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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 71: 177-188, 1998 Mepraia gajardoi: a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Chile and its comparison with Mepraia spinolai Mepraia gajardoi: una nueva especie de Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) para Chile y su comparaci6n con Mepraia spinolai DANIEL A. FRIAS, ABEL A. HENRY and CHRISTIAN R. GONZALEZ Instituto de Entomologfa, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de Ia Educaci6n (IEUMCE), Casilla 147, Santiago, Chile ABSTRACT Mepraia gajardoi n. sp. is described from specimens collected in the Chilean coastal desert. Egg, color pattern, morphological characteristics of both adult and nymphs are described. Its distinctive features are overall color black, male always winged and hemelytra with apex pointed, conexivum with little reddish spots, fore tibia with short and bent hairs, head, thorax and leg of nymphs shiny black. Karyotype with Y chromosome bigger than the X I and X2 ones. Geographical distribution restricted from 18° to 26°S. Experimental cross-breeding showed that M. gajardoi have a reproductive isolation from M. spinolai. Key words: Hemiptera, Reduviidae, new species, Mepraia, karyotype, Chile RESUMEN Mepraia gajardoi n. sp. es descrita de ejemplares recolectados en el desierto costero del norte de Chile. Se describen ademas caracterfsticas morfol6gicas de sus estados inmaduros. Color general negro, macho siempre alado y con el ápice del hemielitro aguzado, conexivo con pequeiias manchas rojizas, tibia anterior con pelos cortos y curvos. cabeza, t6rax y patas de las ninfas negro brillante. El cariotipo se caracteriza por presentar el cromosoma Y más grande que los cromosomas XI y X2. La distribuci6n geográfica se extiende desde los 18° a los 26°S. Cruzamientos experimentales hechos en laboratorio muestran queM. gajardoi n. sp. presenta aislamiento reproductivo con M. spinolai. Palabras clave: Hemiptera, Reduviidae, nueva especie, Mepraia, cariotipo,Chile INTRODUCTION from specimens collected in Coquimbo, Region IV, Chile. Later, considering only Mepraia spinolai (Porter) is an endemic micropterous males and females, Neiva & species from Chile with an outstanding alary Lent (1940a) described Triatomaptera polymorphism. Females are always porteri. Neiva & Lent (1940b) and Mazza micropterous, nevertheless, males could be et al. ( 1941) considered this species as a macropterous, brachypterous or micropterous synonym of Triatoma spinolai. Recently, (Mazza et al. 1940, Neiva & Lent 1940a, Mepraia was revalidated considering, in 1943, Gajardo 1953, Lent & Jurberg 1967, addition to alary polymorphism, the Frfas et al. 1987). Porter (1934) described character of the male genitalia (Lent et al. this species as Triatoma spinolai from a 1994). Mazza et al. (1940) erected the macropterous male collected near Vicuña genus Mepraia from Triatoma spinolai (Region IV of Chile). Usinger (1939) Porter with specimens collected in the described a new species, Triatoma chilena, Region IV (Paihuano). (Received 9 January 1997; accepted 22 April 1998; managed by Mario George-Nascimento) 178 FRÍAS ET AL. M. spinolai is distributed between 18° Nogales city. Metropolitana Region: Til- and 34 °S from sea level (Region I) until Til, 55 km northwest of Santiago city; 3000 m above sea level in the Region IV Colina, Canteras de Quilapilun, 41 km (Gajardo-Tobar 1953), but we think that the north of Santiago city. populations from Region I and II ( 18° to The specimens used in this study and the 26° S) correspond to a new species type material are deposited at the Insect described in this work. M. spinolai is a Collection of the Instituto de Entomologfa, wild species, nevertheless also can be Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de Ia found in peridomestic environments and Educaci6n, Santiago, Chile (IEUMCE-Chile) occasionally is found in the human houses and in the Museo Nacional de Historia (Schofield et al. 1982). Both adult and Natural, Santiago- Chile (MNHN-Chile). All nymphs stages are hematophagous, feeding measurements, are in mm, and were made preferably on wild and domestic mammals. with an ocular micrometer in a stereoscopic Their feeding activity is during daylight, in microscope. Drawings were made with a contrast to other species of Triatominae camera Iucida attached to the stereoscopic that feed only at night. This species is microscope. In the female and males were associated to stones and rock crevices made the followings measurements: (Gajardo-Tobar 1953). The purpose of this I. HEAD: Head + neck length (HNL), paper is to describe a new species of anteocular length (AL), postocular length Mepraia from specimens collected in the (PL), I st rostral segment (1 RS), 2nd rostral coast of the Region I and II, Chile, this segment (2RS), 3rd rostral segment (3RS), zone is denominated by Di Castri (1975) as 1st antenna! segment (1 AS), 2nd antenna! Coastal desert. segment (2AS), 3rd antenna! segment (3AS), 4th antenna! segment (4AS), ocellar diameter (OD), synthlipsis (SY), eyes MATERIALS AND METHODS width (EW), eyes height (EH), ocellar distance (ODI), width head (WHD). One hundred and seven specimens (adults II. THORAX: Pronotum length (PRL), and nymphs) were collected in the coast of scutellum length (SL), maximum width Region I and II, Chile, from the following pronotum (MA WP), minimum width localities: Region I: Arica, Caleta Vitor, pronotum (MIWP), hemelytra length (HL), located on the coast on a nest of a sea bird, hemelytra width (HW). 