REGISTROS SOBRESALIENTES DE MAMÍFEROS DEL ESTADO DE GUERRERO, MÉXICO Tekijät: Almazán Catalán, José Alberto, Sánchez Hernández, Cornelio, Romero Almaraz, María De Lourdes

“…Information on geographic distribution, habitat, measurements, and reproductive condition of five species of mammals from Guerrero, Mexico, is provided. Two species are new records for the State (Nyctinomops femorosaccus and Sigmodon leucotis), one is the second record (Spermophilus variegatus variegatus), one is the third record (Nyctinomops macrotis), and one is the fourth record (Herpailurus yagouaroundi tolteca).…”

Two new species of Plethodontid Salamanders (Genes Nototriton) from Mexico Tekijät: Papenfuss, Theodore J., Wake, David B.

“…En este trabajo se informa del descubrimiento del género Nototriton en México y de la definición de cuatro grupos de especies. …”

ANÁLISIS BIBLIOGRÁFICO DE LOS ESTUDIOS DE VENADOS EN MÉXICO Tekijät: Mandujano, Salvador

“…I analyzed information about studies of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (O. hemionus), red brocket deer (Mazama americana) and brown brocket deer (M. pandora), in Mexico. I compiled 502 papers written between 1850 and early 2001. …”

STATUS OF AMERICAN COOT FULICA AMERICANA (GRUIFORMES: RALLIDAE) WINTERING IN MEXICO Tekijät: Pérez-Arteaga, Alejandro, Gaston, Kevin J.

“…We determined population trends and important sites for American coot (Fulica americana) wintering in Mexico, for which population information in the country is practically inexistent. …”

Araneofauna urbana (Arachnida: Araneae) de Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Tekijät: Salazar-Olivo, Carlos, Solís-Rojas, Carlos

“…Se describe la araneofauna urbana en el área de Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México y su distribución sobre la mancha urbana. Se realizó un muestreo por conglomerados en tres etapas y se identificaron 59 especies correspondientes a 29 familias. …”

Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae) en huertos de aguacate en Nayarit, México Tekijät: Cambero-Campos, Octavio Jhonathan, Soto-Rodríguez, Gerardo A., Retana-Salazar, Axel P.

“…Se realizó un trabajo para identificar y cuantificar las especies de Phlaeothripidae asociadas a cultivares de aguacate en Nayarit, México. Los resultados permitieron identificar un total de 10 especies, dos en Idolothripinae y ocho en Phlaeothripinae. …”

Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) from some municipalities of central and southern Tamaulipas, México. Tekijät: Horta Vega, Jorge Víctor, García Gutiérrez, Mauricio Emanuel, Benavides Martínez, Martha Isabel, Correa-Sandoval, Alfonso

“…One hundred and two species and thirty two genera of the four subfamilies of Pompilidae wasps, collected at localities of eight municipalities of Tamaulipas, México were recorded. Twenty one species of these are new records for the country meanwhile 88 species are new records for the state of Tamaulipas. …”

The augochlora-like dialictus from Guatemala and Southern México (hymenoptera: halictidae) Tekijät: Engel, Michael S., Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A., Yáñez-Ordóñez, Olivia

“…Four remarkable bee species are described and illustrated from southern México and northern Guatemala, all of the genus Lasioglossum and in the diverse subgenus Dialictus, previously documented by 29 species throughout México (although many more occur in the country). …”

Bird diversity in pine-oak forests from central Guerrero, Mexico Tekijät: Almazán-Núñez, R. Carlos, Puebla-Olivares, Fernando, Almazán-Juárez, Ángel

“…We assessed bird species richness and their abundances at three sites with pine-oak forest under different development stages (mature forest, regenerating forest and shade coffee plantation) in central Guerrero, Mexico. We recorded a total of 117 species and 1,276 individuals; however, analysis of cumulative species curves indicates that it is possible to find more species in the region for a more complete list. …”

Mammalian prey of Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) in southesastern Oaxaca, México. Tekijät: Santos-Moreno, Antonio, Alfaro Espinosa, Ana María

“…The analysis of pellet contents of Barn Owls from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, shows that mammals represent the main prey of this bird. …”

First record of the crested guan (Penelope Purpurascens) in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico Tekijät: Bolaños Martínez, Ricardo, Sánchez-Cordero, Víctor, Gurrola Hidalgo, Marco A., Iglesias Hernández, Jesús A., Magaña-Cota, Gloria E., Botello López, Francisco J.

