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Zoology
Oscar Mauricio Cuellar-Valencia, Brayan Esteban Bolanos-Molina, Wilmar Bolivar-Garcia
Summary: This study describes the advertisement calls of eleven frog species from the high elevations in the Cordillera Occidental, which have been inaccessible to scientific research due to security concerns. The findings enhance the knowledge of frog advertisement calls in one of the least-represented regions and families in Colombia, and provide important information for future population studies.
STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Biology
Jose Leonardo Chacon-Monge, Juan Carlos Azofeifa-Solano, Juan Jose Alvarado, Jorge Cortes
Summary: The study in the North Pacific of Costa Rica on marine biodiversity revealed a higher echinoderm richness in the Guanacaste Conservation Area than previously reported, reaching levels similar to other high diversity sites in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
A. J. Fleming, Norman Woodley, M. Alex Smith, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel H. Janzen
Summary: This study is part of a taxonomic work that aims to describe new and known taxa of Tachinidae in Guanacaste Conservation Area in Costa Rica. The researchers describe 33 new species in the Belvosia genus, which were reared from wild-caught caterpillars of various families. Morphological descriptions, limited life history information, molecular data, and photographs are provided for each species. The authors also provide a redescription of the Belvosia genus and a key for identifying species in the Meso- and North-American fauna.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Julian Aguirre-Santoro, Erika Hernandez-A, David e. Hernandez-Rodriguez, Julio Betancur
Summary: A new species of Tillandsia called Tillandsia chingacensis is described in this article. This species stands out due to its densely resin-covered floral parts and unusually long fruits. Despite having distichous flowers and petal appendages, it is considered to belong in Tillandsia rather than Vriesea due to its morphological affinities to species of Tillandsia subg. Allardtia. The discovery of this species is a result of recent explorations in a former war zone near Bogota (Colombia), indicating that more taxonomic discoveries can be expected from these recently opened areas.
Article
Plant Sciences
Paola Pedraza-Penalosa
Summary: A new species of Ericaceae tribe Vaccinieae, Themistoclesia diminuta, is described, discussed, and illustrated in this paper. It stands out from other Themistoclesia species due to its subsessile flowers, articulate pedicel with calyx, and pale green corollas with purple lobes.
Article
Zoology
Oscar Mauricio Cuellar-Valencia, Fray Geovanny Arriaga-Jaramillo, Isabella Garcia-Gomez, Irene Ceballos-Castro, Wilmar Bolivar-Garcia, David Andres Velasquez-Trujillo, Ayda Susana Ortiz-Baez, Jhon Jairo Ospina-Sarria
Summary: Serrania de los Paraguas, located in the central part of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia, supports a high concentration of species richness and endemism. Two new species of the genus Pristimantis were discovered in the region, adding to the diversity of amphibians found there.
Article
Zoology
Renato Jose Pires Machado, Maria Fernanda Bermudez Higinio, Yennifer Andrea Carreno Guevara, Yardany Ramos-pastrana
Summary: A new species of hangingfly, Bittacus rafaeli sp. nov., was described and illustrated based on two specimens from El Doncello, Caqueta, Colombia. This brings the total number of Mecoptera species recorded in Colombia to nine and the number of Bittacus species in South America to twenty-eight. A distribution map of Bittacus species from Colombia was also provided.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Max R. Verdugo-Ihl, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Liam Courtney-Davies, Nigel J. Cook, Ashley Slattery, Kathy Ehrig, Fernando Tornos, John M. Hanchar
Summary: The first U-Pb hematite dates for the Mantoverde and Carmen de Cobre IOCG deposits in Northern Chile are reported in this study. The results suggest that the mineralization of these deposits is related to magmatically derived fluids at high temperatures. The presence of alkali alteration in hematite indicates an important process during the formation of these deposits. This research provides valuable insights into the timing and geological characteristics of IOCG mineralization in Northern Chile.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Laura Kor, Mateo Fernandez-Lucero, Diego Arturo Granados Florez, Terence P. Dawson, Mauricio Diazgranados
Summary: This study evaluates the integration of scientific and local knowledge in the conservation of useful plants in Colombia using the Important Plant Areas (IPA) approach. The results show that working with local communities can enhance the understanding of useful plants for spatial conservation planning. Additionally, participatory approaches should go beyond community-based conservation and data collection to inform global conservation program design.
Article
Zoology
Carolina Henao-Sepulveda, Luana Machado Barros, Rosaly Ale-Rocha, Marta Wolff
Summary: Two new Andean species of Hoplopeza Bezzi are described and illustrated in this article: Hoplopeza colombiana sp. nov. and Hoplopeza rafaeli sp. nov. These species represent the first records from the Andean ecosystem of Colombia. Additionally, the article provides a diagnosis of the genus, the first description of female terminalia, and a key and distribution map of the Andean species of Hoplopeza.
Article
Zoology
Nancy Carrejo, Ranulfo Gonzalez Obando, Alfonso Neri Garcia Aldrete, Julian Mendivil
Summary: 17 new species of Goja were discovered in natural areas of Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and are described and illustrated in this study. An updated key for identifying males of these species is also provided.
Article
Plant Sciences
Paola Pedraza-Penalosa
Summary: This article describes a new species of Psammisia, endemic to Colombia, belonging to the Ericaceae family. The species is discussed and illustrated.
Article
Biology
Wendolyn Matamoros-Calderon, Minor Lara, Odalisca Breedy
Summary: This study discovered black coral forests at several sites in the north Pacific of Costa Rica, confirming the presence of two species: Myriopathes panamensis and Antipathes galapagensis. These findings emphasize the importance of the ACG as a marine biodiversity conservation site.
REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Tomasz W. Pyrcz, Pierre Boyer, Jose A. Cerdena Gutierriez, Oscar Mahecha Jimenez, Jadwiga Lorenc-brudecka, Kamila S. Zajac, Rafal Garlacz, Artur Mrozek, Dorota Lachowska-cierlik, Jackie Farfan, Christer Fahraeus, Gerardo Lamas, Marianne Espeland
Summary: Two new species and two new subspecies of the satyrine butterfly genus Punargentus are described and their affinities are evaluated using molecular data. The newly discovered species are mainly found in the Andes mountains in north-central Peru. Based on their habitat preferences, immediate conservation measures are not needed for these species.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Mauricio Rivera-Correa, Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Duran, Ana M. Saldarriaga-Gomez, Sebastian Duarte-Marin
Summary: Frequent biodiversity sampling and monitoring programs often result in significant taxonomic discoveries. In this study, two new species of rain frogs from the cloud forests of the Central Cordillera of Colombia were discovered and described following different field expeditions. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of not relying solely on genetic distance for species delimitation and highlights the need for various habitat and ecosystem conservation strategies to promote amphibian diversity studies in the Andes.