65 km south of Arica city, Punta de Lobos, III. ABDOMEN: Abdomen length (ABL), located 90 km south of Iquique city; abdomen width (ABW), body length (BL). Region II: Piedras Negras, located near the Similar measurements were made on coast, 60 km south of Tocopilla city, nymphs ofl (n = 23), II (n = 16), III (n = 11 ), Bandurrias, 22 km south of Paposo and IV (n = 6) and V (n = 8) stages. Width and Cachinales, 23 km south of Paposo. The length of eggs were measured and width/ specimens were transported to the length index was calculated. The chorion laboratory in plastic boxes. With surface was examined by scanning electron comparative purposes we utilized one microscopy. Gonads were utilized for hundred and ten adults and nymphs of M. chromosome description, then karyotypes spinolai collected in the Region III (Parque were obtained by classic squash !acto-acetic Nacional Pan de Azucar; Inca de Oro, Mina orcein method (Frfas et a!. 1982). Meiotic San Vicente, 16 km north east of Estaci6n plates were obtained by C-banding Chimbero), Region IV: Pueblo Hundido, 3 techniques with barium hydroxide (Sumner km south of Combarbala city; Mina 1972). Some of the C-banding preparations Monteverde 12 Km west of Illapel city; were obtained with a laser scanning Region V: El Melon, 12 km northeast of microscope 633 (Helium-Neon) Carl Zeiss A NEW SPECIES OF TRIA TOMINAE IN CHILE 179 model 210 from the Michigan State de Lobos. Region II: Antofagasta Province: University and others with Optical Leitz Piedras Negras, Cachinales, Bandurria. Laborlux K microscope from Instituto de (Fig. 15). Entomologia, UMCE. Moreover, reciprocal cross-breeding were carried out between M. Diagnosis gajardoi and M. spinolai (Table 2) in order to assess the degree of reproductive isolation This species is characterized by the between these species. following features: overall color black, male The terminology follows that of Lent & always winged and hemelytra with apex Wygodzinsky (1979) and Frias eta!. (1987). pointed, connexivum with reddish little spots. Fore tibia pilosity with short and bent hairs. First abdominal segment of the female RESULTS in dorsal view rounded in posterior margin; VIIth abdominal segment of the male Mepraia gajardoi n. sp subrectangular. Head, thorax and leg of nymphs shiny black. The karyotype has 20 Holotype: Female, Region I, Arica, Caleta autosomes and XI X2Y sex determination Vitor, 65 km south of Arica city, May. 07. mechanism. The Y chromosome is bigger 1995, A Henry coli., deposited in IEUMCE than the X I and X2 ones. (number 991). Paratypes: 1 female and 1 male, same data and locality as holotype, D Description Frias and C Gonzalez coils, May 07. 1995, deposited in MNHN-Chile (numbers 4858 Female: Overall color black. Micropterous. and 4859, respectively); 2 females and 2 Head: black, strongly granulous, Antennae males, same data and locality as holotype, black with long hairs in all segments. D. Frias and C Gonzalez coils, May 07. Rostrum black with rostral segments 1995, deposited in IEUMCE (numbers 992, slender. Eyes small never reaching the 993, 994 and 995, respectively); 1 female, inferior level of the head. Thorax: Arica city of Morro de Arica, July. 1993, G pronotum subtrapezoidal uniformly black. Navarrete coli; 1 female and 2 males, Punta Anterior lobe weakly granulous. Posterior de Lobos, 90 km south of Iquique, August. lobe rugose. Anterolateral projections blunt 04. 1995, A Henry and C Gonzalez coils; 3 annulated and longer than in M. spinolai. females and 3 males Piedras Negras, 60 km Scutellum subtriangular, black on north of Tocopilla, August. 05. 1995, A semicircular sclerite; posterior process Henry and C Gonzalez coils, 2 males reduce. Mesosternum with a transverse Cachinales beach, 23 km south of Paposo, A straight ridge. Microelytra reaching until Henry and I. Mellado colls.; 1 female and 2 the first segment of the abdomen. Legs males, Bandurria, 22 km south of Paposo, uniformly black, with the exception of the December. 18. 1995, D Frias and A. Alvina tarsi that are darker brown. Tibia with colls. All these other 15 Paratypes (6 short, erected and curved hairs. Abdomen: females and 9 males) were deposited in ovoid, black with small lateral reddish IEUMCE-Chile (numbers 996-101 0). spots on the dorsal part of connexivum; Locality-type: Caleta Vitor, 65 km south finely striated transversally. First of Arica city. abdominal segment, in dorsal view, Distribution: M. gajardoi is distributed rounded in posterior margin. Venter between 18° and 26° S in the "Desierto convex, also finely striated transversally Litoral" in the coast of Region I and II, and without spots on the connexivum and Chile.
