noteriades ... -
Leioproctus rosellae sp. n., the first record of the genus from northern South America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-10-28)Leioproctus Smith is a diverse colletine genus found in the Australian region and primarily temperate areas of South America. A new species of Leioproctus subgenus Perditomorpha Ashmead, Leioproctus rosellae Gonzalez, sp. ... -
Nobloedischia rasnitsyni, a new genus and species of Oedischiidae (Orthoptera) from the Lower Permian Wellington Formation of Oklahoma, USA
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-09-24)Nobloedischia rasnitsyni gen. et sp. n. (Oedischiidae) is described from the Lower Permian Wellington Formation of Noble County, Oklahoma. The genus is similar to both Petrelcana (Oedischiidae: Mezenoedischiinae) and ... -
New earthworm species of the genus Amynthas Kinberg, 1867 from Thailand (Clitellata, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-04-14)Four new species of terrestrial earthworms from the zebrus-group in the genus Amynthas Kinberg, 1867, are described from Nan province, north Thailand: Amynthas phatubensis sp. n., from Tham Pha Tub Arboretum, Amynthas ... -
Evolution, Systematics, and Phylogeography of Pleistocene Horses in the New World: A Molecular Perspective
(Public Library of Science, 2005-06-28)The rich fossil record of horses has made them a classic example of evolutionary processes. However, while the overall picture of equid evolution is well known, the details are surprisingly poorly understood, especially ... -
Webspinners in Early Eocene amber from western India (Insecta, Embiodea)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-10-21)The family Scelembiidae (Neoembiodea: Embiomorpha: Archembioidea) is recorded from Asia for the first time, based on two individuals preserved in Early Eocene amber from the Cambay Basin, western India. Kumarembia hurleyi ... -
The termites of Early Eocene Cambay amber, with the earliest record of the Termitidae (Isoptera)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-10-21)The fauna of termites (Isoptera) preserved in Early Eocene amber from the Cambay Basin (Gujarat, India) are described and figured. Three new genera and four new species are recognized, all of them Neoisoptera – Parastylotermes ... -
Revision of the orchid bee subgenus Euglossella (Hymenoptera, Apidae), Part I, The decorata species group
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-10-26)Euglossella, one of the most distinctive subgenera of orchid bees of the genus Euglossa, is composed of two characteristic assemblages of species, one of them comprising bees bearing the strongly metallic integument trademark ... -
The identity of the Neotropical stingless bee Frieseomelitta meadewaldoi (Cockerell, 1915) (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-06-22)A new study of a surviving syntype of Trigona meadewaldoi Cockerell, 1915, was undertaken and several widely employed names for Neotropical stingless bees recognized as junior synonyms. A lectotype is designated for T. ... -
Scientific contributions of Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn, 1959 to present
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-09-24)The following list provides citations for 363 scientific contributions, including 13 edited volumes and books, produced by Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn. Naturally, the list presented here is a static representation of Alex’s ... -
New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-09-24)Two new earwigs (Dermaptera) recently discovered in mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) amber from Myanmar are described and figured. Astreptolabis ethirosomatia gen. et sp. n. is represented by a peculiar pygidicranoid female, ... -
Notes on the augochlorine bee genus Chlerogas (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2009-12-01)Supplemental information to the earlier monograph of the rare bee genus Chlerogas Vachal (Halictinae: Augochlorini) is provided. The recently identified males of C. boliviensis Brooks & Engel and C. cyaneus Brooks & Engel ... -
Una especie nueva de Chlerogas de los Andes del centro de Colombia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2009)A new species of the long-headed bee genus Chlerogas Vachal (Halictinae: Augochlorini) is described and figured from a male captured at high elevation in central Colombia. Chlerogas tatamaensis Engel & Gonzalez, new species, ... -
The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon
(Public Library of Science, 2014-01-08)The discovery of fluorescent proteins has revolutionized experimental biology. Whereas the majority of fluorescent proteins have been identified from cnidarians, recently several fluorescent proteins have been isolated ... -
New and revised maimetshid wasps from Cretaceous ambers (Hymenoptera, Maimetshidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-09-24)New material of the wasp family Maimetshidae (Apocrita) is presented from four Cretaceous amber deposits – the Neocomian of Lebanon, the Early Albian of Spain, the latest Albian/earliest Cenomanian of France, and the ... -
Miocene honey bees from the Randeck Maar of southwestern Germany (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-03-10)The Miocene Randeck Maar (southwestern Germany) is one of the only sites with abundant material of fossil honey bees. The fauna has been the focus of much scrutiny by early authors who recognized multiple species or ... -
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Traditions in Spider Monkeys Are Biased towards the Social Domain
(Public Library of Science, 2011-02-23)Cross-site comparison studies of behavioral variation can provide evidence for traditions in wild species once ecological and genetic factors are excluded as causes for cross-site differences. These studies ensure behavior ...