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Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Introducing the Journal of Melittology: An outlet for disseminating bee research and raising melittological awareness
(University of Kansas, 2013-01-11)A new journal is introduced, the focus of which is to disseminate the results of research on wild and managed bees, to raise public awareness of bees, and to promote and facilitate international communication and collaboration. -
Aristotle's Historia Animalium and Apis reproduction
(The University of Kansas, 2013-02-18)The details of observations and accounts recorded in Aristotle’s Historia Animalium have been cataloged by scholars for decades. The degree to which his interpretations and accounts are accurate and demonstrate an actual ... -
Species status and new distribution records for Lithurgus huberi Ducke (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Lithurginae)”
(Pensoft Publishers, 2013-01-30)Notes are provided on the morphology of males and females of the enigmatic Lithurgus huberi Ducke (Lithurginae: Lithurgini), a species historically believed to have been introduced into South America from Asia and to be a ... -
New, primitive termites (Isoptera) from Early Cretaceous ambers of France and Lebanon
(Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart, 2011-12-30)Three new genera and species of primitive termites (Isoptera) are described and figured from Early Cretaceous French and Lebanese ambers: Santonitermes chloeae ENGEL, NEL & PERRICHOT, n. gen., n. sp., from an imago preserved ... -
The earliest earwigs in amber (Dermaptera): A new genus and species from the Early Cretaceous of Lebanon
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2011-07-01)Rhadinolabis phoenicica Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Azar gen. et sp.n. is described and figured from two female earwigs preserved in Early Cretaceous amber from Lebanon, representing the oldest Dermaptera in amber. In addition ... -
Serphitid wasps in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey (Hymenoptera: Serphitidae)
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2011-07-01)Species of the extinct, parasitoid wasp family Serphitidae (Proctotrupomorpha: Bipetiolarida: Serphitoidea), occurring in Cretaceous (Turonian) amber from New Jersey, are reviewed. Two species, both new, are described and ... -
A new species of Diochus from Baltic amber (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Diochini)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011-10-19)The first fossil of the staphylinine tribe Diochini Casey is described and figured from an inclusion in mid-Eocene (Lutetian) Baltic amber. Diochus electrus sp. n. is distinguished from its congeners and the diversity of ... -
On the Origin of Pantepui montane biotas: A Perspective Based on the Phylogeny of Aulacorhynchus toucanets
(Public Library of Science, 2013-06-26)To understand the origin of Pantepui montane biotas, we studied the biogeography of toucanets in the genus Aulacorhynchus. These birds are ideal for analyzing historical relationships among Neotropical montane regions, ... -
An Ancient Origin for the Enigmatic Flat-Headed Frogs (Bombinatoridae: Barbourula) from the Islands of Southeast Asia
(Public Library of Science, 2010-08-09)Background The complex history of Southeast Asian islands has long been of interest to biogeographers. Dispersal and vicariance events in the Pleistocene have received the most attention, though recent studies suggest ... -
The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
(2012-11-26)The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Republic of Cape Verde) are reviewed and five species recognized, representing two genera. The ammobatine genus Chiasmognathus Engel (Nomadinae: Ammobatini), a specialized ... -
The melectine bee genera Brachymelecta and Sinomelecta (Hymenoptera, Apidae).
(Pensoft, 2012-11-26)The enigmatic, cleptoparasitic bee genera Brachymelecta Linsley and Sinomelecta Baker (Apinae: Melectini) are redescribed, each represented by a single species which has not been reencountered since capture of the type ... -
A new species of Chalicodoma from Saudi Arabia with modified facial setae (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)
(2012-06-25)Some bees and pollen wasps have independently evolved simple, stiff, erect, apically-curved, curly or hooked facial setae as adaptations to collect pollen from nototribic flowers. A distinctive new species of Chalicodoma ... -
The indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner): Their natural history and role in beekeeping
(2012-06-14)Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner (= yemenitica auctorum: vide Engel 1999) has been used in apiculture throughout the Arabian Peninsula since at least 2000 BC. Existing literature demonstrates that these populations are ... -
The large carpenter bees of central Saudi Arabia, with notes on the biology of Xylocopa sulcatipes Maa (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae)
(2012-06-14)The large carpenter bees (Xylocopinae, Xylocopa Latreille) occurring in central Saudi Arabia are reviewed. Two species are recognized in the fauna, Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans (Linnaeus) and X. (Ctenoxylocopa) sulcatipes ... -
Congress Has a Role to Play in Making Research Public
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A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2012-03-01)A new species of the Neotropical stingless bee genus Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. Geotrigona joearroyoi sp. n. belongs to the fulvohirta species group and is distinguished ... -
A new wild, pollinating bee species of the genus Tetraloniella from the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2012-03-01)A new species of the eucerine bee genus Tetraloniella Ashmead (Apinae: Eucerini) is described and figured from central Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) persiciformis sp. n. is distinguished on the basis ... -
Ecology and Geography of Human Monkeypox Case Occurences Across Africa
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2012-04)As ecologic niche modeling (ENM) evolves as a tool in spatial epidemiology and public health, selection of the most appropriate and informative environmental data sets becomes increasingly important. Here, we build on a ... -
Species' geographic distributions through time: Playing catchup with changing climates
(Springer Verlag, 2012-03-02)Species’ ranges are often treated as a rather fixed characteristic, rather than a fluid, ever-changing manifestation of their ecological requirements and dispersal abilities. Paleontologists generally have had a more ...