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    JUNE 2019 ENG Capacity Development Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Pest Free Areas Understanding the principal requirements for pest free areas, pest free places of production, pest free production sites and areas of low pest prevalence JUNE 2019 Capacity Development Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Pest Free Areas Understanding the principal requirements for pest free areas, pest free places of production, pest free production sites and areas of low pest prevalence Required citation: FAO. 2019. Guide for establishing and maintaining pest free areas. Rome. Published by FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO.
  • Copyright by Cristina Herencia 2006

    Copyright by Cristina Herencia 2006

    Copyright by Cristina Herencia 2006 The Dissertation Committee for Cristina Herencia Certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: THE NATIVE ANDEAN GENDER SYSTEM: THREE INTERPRETIVE ESSAYS Committee: Henry Dietz, Supervisor Bryan Roberts Brian Stross Pauline Stross Harry Cleaver The Native Andean Gender System: Three Interpretive Essays by Cristina Herencia B.A.; M.A. Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Texas at Austin December 2006 Dedication To my mother Carmela and my daughter Estefanía, whose lives are woven in this work. To Salvador Herencia Medina, my father, who offered his life for the right of Ayllus in Provincia 2 de Mayo, Huánuco, to keep their ancestral lands. To my American sister Bobsy Draper: it takes a pure heart to envision the Northern Eagle and Southern Condor embrace to secure a shared future. To Mallku Richard Schaedel, who took me under his wings as his last student -- for his love of past and present Andean and native peoples, keeping in sight the World’s people. To John Murra, who more than once protected and encouraged my call and flight, as his own awakened at first sight of Pachamama in the Andes. To Amauta Virgilio Roel Pineda who gave unfailingly profound, sensitive, and tender advice. To Martha Hardman de Bautista, whose commitment and clarity about gender in the Andes, inspired and sustained me through the years. Acknowledgements This work condenses efforts, concerns and collaboration in different disciplines over three decades.

  • Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) in Chile, with Descriptions of Two New Species

    PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10024 Number 3564, 44 pp., 77 figures, 2 tables May 16, 2007 The genus Brachistosternus (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) in Chile, with Descriptions of Two New Species ANDRE´ S A. OJANGUREN AFFILASTRO,1 CAMILO I. MATTONI,2 AND LORENZO PRENDINI3 ABSTRACT We review the taxonomy of the Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893 scorpions of Chile, providing revised diagnoses, comprehensive distribution maps (based on all known locality records), and an illustrated key to all Chilean species of the genus. Two new species, Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) chango, n.sp., and Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) kamanchaca, n.sp., are described from northern Chile. The phylogenetic affinities of B. chango are unclear. Some characters suggest that this species may be related to Brachistosternus (L.) artigasi Cekalovic, 1974 but others suggest that it may be related to Brachistosternus (L.) roigalsinai Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002. Brachistosternus kamanchaca, in contrast, appears to be closely related to Brachistosternus (L.) donosoi Cekalovic, 1974 and other species from the plains of northern Chile and southern Peru´. RESUMEN Se revisa la taxonomı´a de los escorpiones del ge´nero Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893 de Chile, se brindan diagnosis revisadas, mapas de distribucio´n completos (basados en todos los registros conocidos) y una clave ilustrada de todas las especies. Se describe a Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) chango, n.sp., y a Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) kamanchaca, n.sp., del norte de Chile. Las relaciones filogene´ticas de B. chango son poco claras. Algunos caracteres de esta especie sugieren que puede estar relacionada con Brachistosternus (L.) artigasi Cekalovic, 1974, aunque otros parecerı´an relacionarla con Brachistosternus (L.) roigalsinai Ojanguren Affilastro, 2002.