A new Phyllophaga from the Dominican Republic
Oct 16, 2021 7:31:45 GMT -8
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Post by bandrow on Oct 16, 2021 7:31:45 GMT -8
Hi All,
I published this paper some years ago, and I was inspired by Trehopr1's request for more specialized postings to provide a link here. This was a rather remarkable discovery, as in 2004, Robert Woodruff had published a monograph of the Phyllophaga of Hispaniola, and had not seen the species. Additionally, Medrano-Cabral was working on a separate Hispaniola project, and this species was not included in her unpublished thesis.
Phyllophaga delphinicauda
As a side note, I was honored to have a species named after me by Bob Woodruff - Phyllophaga androw - as a tribute to my preparation skills. I dissected nearly 4,000 specimens of male and female Phyllophaga taken in a CMNH survey between 2003-2006 to have them more easily examined by Bob for inclusion in his monograph.
I'm currently working on the description of a new species of Cerambycidae from Guatemala - known so far from a single female collected in the 1960's. When that's published - probably in early 2022, I'll post a link to the paper here as well...
Hope this is interesting to some of you...
Cheers!
Bandrow
I published this paper some years ago, and I was inspired by Trehopr1's request for more specialized postings to provide a link here. This was a rather remarkable discovery, as in 2004, Robert Woodruff had published a monograph of the Phyllophaga of Hispaniola, and had not seen the species. Additionally, Medrano-Cabral was working on a separate Hispaniola project, and this species was not included in her unpublished thesis.
Phyllophaga delphinicauda
As a side note, I was honored to have a species named after me by Bob Woodruff - Phyllophaga androw - as a tribute to my preparation skills. I dissected nearly 4,000 specimens of male and female Phyllophaga taken in a CMNH survey between 2003-2006 to have them more easily examined by Bob for inclusion in his monograph.
I'm currently working on the description of a new species of Cerambycidae from Guatemala - known so far from a single female collected in the 1960's. When that's published - probably in early 2022, I'll post a link to the paper here as well...
Hope this is interesting to some of you...
Cheers!
Bandrow