SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Vilela,Carlos R.; Prieto,Danyi.

ABSTRACT Drosophila monsterae sp. nov. is described from 11 males and 13 females collected from the inside of closed inflorescences of Monstera lentii (Araceae) at 1810 m altitude in the Forest Reserve of Cerro de La Carpintera, Canton La Unión, Province of Cartago, Costa Rica. Although flies have been seen wandering and copulating inside the floral chambers of closed inflorescences during the floral female phase, eggs or larvae have not yet been found either in the spathe or in the fleshy spadix. The new species is related to Drosophila tristani Sturtevant, 1921, from San José, Costa Rica, from which it differs mainly by having smaller slightly circular compound eyes, distinctly broader genae (cheek index ca. 2.4 vs 5 in D. tristani), and the inner...

A new species of Aguna Williams (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) from Panamá belonging to the “claxon group”

Palavras-chave: Aroid; Central America; Drosophilinae; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2018

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262018000300225

Siewert,Ricardo Russo; Leviski,Gabriela Lourenço; Mielke,Olaf Hermann Hendrik; Casagrande,Mirna Martins.

ABSTRACT A new species of Aguna Williams, 1927 from Panamá is described: Aguna prasinus Siewert, Leviski, Mielke & Casagrande, sp. nov. Illustrations of adults and male genitalia are provided. A dichotomous key for the male Aguna species for the “claxon group” is also provided.

A new species of Aulacigaster from Zurquí de Moravia, a Costa Rican cloud forest (Diptera: Aulacigastridae)

Palavras-chave: Butterfly; Central America; Eudaminae; Skippers; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2015

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000400320

Rev. Bras. Zool.

Rung,Alessandra.

ABSTRACT A new species of Aulacigaster Macquart, 1835 A. zurqui sp. nov., is described from Costa Rica. The new species, which is classified in the plesiomorphica species group following a cladistics analysis, can be separated from all congeners by having a triangular 1st flagellomere and stout body that is uniformly dark-brown to black. An expanded diagnosis of the plesiomorphica group and a modified key to the Neotropical Aulacigaster are provided to accommodate the new species.

A new species of Callistethus from Mexico (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Rutelinae)

Palavras-chave: Acalyptrate; Aulacigaster zurqui; Central America; Neotropical Region; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2018

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702018000100306

Ramírez-Ponce,Andrés; Morón,Miguel Ángel.

Callistethus tlapanecus, a new species collected in pine forest located at 2160 meters of altitude in eastern mountains of the state of Guerrero, Mexico is described. The morphological characters that distinguish it from other Mexican and Central American species are discussed. The diagnostic characters are illustrated, and a key to Mexican species of Callistethus is also included.

A new species of Roeboides (Teleostei: Characidae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a key to the middle American species of the genus

Palavras-chave: Central America; Shiny chafer beetles; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262012000200002

Neotropical Ichthyology

Matamoros,Wilfredo A.; Chakrabarty,Prosanta; Angulo,Arturo; Garita-Alvarado,Carlos A.; McMahan,Caleb D..

A new species of Roeboides is described from the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Roeboides bussingi differs from all other Central American Roeboides and all members of the R. guatemalensis species group by the following combination of characters: presence of 18-22 scales above the lateral line (vs. 12-16 in R. dientito); 15-22 scales below the lateral line (vs. 10-14 in R. dientito, and 20-24 in R. loftini); an inconspicuous, sometimes absent, crescent-shaped humeral spot (vs. a large round, conspicuous humeral spot in R. carti, R. dayi, R. dientonito, R. ilseae, R. loftini,and R. occidentalis); a small wedge-shaped spot that does not reach the lateral line (vs. a large spot crossing the lateral line in R. guatemalensis); a teardrop shaped caudal...

Additions to the revision of the genus Hemistephanus Enderlein (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae), with inclusion of four taxa and description of two new species

Palavras-chave: Central America; Characinae; Distribution; Freshwater; Pacific Slope.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000200285

Pap. Avulsos de Zool. (São Paulo)

Aguiar,Alexandre Pires.

