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Proparasitylenchus californicus n. sp. (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), parasitic in the intertidal rove beetle Tarphiota geniculata (Mäklin) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in California, USA

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr., Datlen, Nicole, Espinoza, Magaly, and McLaughlin, John
Abstract:: A new nematode species, Proparasitylenchus californicus n. sp., is described from the intertidal rove beetle Tarphiota geniculata (Mäklin) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in California, USA. The new species differs from European representatives of the genus by possessing a cleft stylet in both sexes. The parasitic female is ovoviviparous and produces numerous juveniles...
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A New Genus of Fleas with Associated Microorganisms in Dominican Amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: A flea preserved in Dominican amber is described as Atopopsyllus cionus, n. gen., n. sp., (Atopopsyllini n. tribe, Spilopsyllinae, Pulicidae). The male specimen has two unique characters that have not been noted in previous extant or extinct fleas, thus warranting its tribal status. These characters are 5-segmented maxillary palps and...
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Anomalomermis ephemerophagis n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitic in the mayfly Ephemerella maculata Traver (Ephermeroptera: Ephermerellidae) in California, USA

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr., Walder, Larissa, and Uno, Hiromi
Abstract:: A new nematode, Anomalomermis ephemerophagis n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) is described from the mayfly Ephemerella maculata Traver, 1934 (Ephermeroptera: Ephermerellidae) in California. The new species is characterized by 6 cephalic papillae and 4 additional disk papillae located on the head between the cephalic papillae and stoma. Additional diagnostic...
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Spirochete-like cells in a Dominican amber Ambylomma tick (Arachnida: Ixodidae)

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: Amber preserves microscopic, soft-bodies organisms and is a good medium in which to trace the evolution of pathogen-vector associations. Spirochetes-like cells (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in the hemocoel and lumen of the alimentary tract of a larva tick (Amblyomma sp. Arachnida: Ixodidae) in Dominican amber are described in the collective fossil genus...
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New species of the subfamily Cossoninae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: The following new genus and seven new species of Cossonine weevils (Curculionidae: Cossoninae) are described from Dominican amber: Acamptus exilipes Poinar and Legalov, n. sp.,(similar to A. rigidus), Caulophilus camptus Poinar and Legalov, n. sp., (similar to C. bennetti), Caulophilus elongatus Poinar and Legalov, n. sp., (similar to C. swensoni)...
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New species of the genera Dryophthorus Germ. and Stenommatus Woll. (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: A new species of Dryophthorus (Coleoptera:Dryophthoridae) and two new species of Stenommatus (Coleoptera:Dryophthoridae) are described from Dominican amber. D. microtremus n. sp. is characterized by monochrome dorsal scales, nearly parallel sides of the pronotum, wide elytral intervals and the elytral apex only slightly narrowed. S. tanyrhinus n. sp. is characterized...
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Rickettsial-like cells in the Cretaceous tick, Cornupalpatum burmanicum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: Rickettsial-like cells are reported from the body cavity of the Myanmar amber larval tick, Cornupalpatum burmanicum (Ixodida: Ixodidae). These cells are characterized and described in a new collective fossil genus erected for putative rickettsial in fossil ticks. The size and shape of the fossil cells resemble those of present day...
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New genera and species of Jumping Ground Bugs (Hemiptera: Schizopteridae) in Dominican and Burmese amber, with a description of a meloid (Coleoptera: Meloidae) triungulin on a Burmese specimen

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Brown, Alex
Abstract:: New genera and species of Jumping Ground Bugs (Hemiptera: Schizopteridae) are described in Dominican and Burmese amber. In Dominican amber are described: Hypselosoma dominicana Poinar and Brown sp. n., Schizoptera dominicana Poinar sp. n. and Schizoptera hispaniolae Poinar sp. n. In Burmese amber are described: Lumatibialis burmitis Poinar gen. et...
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Natural parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) on the coffee berry borer in Chiapas, Mexico

Creator:: Pérez, Jeanneth, Infante, Francisco, Poinar, George, Jr., Castillo, Alfredo, and Vega, Fernando E.
Abstract:: We assessed the parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi on its host, the coffee berry borer, in 20 coffee plantations of Mexico. A total of 23,568 adult borers were dissected, with 179 of these infected with nematodes (0.76% infection rate). Although the level of parasitism is not encouraging, the nematode is another...
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Protocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) associated with the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (F.) (Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in Para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr., da Silva, Jean Carlos Pereira, and Flechtmann, Carlos Alberto Hector
Abstract:: Protocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) associated with the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (F.)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in Para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis). Nematropica 00-00. Protocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) is described from reproductive stages removed from galleries of the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (F.)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in Para rubber...
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New Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: The following new species of Apioninae weevils (Coleoptera: Brentidae) are described from Dominican amber. Toxorhynchus leptorhinus n. sp., Toxorhynchus robustus n. sp., Toxorhynchus amphioculus n. sp., Toxorhynchus atriartus n. sp., Toxorhynchus atriantenus n. sp. and Toxorhynchus hispanicus n. sp. are members of the Toxorhynchus decoloratum species group. Toxorhynchus microsomus n....
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Pulchellaranea pedunculatan. gen.n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of spiders with a review of araneid spiders in Cenozoic Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: Pulchellaranea pedunculatas n. gen., n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of orb web spiders, is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters for the new taxon are: lateral eyes positioned on peduncles arising from the upper edge of the carapace, large, protruding anterior median eyes that are twice the diameter...
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New species of Eulechriops (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Lechropini) and Geratozygops (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Zygopini) in Dominican amber.

