@article {1502, title = {Scutigeromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) of the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola}, journal = {Novitates Caribaea}, volume = {6}, year = {2013}, month = {01/10/2013}, pages = {36-44}, abstract = {

The fauna of scutigeromorph centipedes in the Dominican Republic is studied for the first time based on a sample of 28 individuals collected at 21 localities in 12 provinces. This sample was found to represent two species: Sphendononema guildingii (Newport, 1844) and Dendrothereua linceci (Wood, 1867), both species with a wide geographic distribution in the Caribbean and tropical America. The widely introduced and synanthropic species of Mediterranean origin Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758) has never been found in Hispaniola. The scutigeromorph centipedes found as fossilized inclusions in the Dominican amber remain to be properly studied and identified.

Cent\ípedos escutigeromorfos (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) de Rep\ública Dominicana, La Hispaniola

Resumen: Se estudia por primera vez la fauna de ciempi\és escutigeromorfos de la Rep\ública Dominicana basados en una muestra de 28 individuos colectados en 21 localidades de 12 provincias. Se encontr\ó que esta muestra representa dos especies: Sphendononema guildingii (Newport, 1844) y Dendrothereua linceci (Wood, 1867), ambas especies con una amplia distribuci\ón en el Caribe y Am\érica tropical. La especie ampliamente introducida y sinantr\ópica de origen mediterr\áneo Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758) nunca ha sido colectada en La Hispaniola. Los ciempi\és escutigeromorfos encontrados como f\ósiles en el \ámbar dominicano todav\ía no han sido apropiadamente estudiados e identificados.

}, keywords = {amber fossils, Caribbean, Caribe, centipedes, Chilopoda, ciempi{\'e}s, Dominican Republic, fauna, f{\'o}siles en {\'a}mbar, Haiti, Rep{\'u}blica Dominicana, Scutigeras, Scutigeromorpha}, issn = {2079-0139, 2071-9841}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i6.105}, url = {https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/105}, author = {Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. and Edgecombe, Gregory D.} } @article {223, title = {Checklist, Bibliography and Quantitative Data of the Arthropods of Hispaniola}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4749}, year = {2020}, month = {10/03/2020}, pages = {1-668}, abstract = {

An updated and extensively revised checklist of the arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) is presented 11 years after the publication of the original in 2008. It integrates and quantifies all the terrestrial and surrounding marine arthropod species (plus those of Tardigrada and Onychophora), reported in the zoological literature for Hispaniola through the middle of 2019.

\ \ \ \ \ \ \  A total of 9,920 valid species (8,202 extant and 1,718 fossil) are listed, which represents an increase of 1,683 species (1,369 extant and 314 fossil) from the original list. The largest component is Insecta (6,784 extant and 1,136 fossil), including 2,206 extant species of Coleoptera, 1,042 species of Hemiptera, 929 species of Diptera, 913 species of Lepidoptera and 774 species of Hymenoptera.

\ \ \ \ \ \ \  Emphasis is on reviewing and updating the original list, including all newly recorded taxa and all pertinent taxonomic changes proposed since then. Important corrections have been made, and explanatory notes have been added. For example, multiple authors have confused the Lesser Antillean island of Dominica with the Dominican Republic. This error is much more common in the literature than was initially recognized. Erroneous records attributing species from one island to the other have been identified and corrected. The original spelling of the cricket species Scapsipedus bastardoi Otte \& Perez-Gelabert, 2009, dedicated to Dominican biologist Ruth H. Bastardo, is corrected to Scapsipedus bastardoae nom. emend.

\ \ \ \ \ \ \  High species endemism is typical of the biota of Caribbean islands. In this checklist, a total of 3,161 arthropod species (38.6\%) are considered endemic or unique to Hispaniola. Among the speciose groups with higher levels of endemism are the Diplopoda (91.6\%), Orthoptera (90.1\%), Trichoptera (82.6\%), Coleoptera (49.3\%) and Araneae (47.5\%). Also, a total of 201 arthropod species (174 insects + 27 non-insects) are identified as introduced to the island.

\ \ \ \ \ \ \  The accompanying bibliography complements the taxonomic information and includes over 5,000 titles.

}, keywords = {Arthropoda, biodiversity, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Greater Antilles, Haiti, Quantitative assessment, West Indies}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4749.1.1}, url = {https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4749.1.1}, author = {Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E.} } @article {206, title = {Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1831}, year = {2008}, month = {30/07/2008}, pages = {1}, abstract = {

This work is a first attempt to integrate into one list and quantify all the known species of Hispaniolan arthropods. It includes all the terrestrial and surrounding marine arthropod species (plus those of Tardigrada and Onychophora) known to me to be reported for the island of Hispaniola until the end of 2007, as well as 158 species that are reported here as new records for the Dominican Republic and the island. A total of 8,237 valid species (6,833 extant and 1,404 fossils) are listed, of which the largest component are the insects (5,676 extant and 824 fossil species). Preliminarily, 2,521 arthropod species (36.9\%) are considered to be endemic or unique to Hispaniola. Also 84 species are recognized as introduced. The bibliography complements the taxonomic information and includes over 4,000 titles. Brief annotations are also given on the history of entomology in Hispaniola.

}, keywords = {Arthropoda, bibliography, checklist, Dominican Republic, endemics, Greater Antilles, Haiti, Hispaniola, introduced species, SPECIES, West Indies}, issn = {1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.1831.1}, url = {https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/issue/view/zootaxa.1831.1}, author = {Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E.} } @article {3, title = {Checklist of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of Hispaniola}, journal = {Novitates Caribaea}, volume = {12}, year = {2018}, pages = {74-101}, chapter = {74}, abstract = {

Ten years have passed since the last checklist of Hispaniolan Chilopoda was done and the last bibliographic compendium was published. In this work we expand the former list of species and bibliography, update the taxonomic classification and provide an assessment on Chilobase records. A new intensive literature review was performed and both recent and formerly overlooked myriapodological works were included. The treatment of supraspecific taxonomic ranks was updated and follows Chilobase 2.0. This catalogue lists 4 fossil taxa as well as 24 extant species of centipedes from Hispaniola, 9 of which are endemic. For each extant species considered, there is information on Hispaniolan synonymies and geographic distribution. Included are some clarifications on synonymies and locality problems, and species with uncertain taxonomic status are indicated. Chilobase 2.0 was tested for completeness and accuracy. We propose several updates, grouped by incorrect species records, records not backed by known literature and species not under their currently accepted synonym. We also recommend chilopodologists to maintain active collaboration and send their updates to this useful database.

}, keywords = {centipedes, Chilobase, Chilopoda, Dominican Republic, EoL, fauna, Haiti, Hispaniola, ITIS, MCZbase, MyriaLit}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i12.86}, url = {http://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/86/155}, author = {Carlos A. Mart{\'\i}nez-Mu{\~n}oz and Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E} }