Four additional species are included in the genus Hemistephanus: H. villosus (Kieffer) comb. n. and H. colombiensis (Ceballos) comb. n., transferred from Megischus and redescribed, and H. costaricensis sp. n. and H. stenogulatus sp. n., described as new; H. artiosulcatus Aguiar is proposed as a junior synonym of H. villosus Kieffer. The males of H. arctatus, H. colombiensis, H. submaculatus, and H. villosus are described for the first time. Much new or additional morphometric data is incorporated and discussed for these species and for H. carinatus, H. erugatus, H. erythrocephalus, H. limpidipennis, H. orfilanus, H. ruficeps, and H. velutinus. New geographical records are presented for all mentioned species and for H. cylindricus. Errata for publications...

Can the Private Sector be Competitive and Contribute to Development through Sustainable Agricultural Business? A Case Study of Coffee in Latin America

Palavras-chave: Biometry; Key; Megischus; Neotropical; Central America.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492004000200001

Kilian, Bernard; Pratt, Lawrence; Jones, Connie; Villalobos, Andres.

Latin America's coffee market continues in economic crisis. Sustainable coffee production and certification is one option for economic recuperation and social and environmental sustainability for the region's coffee producers. This paper explores four viable certification processes (Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, and Utz Kapeh) by first defining their requirements. Then, an assessment of microeconomic impacts is given, where the production processes of sustainable and conventional coffee are evaluated and compared. Finally, the paper presents their future relevance and entrepreneurial potential by considering long-term market perspectives. Information about sustainable production in Latin America was gathered through primary sources in...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Sustainable coffee; Certification; Economics; Central America; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8149

Circumscription and nomenclature of Hiraea barclayana, H. reclinata, and H. ternifolia (Malpighiaceae), and of seven species misassigned to them

Naturalis

Anderson, C..

A review of collections from Mexico to northern South America that had been primarily determined as H. barclayana, H. reclinata, and H. ternifolia, or synonyms, showed them to include ten species. Misinterpretations were caused by superficial morphological similarities and traditional nomenclatural errors. The species now recognized include six previously described: H. barclayana, H. hookeriana (formerly included in H. reclinata), H. reclinata, H. sanctae-marthae, H. ternifolia, and H. transiens. Four new species are proposed: H. mcvaughii, H. silvicola, and H. venezuelana; H. trianae was previously recognized at varietal level and is elevated to species. A neotype is chosen for H. reclinata. Lectotypes are designated for H. velutina (= H. barclayana) and...

Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor

Palavras-chave: Central America; Colombia; Hiraea; Malpighiaceae; Mexico; Venezuela.

Ano: 2016

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/613731

Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America

J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis.

Gutiérrez,José María.

Snakebite envenoming is a serious public health problem in Central America, where approximately 5,500 cases occur every year. Panama has the highest incidence and El Salvador the lowest. The majority, and most severe, cases are inflicted by the pit viper Bothrops asper (family Viperidae), locally known as ‘terciopelo’, ‘barba amarilla’ or ‘equis’. About 1% of the bites are caused by coral snakes of the genus Micrurus (family Elapidae). Despite significant and successful efforts in Central America regarding snakebite envenomings in the areas of research, antivenom manufacture and quality control, training of health professionals in the diagnosis and clinical management of bites, and prevention of snakebites, much remains to be done in order to further...

Do Farmers Benefit from Participating in Specialty Markets and Cooperatives? The Case of Coffee Marketing in Costa Rica

Palavras-chave: Central America; Snakebite; Envenoming; Antivenoms; Public health.

Ano: 2014

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200203

Wollni, Meike; Zeller, Manfred.

Historically low prices in the conventional coffee market have caused financial and social hardship among coffee farmers. In the face of this crisis, specialty markets have attracted the attention of the international donor community. These market segments have shown consistent growth over the last decade and exhibit price premiums in international markets. Therefore, if higher prices are passed on to farmers, access to specialty markets could help to alleviate the crisis brought on by low prices in the conventional sector. The present study attempts to identify the factors that determine farmers' participation in specialized markets and whether participation in these markets leads to higher prices for farmers. A two-stage model is used to analyze farmers'...

Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation

Palavras-chave: Central America; Costa Rica; Coffee; Specialty markets; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13; L1.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25670

Edge-drilling behavior in the predatory gastropod Notocochlis unifasciata (Lamarck, 1822) (Caenogastropoda, Naticidae) from the Pacific coast of Panama: taxonomic and biogeographical implications

Naturalis

Rojas, Alexis; Hendy, Austin; Dietl, Gergory P..

We conducted a laboratory study to determine drillhole siteselectivity patterns in the predatory behavior of Notocochlis unifasciata (Lamarck, 1822), which is a common naticid gastropod on the eastern Pacific coast of Central America, preying on two infaunal venerid bivalves – the thin-shelled and weakly ornamented Leukoma grata (Say, 1831) and the thick-shelled and strongly ornamented Iliochione subrugosa (Wood, 1828). Spatial patterns of drillhole distribution indicate strong preferences for drilling the umbonal region and the ventral edge of the shell, with the proportion of edge- to wall-drilling attacks increasing in thicker, strongly ornamented prey that were larger than their predator’s own size. Drilling patterns from museum and beach...

Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor

Palavras-chave: Biological interactions; Drilling predation; Central America.

Ano: 2015

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/588034

Farmer Organization, Collective Action and Market Access in Meso-America

Hellin, Jonathan; Lundy, Mark; Meijer, Madelon.

The global agricultural economy is changing. Commodity prices are declining, and producers increasingly supply complex value chains. There is growing interest in how farmers can benefit from emerging market opportunities. Farmers are encouraged to produce high value crops and engage in value-adding activities such as agro-processing. Farmer organization and collective action are often seen as key factors in enhancing farmers’ access to markets. Often too little attention is directed at a) the most appropriate types of organization, b) whether the public and/or private sector is best placed to support their formation, and c) the conditions necessary for ensuring their economic viability. This paper reports on research in Mexico and Central America that...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Maize; High value agricultural products; Mexico; Central America; Business development services; Value chains; Pro-poor growth; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47907

First record of Alloxysta Förster (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) from Costa Rica, with description of four new species

Neotropical Entomology

Ferrer-Suay,M; Selfa,J; Pujade-Villar,J.

Four new species of Alloxysta Förster are described (A. andrewsi Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar n. sp., A. costaricensis Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar n. sp., A. hansoni Pujade-Villar n. sp. and A. luismii Ferrer-Suay n. sp.) from Costa Rica being the first records of this genus in this area. Their morphological features and diagnostic characters are illustrated. We provide a diagnosis of Apocharips hansoni Menke with a detailed description of the radial cell, which expands the characteristics of the genus Apocharips.

FIRST RECORD OF THE GENUS Ocyochterus FROM COLOMBIA AND NEW RECORDS OF OCHTERIDAE FROM COSTA RICA (HEMIPTERA:HETEROPTERA)

Palavras-chave: Cynipoidea; Charipìnae; Neotropical; Central America; Faunistic.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2011000600009

Acta biol.Colomb.

HERRERA MADRIGAL,Federico.

The first Colombian record of Ocyochterus, expanding the previously known distributional range of the genus. Additionally, records of two species of Ochterus from Costa Rica are provided. The material examined is deposited at the Zoological Museum of the University of Costa Rica (MZUCR), San José, Costa Rica.

URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2015000200024

Palavras-chave: Nepomorpha; Heteroptera; Central America; Colombia; Velvety shore bugs.

Ano: 2015

Freshwater sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) in a benthic filter feeding community at the Guanacaste Dry Forest, Costa Rica

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

Volkmer-Ribeiro,Cecilia; Machado,Vanessa de S.

The freshwater sponges Trochospongilla variabilis Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago (1973), Radiospongilla crateriformis (Potts, 1882), Spongilla cenota Penney & Racek (1968) and Corvoheteromeyenia heterosclera (Ezcurra de Drago, 1974) compose with the sphaerid bivalve Eupera cubensis (Prime, 1865) and several Phylactolaemata bryozoans a benthic filter feeding community living in seasonal lentic and lotic habitats with high Particulate Organic Carbon (POC), low conductivity and acid pH within the Costa Rica Dry Forest biome. The sponge specimens gathered led to the re-description of the four species.