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: Eulechriops argyrosoma sp. n. (Curculionoidea: Conoderinae: Lechropini) and Geratozygops platysoma sp. n., G. stenosoma sp. n. and G. arsinotus sp. n. are described from Dominican amber. The small size, nearly parallel side of the pronotum and silvery sheen distinguish E. argyrosoma from other members of the genus, which has not...
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Pleurambus strongylus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Belidae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: A new genus and species of belid weevils, Pleurambus strongylus Poinar and Legalov, n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Belidae) in the tribe Allocorynini is described from Dominican amber. Belid fossils are quite rare and the new species is the first fossil member of the family from the Neotropics. This discovery...
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A snail-killing fly, Dominimyza tanyacaenan. gen. n. sp. (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: A new genus and species of Snail-killing flies, Dominimyza tanyacaena, n. gen., n. sp. (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters for Dominimyza include a propleuron with a strong bristle, an elongate porrect flagellum with a long, finely pubescent arista, divergent ocellar, post-ocellar and outer vertical bristles, convergent...
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New Cryptorhynchinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: Forty-four specimens of the weevil subfamily Cryptorhynchinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in amber from the Dominican Republic were examined and 30 species are described in four extant and six newly erected genera. Included are descriptions of Anlemmus leptorhinus n. gen., n sp., Apharosoma euryrhina n. gen., n sp., Episcirrus isolepus n. sp.,...
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Bicalcasura maculata gen. n., sp. n. (Curculionoidea: Dryopthtoridae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Legalov, Andrei A.
Abstract:: A new genus and species, Bicalcasura maculata gen. n., sp. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Dryophthoridae) is described from Dominican amber as the first fossil member of the Tribe Diocalandrini. The new genus is characterized by procoxae located in the middle of the prothorax, a thick, short and strongly curved rostrum with...
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Bird’s nest fungi (Nidulariales: Nidulariaceae) in Baltic and Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: Nitula baltica sp. nov. and Cyathus dominicanus sp. nov. are described from Cenozoic Baltic and Dominican amber. These are the first fossil members of the Family Nidulariaceae and show that the basic characteristics of this group were already established some 40-50 million years ago.
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Alarista succina gen. et sp. nov. (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Columbus, J. Travis
Abstract:: Alarista succina gen. et sp. nov. (Poaceae) is described from a single floret preserved in amber of Tertiary age originating from the Dominican Republic. The new genus is characterized by 1) a narrow winged lemma awn, 2) numerous (as many as 17) lemma nerves, 3) a lengthy rachilla internode (implying...
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Virola dominicana sp. nov., (Myristicaceae) from Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Steeves, Royce
Abstract:: The Myristicaceae is a member of the early diverging angiosperm order Magnoliales, however the family is poorly represented by fossil collections. We describe Virola dominicana sp. nov. (Myristicaceae), the first record of fossilized Myristicaceae flowers, from mid-Tertiary (45-15 mya) Dominican amber. The description is based on 24 male flowers in...
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The Geographic Distribution of Parasite-Induced Fruit Mimicry in Cephalotes atratus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Creator:: Dattilo, Wesley, Falcao, Jessica C. F., Yanoviak, Stephen P., Poinar, George, Jr., and Izzo, Thiago J.
Abstract:: Parasite distributions fundamentally depend on the distributions of their hosts but may be more restricted than their hosts. Host-parasite symbioses tend to be spatially aggregated, and widely distributed host-parasite relationships are rare. Here, we combine field observations with published collection data to document the current known distribution of the nematode,...
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Paleorhodococcus dominicanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a fossil Actinobacteria in a fecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: Paleorhodococcus dominicanus n. gen., n sp. (Actinobacteria) is described from a fecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber. The fossil can be distinguished from most extant species of the closely related extant genus Rhodococcus Zopf, 1891 by its spherical cocci forming substrate filaments with elementary branching,...
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Morphological conservatism in the foreleg structure of cicada hatchlings, Novicicada burmanica n. gen., n. sp. in Burmese amber, N. youngi n. gen., n. sp. in Dominican amber and the extant Magicicada septendecim (Fisher) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Kritsky, Gene
Abstract:: Two new species of cicada hatchlings in Burmese and Dominican amber are described as Novicicada burmanica n. gen., n. sp. and N. youngi n. gen., n. sp. in the new collective genus Novicicada n. gen. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Diagnostic characters of the new genus are an elongate, flattened body, all antennomeres...
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Discoclavata dominicana n. gen., n. sp., (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Lissantauga epicrana n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Ecumenidae) in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: A new genus and species of bostrichid, Discoclavata dominicana n. gen., n. sp., (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and a new genus and species of eucnemid, Lissantauga epicrana n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) are described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters of Discoclavata dominicana include an extended body, strongly hypognathous head, asparate dorsal...
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Minysporops dominicanus gen. n., sp. n. (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea: Megarididae), a megaridid in Dominican amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Heiss, Ernst
Abstract:: A new genus and species of megaridid, Minysporops dominicanus gen. n., sp. n. (Hemiptera: Megarididae), is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters include: Minute (under 2.00 mm), glabrous, nearly round body; declivitous flat-topped head; eyes constricted near middle, with dorsal eye shields; ocelli ovoid-elliptical; antennae 4-segmented, setose; rostrum 4- segmented;...
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Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract:: A new genus and species of chrysomeline, Stenaspidiotus microptilus, n. gen., n. sp., (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters include an elongate, flattened body; small eyes; a narrow, long pronotum with a width/length ratio of 1.6, an irregular pronotal surface with marginated lateral edges, distinct humeral...
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Predatory behavior of the social orb-weaver spider, Geratonephila burmanica n. gen., n. sp. (Araneae: Nephilidae) with its wasp prey, Cascoscelio incassa n. gen., n. sp., (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber

Creator:: Poinar, George, Jr. and Buckley, Ron
Abstract:: The present work shows predatory behavior of the social orb-weaver spider, Geratonephila burmanica n. gen., n. sp. (Araneae: Nephilidae) against a parasitic wasp, Cascoscelio incassa n. gen., n. sp., (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. An adult male and juvenile of Geratonephila burmanica n. gen., n. sp. in the...
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Proparasitylenchus californicus n. sp. (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae), parasitic in the intertidal rove beetle Tarphiota geniculata (Mäklin) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in California, USA

A New Genus of Fleas with Associated Microorganisms in Dominican Amber

Anomalomermis ephemerophagis n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitic in the mayfly Ephemerella maculata Traver (Ephermeroptera: Ephermerellidae) in California, USA

Spirochete-like cells in a Dominican amber Ambylomma tick (Arachnida: Ixodidae)

New species of the subfamily Cossoninae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Dominican amber

New species of the genera Dryophthorus Germ. and Stenommatus Woll. (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) in Dominican amber

Rickettsial-like cells in the Cretaceous tick, Cornupalpatum burmanicum (Ixodida: Ixodidae)

New genera and species of Jumping Ground Bugs (Hemiptera: Schizopteridae) in Dominican and Burmese amber, with a description of a meloid (Coleoptera: Meloidae) triungulin on a Burmese specimen

Natural parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) on the coffee berry borer in Chiapas, Mexico

Protocylindrocorpus brasiliensis n. sp. (Diplogastroidea: Cylindrocorporidae) associated with the ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (F.) (Curculionidae: Platypodinae) in Para rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)

New Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Dominican amber

Pulchellaranea pedunculatan. gen.n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of spiders with a review of araneid spiders in Cenozoic Dominican amber

New species of Eulechriops (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Lechropini) and Geratozygops (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Zygopini) in Dominican amber.

Pleurambus strongylus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Belidae) in Dominican amber

A snail-killing fly, Dominimyza tanyacaenan. gen. n. sp. (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) in Dominican amber

New Cryptorhynchinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Dominican amber

Bicalcasura maculata gen. n., sp. n. (Curculionoidea: Dryopthtoridae) in Dominican amber

Bird’s nest fungi (Nidulariales: Nidulariaceae) in Baltic and Dominican amber

Alarista succina gen. et sp. nov. (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) in Dominican amber

Virola dominicana sp. nov., (Myristicaceae) from Dominican amber

The Geographic Distribution of Parasite-Induced Fruit Mimicry in Cephalotes atratus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Paleorhodococcus dominicanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a fossil Actinobacteria in a fecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber

Morphological conservatism in the foreleg structure of cicada hatchlings, Novicicada burmanica n. gen., n. sp. in Burmese amber, N. youngi n. gen., n. sp. in Dominican amber and the extant Magicicada septendecim (Fisher) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Discoclavata dominicana n. gen., n. sp., (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and Lissantauga epicrana n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Ecumenidae) in Dominican amber

Minysporops dominicanus gen. n., sp. n. (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea: Megarididae), a megaridid in Dominican amber

Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition

Predatory behavior of the social orb-weaver spider, Geratonephila burmanica n. gen., n. sp. (Araneae: Nephilidae) with its wasp prey, Cascoscelio incassa n. gen., n. sp., (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber

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