Four new neotropical species and a new combination of Urera (Urticaceae) Authors: Steinmann, Victor W.

“…Approximately ten species of the genus occur in Mexico with an additional four in Central America. …”

Biosistemática del género Petrejoides Kuwert (Coleoptera, Lamellicornia, Passalidae) Authors: Castillo, Camelia, Reyes Castillo, Pedro

“…(MEXICO: Guerrero: wet slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur, distributed through the cloud forest in the Omiltemi región), P. imbe- 2 Castillo, C. y P. …”

Biogeography of the areas and Canthonini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of dry tropical forest in Meseoamerica and Colombia Authors: Padilla-Gil, Dora Nancy, Halffter, Gonzalo

“…To this end, we compare extant species from a tract of dry tropical forest in Mexico, a second enclave in Costa Rica, four from the Caribbean region of Colombia and finally one from the north of Tolima in the Upper Magdalena River Valley, Colombia. …”

An updated taxonomic circumscription of Tricholoma mesoamericanum that includes Tricholoma colposii (Agaricales, Tricholomataceae) Authors: Bandala, Víctor M., Ramos, Antero, César, Enrique, Ramos, David, Montoya Bello, Leticia

“…Background and Aims: The species recorded in Mexico (state of Veracruz) in the 1980s as “Tricholoma magnivelare” (or under its synonym, T. ponderosum) changed over the years from being a fungus not considered to be edible in this country, to a subject of international commercialization when Asian sellers became aware of its occurrence in Mexico and for its relationship with the group of T. matsutake. …”

Análisis panbiogeográfico de las especies de Heterolinus y Homalolinus (Coleoptera: Staphilinidae: Xantholini) Authors: Márquez, Juan, Morrone, Juan J.

“…Homalolinus species are ranged mainly in Mexico and Central America, with only three species  found in South America, one of them endemic to Ecuador. …”

Description of immature stages of Ligyrus nasutus (Burmeister, 1847) (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Dynastinae) with information on its biology. Authors: Ramírez-Salinas, Concepción, Pacheco-Flores, Cutberto, Castro-Ramírez, Adriana E., Morón, Miguel Ángel

“…The third instar larva of Ligyrus nasutus Burmeister is described based on five specimens collected from agricultural fields, where cattle fed with stubble from the previous cycle, and pastures with cattle in Villa Flores, Chiapas, Mexico. The pupa of L. nasutus is also described using specimens obtained from rearing in captivity. …”

Systematics of Lonchocarpus section Punctati (Fabaceae: Milletiieae), based on morphological and molecular data, with description of nine new species Authors: Sousa, Mario, Sotuyo, Solange, Pedraza-Ortega, Euler

“…The section Punctati is monophyletic and consists of three geographically correlated clades (Mexico, Mexico-South America and the West Indies), they are also characterized by different seedling types. …”

Report of a wild population of Sedum morganianum E. Walther (Crassulaceae) Authors: Jimeno-Sevilla, H. David, Cházaro-Basáñez, Miguel, Albalat-Botana, Amparo

“…Wather, the “donkey tail”, has been at last found wild in two ravines at Tenampa county, in central Veracruz, in eastern Mexico. It grows on vertical cliffs of igneous rock in the Tropical Deciduous Forest zone. …”

Two new species of Mexican Iridaceae Authors: Espejo Serna, Adolfo, López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa, Ceja Romero, Jacqueline, Cholewa, Anita

“…Two new species of Iridaceae are described and illustrated, both collected in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Sisyrinchium planicola Ceja & Cholewa has blue flowers with a white eye and grows abundantly in the flood plains of Llano de las Flores. …”

Actual and potential distribution of Dendroctonus mexicanus Hopkins under two climate change scenarios Authors: Méndez Encina, Fátima Monserrat, Méndez González, Jorge, Cerano Paredes, Julián

“…Model suitability of D. mexicanus was composed mainly by mean temperature of warmest quarter (76.6%), temperature annual range (12.5%) and precipitation of driest quarter (5.5%). In Mexico, the high suitability of D. mexicanus is 121 310.7 km2; only five states: State of Mexico (17 879.7), Michoacan (15 669.8), Puebla (14 693.1), Oaxaca (14 380.1) and Hidalgo (13 830 km2), comprise more than 63% of the estimated high suitability. …”

A new combination in Mirandea (Acanthaceae) Authors: Daniel, Thomas F.