Novos gêneros, novas espécies e redescrição em Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) das Américas

Palavras-chave: Freshwater Sponges; Bryozoans; Bivalves; Central America; Dry Forest.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212009000400001

Galileo,Maria Helena M.; Martins,Ubirajara R..

New genera, new species and redescription in Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from the Americas. New taxa described from El Salvador: Eranina sororcula sp. nov. (La Libertad). From Honduras: E. pallida sp. nov. (department not indicated). From Costa Rica: Mexicoscylus nigritarse sp. nov. (Guanacaste) and Cotyabanycha gen. nov., type species, C. ocularis sp. nov. (Limón). From Colombia and Ecuador: Sybaguasu mirim sp. nov. (Meta and Napo). From Ecuador: Piampatara antennata sp. nov. (Napo), Adesmus simile sp. nov. (Manabi), A. alboniger sp. nov. (Napo), A. swifti sp. nov. (Loja). From Bolivia: Potiapunga gen. nov., type species P. lata sp. nov. (Santa Cruz). Phoebe spegazzinii Bruch, 1908 is recorded for Ecuador (Manabi) and its chromatic...

Reproductive life history of Heterandria bimaculata (Heckel, 1848) (Poeciliinae: Poeciliidae) in the Honduran interior highlands: trait variation along an elevational gradient

Palavras-chave: Central America; Insecta; New taxa; South America; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2013

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000100006

Neotropical Ichthyology

Olinger,Charles T.; Peoples,Brandon K.; Frimpong,Emmanuel A..

Abstract This study examined reproductive traits and growth rates of Heterandria bimaculata (Poeciliidae) in Cusuco National Park (CNP), a cloud forest reserve in northern Honduras, Central America. In CNP, H. bimaculata occurs in the absence of other fish species and major invertebrate predators along an approximately 1000 m elevation gradient. This allowed for the examination of trait variation along the gradient without the confounding effects of interspecific interactions or habitat patchiness. Heterandria bimaculata exhibited traits characteristic of a low-predation environment: balanced sex ratio, slow growth, late maturity and large female size. Females produced more, smaller eggs from upstream to downstream, but overall reproductive allocation...

Revision of Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768 (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from the Eastern Pacific region and Hawaii

Palavras-chave: Central America; Fecundity; Growth rate; Livebearer; Offspring size.

Ano: 2016

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252016000100003

Naturalis

Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando; Hove, Harry A. ten.

A taxonomic revision of the Hydroides species (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from the Eastern Pacific Ocean is presented. Twentyone taxa are described, of which two are widespread (H. diramphus Mörch, 1863 and H. elegans (Haswell, 1883)) and four are Amphiamerican (H. alatalateralis (Jones, 1962), H. gairacensis Augener, 1934, H. salazarvallejoi Bastida-Zavala & Ten Hove, 2003, and H. sanctaecrucis Kroyer [in] Mörch, 1863). Three species are new to science: Hydroides deleoni n. sp., H. panamensis n. sp. and H. trompi n. sp. Morphometric comparisons between H. brachyacanthus Rioja, 1941, H. deleoni n. sp., and H. similis (Treadwell, 1929), between H. chilensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1962, H. cruciger Mörch, 1863 and H. panamensis n. sp., and between H....

Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor

Palavras-chave: Central America; Gulf of California; Key; New species; Serpulinae; Standard diagnosis.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505009

Scorpionism in Central America, with special reference to the case of Panama

J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis.

Borges,A; Miranda,RJ; Pascale,JM.

Scorpionism in the Americas occurs mainly in Mexico, northern South America and southeast Brazil. This article reviews the local scorpion fauna, available health statistics, and the literature to assess scorpionism in Central America. Notwithstanding its high toxicity in Mexico, most scorpion sting cases in Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica are produced by species in the genus Centruroides that are only mildly toxic to humans despite the existence of ion channel-active toxins in their venoms. Regional morbidity is low with the exception of Panama, where an incidence of 52 cases per 100,000 inhabitants was recorded for 2007, with 28 deaths from 1998 to 2006. Taxa belonging to the genus Tityus (also present in the Atlantic coast of...

Soil conservation and technical efficiency among hillside farmers in Central America: a switching regression model

Palavras-chave: Scorpionism; Central America; Tityus; Centruroides; Scorpions.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000200002