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Mycena sect. Hygrocyboideae in the mountains of the Dominican Republic
(2004)
A collection of Mycena epipterygia from montane cloud forest in the Dominican Republic was found to have one-fourth to one-half monosporous basidia mixed with bisporous basidia. It is described as a new variety, M. epipterygia ...
A comparison of two sampling strategies to assess discomycete diversity in wet tropical forests
(2004)
Most of the fungal diversity studies that have used a systematic collecting scheme have not included the discomycetes, so optimal sampling methods are not available for this group. In this study, I tested two sampling ...
Stenotarsus nigrivestis Shockley, a new epecies of Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from the Dominican Republic
(2007)
A new species of endomychid, Stenotarsus nigrivestis Shockley, is described from the
Dominican Republic, representing the first description of a species of Stenotarsinae from the
West Indies. A summary of the known West ...
Discolomopsis dominicana, a new genus and species of Endomychidae (Coleoptera) from Dominican amber
(2006)
Discolomopsis, a new genus of Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), is described and illustrated based on a fossil endomychid embedded in amber resin from the Dominican Republic. Discolomopsis dominicana sp. nov. is ...
Cyclura ricordii on the Barahona Peninsula : a preliminary report
(2004)
This report summarizes the preliminary results of the survey undertaken by Grupo Jaragua in Cabo Rojo, Pedernales region of the Barahona Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. The main purpose of the survey was to search for ...
Great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) : a new species for Hispaniola
(2009)
Abstract: We report on the occurrence of a new vagrant bird species for Hispaniola, and only the third record of this species in the West Indies. The Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) was identified by sight and ...
Diversidad y abundancia relativa de corales, octocorales y esponjas en el Parque Nacional Jaragua, República Dominicana
(2006)
[English] The Jaragua National Park is located in a remote area to the SW coast of the Dominican Republic. Fishing and mining are the major human activities. The main reef formations of the Park include: (a) long bank reefs ...
The genus Leptostylopsis of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini)
(2009)
The generic differences and similarities between Leptostylus LeConte and Leptostylopsis Dillon (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Acanthocinini) are discussed. Leptostylopsis is redescribed and the following species are transferred ...
First New World documentation of an Old World citrus pest, the lime swallowtail Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), in the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
(2004)
[English] Papilio demoleus L., a well-known citrus pest in the Old World, is documented from eastern Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Important bird areas in the Caribbean : key sites for conservation : Dominican Republic
(2008)
The aim of this publication is simple: in a rational, scientifically robust way, it puts the spotlight on a Caribbean network of internationally important biodiversity sites "Important Bird Areas" (IBAs). In a region that ...