@article {362, title = {Chondromorpha xanthotricha: a new record of polydesmid millipede (Diplopoda: Paradoxosomatidae) and the geographical distribution of the three known paradoxosomatids of Puerto Rico.}, journal = {Caribbean Journal of Science}, volume = {21}, year = {1985}, month = {1985}, pages = {137-141}, abstract = {

Chondromorpha xanthotricha (Attems, 1898) (Diplopoda: Paradoxosomatidae) is added to the known millipede fauna of Puerto Rico. With Orthomorpha coarctata (Saussure, 1860) and Oxidus gracilis (Koch, 1847), three species of this family are represented in the local fauna. Chondromorpha xanthotricha and O. coarctata inhabit mostly the coastal lowland (\< 300 m) whereas O. gracilis predominates in the mountains (\> 300 m) of Puerto Rico. Chondromorpha xanthotricha and O. gracilis were probably introduced to Puerto Rico by commercial activity during the early sixties.

}, author = {Jorge A. Santiago-Blay and V{\'e}lez, Manuel J.} } @article {361, title = {UV-Induced Fluorescence of Two Puerto Rican Endemic Arthropods: The Harvestman, Yunquenus portoricanus and the Millipede, Spirobolellus richmondi}, journal = {Life: The Excitement of Biology}, volume = {7}, year = {2019}, month = {16/10/2019}, pages = {22-30}, abstract = {

Two endemic arthropods, the harvestman, Yunquenus portoricanus, and the millipede, Spirobolellus richmondi, from a humid montane forest in Puerto Rico, are first reported to fluoresce when they are illuminated with ultraviolet light (360 nm). Both species are relatively small, nocturnal dwellers and have a dark exoskeleton, three attributes that make them almost imperceptible during night surveys using white lights. The use of UV illumination enhances the detection of these animals during field surveys.

}, keywords = {Biofluorescence, bioluminescense, biophosphorescense, Carite Forest, Diplopoda, Opiliones, Puerto Rico, Spirobolellus richmondi, Spirobolida, ultraviolet illumination, Yunquenus portoricanus}, issn = {2325-081X}, doi = {10.9784/LEB7(1)Laboy.01}, url = {https://blaypublishers.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/laboy.pdf}, author = {Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves and Jorge A. Santiago-Blay} }