Predator species of thrips (Thysanoptera) associated with avocado orchards in Nayarit, Mexico Tekijät: Cambero-Campos, Jhonathan, Johansen-Naime, Roberto, García-Martínez, Oswaldo, Cantu-Sifuentes, Mario, Cerna-Chavez, Ernesto, Retana-Salazar, Axel

Parasitic mites on rodents from Playa de Oro, Colima, Mexico Tekijät: Estébanes-González, María Luisa, Sánchez-Hernández, Cornelio, Romero-Almaraz, María de Lourdes, Schnell, Gary D.

“…Specimens collected represent first records from Mexico of Lepidoglyphus hylandi, Laelaps oryzomydis,and Prolistrophorus bakeri.…”

Incidence of the pink hibiscus mealybug in mango cultivars from Nayarit, Mexico Tekijät: Rosas-García, Ninfa M., Parra-Bracamonte, Gaspar M.

“…The incidence of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM) Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was evaluated in six cultivars of mango grown in Bahía de Banderas state of Nayarit, México. The incidence of the pest was determined by monitoring each developmental stage, first instar nymphs or crawlers (N1), second instar nymphs (N2), third instar nymphs (N3), females (F), and ovisacs (O) on Tommy Atkins, Haden, Manila, Ataulfo, Keitt, and Kent cul-tivars. …”

Effect of soil use in ants (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) in Tikinmul, Campeche, Mexico Tekijät: Chanatásig-Vaca, Cristina Isabel, Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Rojas Fernández, Patricia, Ponce-Mendoza, Alejandro, Mendoza Vega, Jorge, Morón Ríos, Alejandro, Van der Wal, Hans, Dzib-Castillo, Benito Bernardo

“…The effect of land use on ants was compared in Tikinmul, Campeche, Mexico. The research was carried out in cedar monocultures and home gardens, during dry and wet seasons. …”

Birds of associated sites to tropical forest in the Chiapas´s Central Depression, Mexico. Tekijät: Ramírez-Albores, Jorge E.

“…This paper describes the birds’ structure and composition of associated sites to tropical forest in the Central Depression of Chiapas, Mexico, through 2003 to 2004. I recorded 364 species considering scientific literature, museum collections and field work. …”

Relative abundance, and activity patterns of mammals at Chimalapa´s forest, Oaxaca, Mexico Tekijät: Lira-Torres, Iván, Briones-Salas, Miguel

“…The Chimalapa´s Forest at the southeast of Mexico is one of the priority regions for conservation. …”

Coleoptera scarabaeoidea de la región de Teziutlán, Puebla, México Tekijät: Muñoz-Hernández, Adrián, Morón, Miguel Angel, Aragón, Agustín

“…A study of the species richness, abundance and phenology of the Scarabaeoidea beetle fauna of the mountains of Puebla, México is presented. Monthly data were obtained during May 1999 to June 2000 in pine-oak-sweet gum forests and crop lands, located at 1,990-2,000 m of altitude. …”

Hemidactylus frenatus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) en el noroeste de México. Tekijät: Valdez-Villavicencio, Jorge Heriberto, Peralta-García, Anny

“…New records of the introduced gecko Hemidactylus frenatus from northwestern México are provided. One of them represents the first record for the state of Sonora.…”

Nuevos registros de ciempiés (Myriapoda; Chilopoda) para Morelos, México Tekijät: Tabullo-de Robles, Judith, Gutiérrez, María del Carmen, Cupul-Magaña, Fabio