NOTA SOBRE LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GEOGRÁFICA Y MORFOLOGÍA DE MANFREDA INVOLUTA (AGAVACEAE) Authors: AARON RODRIGUEZ CONTRERAS, Pablo Carrillo Reyes, ARTURO CASTRO CASTRO

“…Como resultado de recientes colectas botánicas en el occidente de México, se amplía la distribución geográfica conocida y se complementa la descripción morfológica de Manfreda involuta, una especie endémica del occidente de México.…”

Dasometric characterization and structure of tree stands at Chapultepec Forest second section Authors: Benavides Meza, Héctor M., Fernández Grandizo, Diana Young

“…In addition, the information is basic to sustain themanagement that requires the urban forest of Mexico City.…”

El periodo de apareamiento, nacimiento y crecimiento del Lobo mexicano [Canis lupus Baileyi). Authors: Servín, Jorge

“…It is necesary to gathering more Information from this predator in México.…”

Estudio sobre los Passalidae (Coleóptera: Lamellicornia) de la Sierra de Manantlan, Jalisco Authors: Castillo, C., Rivera-Cervantes, L. E., Reyes Castillo, Pedro

“…Los Passalidae de la Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco, comprenden tres especies de amplia distribución en las tierras bajas tropicales de México y Centroamérica, agrupadas en la tribu Passalini: Ptichopus angulatus (Percharon), Passalus (Passalus) interstitialis Eschscholtz y P. …”

In Memoriam Pedro Reyes Castillo Authors: Martínez M., Imelda, Gallina-Tessaro, Sonia, Halffter, Gonzalo

“…Pedro Reyes Castillo, graduated from Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas of Instituto Politécnico Nacional in México. He was an important support in the formation and regular activities of the Instituto de Ecología A. …”

Review of the genus Mimophytum Greenm. (Boraginaceae) Authors: Pérez-Calix, Emmanuel, Patiño-Siciliano, Alfredo

“…The genus is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Morphological descriptions for the two species are provided. …”

Floristic study of the pinion pine communities of Pinus pinceana Gordon Authors: Villarreal Quintanilla, José Ángel, Mares Arreola, Oscar, Cornejo Oviedo, Eladio, Capó Arteaga, Miguel A.

“…This species is distributed in small populations along the Sierra Madre Oriental in northern and central Mexico. A floristic similarity analysis between localities is included. …”

Sinopsis de especies mexicanas del género Xyleborus Eichhoff, 1864 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Authors: Pérez Silva, Mauricio, Equihua Martínez, Armando, Estrada Venegas, Edith G., Muñoz Viveros, Ana Lilia, Valdez Carrazco, Jorge M., Sánchez Escudero, Julio, H. Atkinson, Thomas

“…Dentro de Scolytinae, uno de los grupos de mayor importancia en áreas tropicales es el género Xyleborus, reconocidos por sus hábitos alimentarios como coleópteros ambrosiales. En México pocos estudios se han enfocado a dicho género; por lo anterior el presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo realizar un listado taxonómico de las especies de Xyleborus presentes en México, así como su distribución actual y los hospederos de las especies reportadas. …”

Segunda restauración de Bursera ovalifolia y nombre nuevo para otro componente del complejo de B. simaruba (Burseraceae) Authors: Rzedowski, Jerzy, Medina Lemos, Rosalinda, Calderón de Rzedowski, Graciela

“…This species grows essentially at altitudes of more than 1200 m, often cohabiting with oaks and pines, and ranging from Nayarit, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes to the State of Mexico and Guerrero.…”