@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 {32, title = {Current Status of the Taxonomy and Biogeography of Giant Centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) from Cuba.}, journal = {Tropical Natural History}, volume = {Supplement 5}, year = {2017}, month = {07/2017}, pages = {41}, type = {Published abstract}, keywords = {Caribbean, Cuba, list, maps, Scolopendromorpha}, issn = {1513-9700}, url = {https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/download/108734/85867/}, author = {Carlos A. Mart{\'\i}nez-Mu{\~n}oz} } @article {31, title = {Primer registro de Newportia stolli (Pocock, 1896) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae) para Cuba y Las Antillas.}, journal = {Bolet{\'\i}n de la Sociedad Entomol{\'o}gica Aragonesa}, volume = {60}, year = {2017}, month = {06/2017}, pages = {179-184}, abstract = {

Se reporta el ciempi\és Newportia stolli (Pocock, 1896) por primera vez para Cuba y Las Antillas. El g\énero Newportia Gervais, 1847, antes solo registrado de localidades del oriente y centro de Cuba, se reporta para el occidente de la isla. Se examinaron 34 lotes, con 40 ejemplares, pertenecientes a cuatro colecciones, as\í como datos de campo de los autores. Se elabor\ó una redescripci\ón en idioma espa\ñol para facilitar la identificaci\ón de investigadores futuros. Newportia stolli, antes considerada como especie exclusivamente epigea, se reporta como endogea. Se eleva a ocho el n\úmero de especies de Newportia conocidas de Cuba. Newportia stolli se encuentra en \áreas urbanas y naturales, y no se considera amenazada.

The centipede Newportia stolli (Pocock, 1896) is reported to occur in Cuba and the Antilles for the first time. The genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, known from localities in eastern and central Cuba, is recorded from the western part of the island. Thirty-four lots and 40 specimens from 4 collections were examined, along with unpublished field data from the authors. A redescription in Spanish is provided to facilitate the identification of the species by future researchers. Newportia stolli, formerly considered an exclusively epigean species, is recorded as endogean. The number of Newportia species listed for Cuba is now eight. Newportia stolli is found both in urban and natural areas, and is considered not threatened.

}, keywords = {biogeograf{\'\i}a, biogeography, Caribbean, Caribe, Chilopoda, conservaci{\'o}n, conservation, dispersal, dispersi{\'o}n, morfoespecie, morphospecies, Scolopocryptopidae, Taxonom{\'\i}a, Taxonomy}, issn = {1134-6094}, url = {http://www.sea-socios.com/Usuarios/PDF/Boletin60/179184BSEA60NewportiaCuba.pdf}, author = {Carlos A. Mart{\'\i}nez-Mu{\~n}oz and Tcherva, Tamara} } @article {8, title = {The invasive species Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Haplodesmidae) spreads to the northern Caribbean, with a compilation of published localities}, journal = {International Journal of Tropical Insect Science}, volume = {38}, year = {2018}, month = {Jan-12-2018}, pages = {299-302}, chapter = {299}, abstract = {

Millipede diversity in tropical regions, and in Mexico in particular, is still mostly unknown. A modest but recurrent source of new Mexican species is the colonization of exotic species, due to human activity. The invasive species Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889 has spread from its area of origin in Indonesia or Melanesia and become a virtually pantropical species. Although long known from South and Central America, reports from the Caribbean are sparse and limited to some eastern islands and southern Central America. On 9 March 2016, two adult specimens were found on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, in an area of medium semideciduous tropical forest. This paper comprises the first record of this species from Mexico and the northern Caribbean. Given the intense commercial activity in the region, the presence of more populations both in Cozumel Island and in the mainland coast is highly probable.

}, keywords = {Caribbean, Cylindrodesmus, Exotic species, invasive species, M{\'e}xico, millipedes, Oxidus, Rhinotus}, issn = {1742-7584}, doi = {10.1017/S1742758418000255}, url = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1742758418000255/type/journal_article}, author = {Recuero, Ernesto} }